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{{Infobox cricket tournament main
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| administrator = [[African Cricket Association]], [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]] [[List A]]
| first = 2006
| tournament format = [[League system]]
| tournament name = World Cricket League Africa Region
| participants = 16 nations
| champions = Unknown
| most successful = None
| most runs =
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}}

The '''World Cricket League Africa Region''' or '''Africa World Cricket League''' is a [[one-day cricket]] tournament organised by the [[African Cricket Association]] for non-[[Test cricket|Test]] national cricket teams in [[Africa]]. As well as providing opportunity for national teams to play international matches against others of a similar standard, it also provides qualification into the [[ICC World Cricket League]].

The league contains three divisions played once every two years with promotion taking place between divisions. As yet, there has not been a Division One tournament played and so there are no current champions. Currently, there is no date set for this to take place.

==History==
The Africa regional tournament of the World Cricket League was introduced in 2006. Two divisions were played with the teams being distributed according to the final placings of the 2004 [[African Cricket Association|ACA]] Championships.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/africa.shtml 2004 ACA Championships] cricketeurope4.net</ref> The upper division, designated as Division Two, contained the associate African nations at that time with the exception of [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]], [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] and [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] who were already embedded in the World Cricket League. It is assumed that these three teams are expected to participate in Africa Division One alongside promoted teams from Division Two. Division Three was made up of eight affiliate African nations.

At present, there has been no relegation for teams finishing bottom in the divisions though this may change if the first division is played in the future.

==Tournaments==

===2006===

====Division Three====
{{main|2006 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three}}
The 2006 Division Three tournament featured eight African affiliate members of the [[International Cricket Council]]. Pool 1 featured [[Gambia national cricket team|Gambia]], [[Ghana national cricket team|Ghana]], [[Lesotho national cricket team|Lesotho]] and [[Malawi national cricket team|Malawi]] whilst Pool 2 featured [[Morocco national cricket team|Morocco]], [[Mozambique national cricket team|Mozambique]], [[Rwanda national cricket team|Rwanda]] and [[Sierra Leone national cricket team|Sierra Leone]]. It was hosted at the [[Willowmoore Park]] cricket complex in [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], [[South Africa]] and was won by Mozambique, who qualified for Division Two later in the year.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/RSA/2006_RSA_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Africa_Region_Division_Three_2006.html 2006 World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three] at CricketArchive</ref>

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!width=50|Pos!!width=175|Team!!width=275|Promotion/Relegation
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|1st||{{cr|Mozambique}}||Promoted to [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Two|2006 Africa Division Two]]
|-
|align="center"|2nd||{{cr|Sierra Leone}}||rowspan=7|Remain in [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Three 2|2008 Africa Division Three]]
|-
|align="center"|3rd||{{cr|Ghana}}
|-
|align="center"|4th||{{cr|Malawi}}
|-
|align="center"|5th||{{cr|Morocco}}
|-
|align="center"|6th||{{cr|Rwanda}}
|-
|align="center"|7th||{{cr|Gambia}}
|-
|align="center"|8th||{{cr|Lesotho}}
|}

====Division Two====
{{main|2006 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two}}

The 2006 Division Two tournament was played in [[Dar-es-Salaam]] in [[Tanzania]]. It was a [[round-robin tournament]], featuring [[Botswana national cricket team|Botswana]], [[Nigeria national cricket team|Nigeria]], [[Tanzania national cricket team|Tanzania]] and [[Zambia national cricket team|Zambia]] who were joined by Mozambique from the Division Three tournament. Tanzania topped the points table,<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/TZN/2006_TZN_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Africa_Region_Division_Two_2006.html 2006 World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two] at Cricket Archive</ref> thus qualifying for [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the World Cricket League. Botswana were runners-up and qualified for [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]] of the World Cricket League, with third placed Mozambique later being invited to join them.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/75500/75588.jpg Diagram of the World Cricket League] at the ICC's official website</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
!width=50|Pos!!width=175|Team!!width=275|Promotion/Relegation
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|1st||{{cr|Tanzania}}||Promoted to Africa Division One
|-
|align="center"|2nd||{{cr|Botswana}}||rowspan=4|Remain in [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Two 2|2008 Africa Division Two]]
|-
|align="center"|3rd||{{cr|Mozambique}}
|-
|align="center"|4th||{{cr|Zambia}}
|-
|align="center"|5th||{{cr|Nigeria}}
|}

