"VAN" (Sports Desk - 01.06.2026) :: Rwanda and Kenya have secured qualification for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier 2027 after finishing first and second, respectively, at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier A in Gaborone.
The two nations emerged from a highly competitive seven-team tournament featuring Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Kenya, with the top two teams progressing further along the qualification pathway towards the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 in Australia and New Zealand.
Rwanda completed a flawless campaign to finish top of the standings with six wins from six matches, while Kenya claimed five victories from their six fixtures to join them in advancing to next year's regional final.
Rwanda captain, Didier Ndikubwimana, said: “We put a lot of effort in and fought until the end. To win 6 games with strong teams like Kenya and Botswana in the mix was not easy, we are happy. We took one match at a time.”
Kenya captain, Dhiren Gondaria, said: “It is a huge thing for us to qualify and the main thing for us now is to do well in the next qualifiers. We came back really well after losing a game. Botswana is incredible, we loved the weather.”
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