The team, which will be making their third appearance at the event, has a squad with a good blend of youth and experience.
Blessing Etim, captain of the Nigerian side, later lauded her team’s performance while appreciating the efforts of their coaches.
Ghana has exited the tournament, losing all of its matches to Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, along side Nigeria.
He stated that Blessing Etim, the country’s longest-serving player and the most capped, would lead the team as captain, while Favour Esiegbe has been named vice-captain.
The event which was held from June 9 to Saturday was in memory of those who lost their lives in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Nigeria had earlier beaten Brazil in their first game at the tournament by eight wickets and the game on Friday was no different.
Blessing Etim, captain of Nigeria’s team, said they have picked a few lessons from the tournament.
Nigeria have won the first game in the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers against Sierra Leone in Gaborone.