===2008===

====Division Three====
{{main|2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three}}

In April 2008, the Division Three tournament was again held at the [[Willowmoore Park]] cricket complex in [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], [[South Africa]]. Due to the late withdrawal of [[Morocco national cricket team|Morocco]], the tournament featured seven African [[List of International Cricket Council members|affiliate]] members of the [[International Cricket Council]] and a South African Invitational team. Pool 1 featured [[Lesotho national cricket team|Lesotho]], [[Malawi national cricket team|Malawi]], [[Rwanda national cricket team|Rwanda]] and [[Sierra Leone national cricket team|Sierra Leone]]. Whilst Pool 2 featured [[Gambia national cricket team|Gambia]], [[Ghana national cricket team|Ghana]], [[Swaziland national cricket team|Swaziland]] and the South African Invitation XI. Although the SA Invitation XI won Pool 2 without losing a match, the tournament rules did not allow them to participate in the semi finals and their place was taken by Swaziland (third in Pool 2). After Ghana easily accounted for Rwanda in the first semi-final, they beat Swaziland (who had defeated Sierra Leone in the other semi-final) in the final to win the tournament.<ref>http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/346499.html?view=pointstable Cricinfo, retrieved 10 August 2008</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
!width=50|Pos!!width=175|Team!!width=275|Promotion/Relegation
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|1st||{{cr|Ghana}}||rowspan=2|Promoted to [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Two 2|2008 Africa Division Two]]
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|2nd||{{cr|Swaziland}}
|-
|align="center"|3rd||{{cr|Sierra Leone}}||rowspan=4|Remain in [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Three 3|2009 Africa Division Three]]
|-
|align="center"|4th||{{cr|Rwanda}}
|-
|align="center"|5th||{{cr|Malawi|1964}}
|-
|align="center"|6th||{{cr|Lesotho}}
|-
|align="center"|7th||SA Invitation XI||Replaced {{cr|Morocco}}
|-
|align="center"|8th||{{cr|Gambia}}||Remain in [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Three 3|2009 Africa Division Three]]
|}

====Division Two====
{{main|2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two}}
In October 2008, the Division Two tournament was held at the [[Willowmoore Park]] cricket complex in [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], [[South Africa]]. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in September 2008 in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] but was rescheduled to South Africa just before the original tournament started due to the death of the Zambian President.<ref>[http://blogs.cricinfo.com/btw/archives/2008/08/africa_tourname.php] Cricinfo, Accessed 20 October 2008</ref> The tournament featured three African [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate]] members of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]]; [[Botswana national cricket team|Botswana]], [[Nigeria national cricket team|Nigeria]] and [[Zambia national cricket team|Zambia]] and three [[List of International Cricket Council members|affiliate]] members; [[Ghana national cricket team|Ghana]], [[Mozambique national cricket team|Mozambique]] and [[Swaziland national cricket team|Swaziland]] in a round robin format.<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/development/wcl-division2.html] ICC, Accessed 20 October 2008</ref>

The three associate members proved stronger than their three affiliate competitors, with the final group table reflecting the associate / affiliate split. Botswana were the overall winners after going through the tournament undefeated with Nigeria emerging as the second best and both the teams have been rewarded with promotion to Africa Division One.<ref>[http://www.africacricket.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=83] African Cricket, Accessed 20 October 2008</ref> Due to their performance in the tournament, Nigeria qualified for [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven|Division Seven]] of the World Cricket League.

{| class="wikitable"
!width=50|Pos!!width=175|Team!!width=275|Promotion/Relegation
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|1st||{{cr|Botswana}}||rowspan=2|Promoted to Africa Division One
|-
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|2nd||{{cr|Nigeria}}
|-
|align="center"|3rd||{{cr|Zambia}}||rowspan=4|Remain in [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Two 3|2010 Africa Division Two]]
|-
|align="center"|4th||{{cr|Mozambique}}
|-
|align="center"|5th||{{cr|Ghana}}
|-
|align="center"|6th||{{cr|Swaziland}}
|}

===2009-10===

====Division Three====
{{main|2009 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three}}
The 2009 Africa Division Three was played from 1–7 October in Malawi. The hosts were joined by four other teams who remained from the previous playing the year before. [[Morocco national cricket team|Morocco]] were intending to take part as well, but had to pull out as their visas were not accepted.<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/africa/newsdetails.php?newsId=1324 Morocco forced to withdraw from Division 3] at icc-cricket.yahoo.net</ref> The winners were '''Malawi''' who were promoted to Africa Division Two alongside the runners-up Sierra Leone.

{|class="wikitable"
!width=50|Pos!!width=175|Team!!width=275|Promotion/Relegation
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|1st||{{cr|Malawi|1964}}||rowspan=2|Promoted to [[World Cricket League Africa Region#Division Two 3|2010 Africa Division Two]]
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|2nd||{{cr|Sierra Leone}}
|-
|align="center"|3rd||{{cr|Rwanda}}||rowspan=3|Remain in Africa Division Three
|-
|align="center"|4th||{{cr|Gambia}}
|-
|align="center"|5th||{{cr|Lesotho}}
|}

====Division Two====
{{Main|2010 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two}}
Africa Division Two took place from 24–29 April 2010. The competition was held in Benoni, South Africa and included Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Zambia.<ref>[http://static.icc-cricket.yahoo.net/ugc/documents/DOC_BC56D0AD03418E8810DD774C7168F9DD_1257780746005_845.pdf Africa Newsflash - October 2009] static.icc-cricket.yahoo.net</ref> The winners, '''Zambia''' gained entry into [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight|2010 WCL Division Eight]].

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!width=50|Pos!!width=175|Team!!width=275|Promotion/Relegation
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align="center"|1st||{{cr|ZAM}}||Qualify for [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight|2010 WCL Division Eight]]
|-
|align="center"|2nd||{{cr|GHA}}||rowspan=5|Remain in Africa Division Two
|-
|align="center"|3rd||{{cr|Swaziland}}
|-
|align="center"|4th||{{cr|Sierra Leone}}
|-
|align="center"|5th||{{cr|MOZ}}
|-
|align="center"|6th||{{cr|Malawi|1964}}
|}

====Division One====
The Division One tournament which includes Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda was to be held in 2010. However, due to the busy schedule the tournament was shelved.

==Champions==
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{{col-2}}

===Division Two===
{|class="wikitable"
!width=40|Year!!width=100|Venue!!width=175|Champion!!width=175|Runner-Up
|-align="center" style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2006 || {{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Dar-es-Salaam]] || {{cr|Tanzania}} || {{cr|Botswana}}
|-align="center"
| 2008 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Botswana}} || {{cr|Nigeria}}
|-align="center" style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2010 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Zambia}} || {{cr|Ghana}}
|-align="center"
| 2011 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Nigeria}} || {{cr|Ghana}}
|-align="center" style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2012 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Botswana}} || {{cr|Tanzania}}
|}

{{col-2}}

===Division Three===
{|class="wikitable"
!width=40|Year!!width=100|Venue!!width=175|Champion!!width=175|Runner-Up
|-align="center" style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2006 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Mozambique}} || {{cr|Sierra Leone}}
|-align="center"
| 2008 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Ghana}} || {{cr|Swaziland}}
|-align="center" style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2009 || {{flagicon|Malawi|1964}} [[Blantyre, Malawi|Blantyre]] || {{cr|Malawi|1964}} || {{cr|Sierra Leone}}
|-align="center"
| 2010 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]] || {{cr|Ghana}} || {{cr|Swaziland}}
|-align="center" style="background:#ddeeff"
| 2011 || {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Accra]] || {{cr|Rwanda}} || {{cr|Seychelles}}
|-align="center"
| 2012 || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Johannesburg]] || {{cr|Zambia}} || {{cr|Seychelles}}
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
*[[African Cricket Association]]
* [[ICC Africa Under-19 Championships]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{World Cricket League}}
{{International cricket}}

[[Category:World Cricket League Africa Region| ]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions|Africa]]
[[Category:Cricket in Africa]]
[[Category:Multi-national professional sports leagues]]

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