Kungiyar wasan kurikek ta maza a Nageriya
Tawagar wasan kuriket ta Najeriya ita ce ta maza da ke wakiltar kasar Najeriya a gasar kuriket ta kasa da kasa. Tun daga karshen karni na 19 ne ake buga wasan Cricket a kasar, kuma tawagar kasar sun buga wasansu na farko a shekarar 1904, lokacin da wata tawagar da ke wakiltar yankin Legas Colony ta buga Gold Coast Colony .  Ƙungiyar Cricket ta Najeriya ta kasance mamba na Ƙungiyar Cricket ta Duniya (ICC) tun 2002.

Tarihi

Shekarun farko 
An fara buga wasan Cricket a Najeriya tun a karshen karni na 19 da turawan Ingila suka fara wasan.  Tuntubar juna tsakanin gwamnati a Legas da takwarorinsu na Gold Coast (yanzu Ghana ) ya kai ga gasar kasa da kasa a Race Course (yanzu Tafawa Balewa Square ), Legas a ranar 25 ga watan mayu 1904,   Gold Coast ta yi nasara da 22. 

Wasan ya zama wasa na shekara-shekara kuma wasanni uku na farko sun kasance na kabilanci. Wasa na huɗu a cikin watan Disamba 1906 na Turawa ne kawai, kuma al'ummar Afirka sun fara nasu na shekara a shekara ta 1907. Kasashen duniya sun tsaya don yakin duniya na farko, kuma basu sake farawa ba sai tsakiyar 1920s. 

Tsakanin yakin duniya guda biyu, wasan cricket ya fara zama mafi tsari a cikin kasar inda aka kafa kungiyoyin cricket guda biyu na Turawa da na Afirka a 1932 da 1933 bi da bi. ’Yan wasan kurket masu daraja na farko daga Ingila sun fara fitowa a wasannin shekara-shekara da Gold Coast,  da wasan 1939, na ƙarshe kafin Yaƙin Duniya na II ya ƙare a nasarar 58 na Gold Coast. 

An ci gaba da fafatawa bayan yakin da wasa na kwanaki biyar a Legas a shekarar 1947 inda aka tashi kunnen doki.  Wasan 1949 ya tafi hanyar Gold Coast.  Yayin da yawan Turawa da ke aiki a cikin ƙasa ya ragu, ingancin ƴan wasan Afirka ya ƙaru kuma aka fara shirya wasan cricket akan layukan kabilanci a 1956.

Bayan 'yancin kai 
Bayan Najeriya ta samu 'yancin kai a shekarar 1960, an samu sha'awar wasan cricket sosai. An fara wasannin shekara-shekara da Saliyo da Gambiya a shekara ta 1964, kuma an fafatawa daidai gwargwado har zuwa karshen shekarun 1970, lokacin da kwallon kafa ta fara samun karbuwa a kasar. Cricket ya fara raguwa, kuma lokacin da Tanzaniya ta zagaya a 1974, Najeriya ta yi rashin nasara a wasanni biyu daga cikin ukun sannan ta yi kunnen doki dayan. Sun kuma yi rashin nasara a hannun MCC a 1976. Matsalolin cikin gida tare da Ƙungiyar Cricket ta Najeriya da kuma a cikin Najeriya kanta sun haifar da raguwa a matsayi, kodayake Najeriya ta kafa mafi yawan 'yan wasan a cikin tawagar cricket ta yammacin Afrika  wanda ya zama mamba na ICC a 1976. 

Tawagar Afirka ta Yamma ta halarci gasar cin kofin ICC na shekarar 1982 da 1997 kafin daga bisani ta janye daga gasar ta 2001 a Ontario.  Har yanzu Najeriya ta ci gaba da taka leda da kanta a wasu lokuta,  ko da yake a wasu lokuta suna ficewa daga gasar, kamar a gasar cin kofin Cricket ta Afirka a 1998.  Taron Cricket na Afirka ta Yamma ya daina wanzuwa a cikin 2002,  kuma Najeriya ta zama memba na ICC a cikin hakkinsu a wannan shekarar.

MEMBOBIN ICC 
Gasar farko da Najeriya ta yi bayan zama memba na ICC da kanta ita ce gasar cin kofin Afirka a 2002 a Zambia . Najeriya ta zama ta hudu a rukuninta bayan da ta samu nasara a kan Malawi a gasar.  Sun kare a matsayi na 5 a gasar cin kofin Cricket ta Afirka a shekara ta 2004, nasarar da suka samu ita ce ta karshe da Tanzaniya, don haka suka kasa samun tikitin shiga gasar cin kofin ICC na 2005 . 

A cikin watan Agustan 2006, Najeriya ta shiga rukuni na biyu na gasar cin kofin Cricket ta Afirka a Tanzaniya,  ta kare a karshe.  Tun da farko wannan ya mayar da su zuwa Division Uku,  ko da yake ba sa buga gasar a 2008.  Sun lashe gasar North West Africa Championship a 2007  da 2008.  Najeriya na buga gasar cin kofin Cricket League na Afrika a mataki na biyu a shekara ta 2008 kuma ta zo ta biyu a gasar cin kofin Cricket ta duniya a 2009. Sun zo na 3rd a gasar ta haka suka rage a rukunin .  A watan Mayun 2011, Najeriya ta halarci gasar cin kofin Cricket ta duniya ta ICC ta 2011 a Botswana.  Najeriya ce ta zo ta biyu a gasar neman gurbin zuwa gasar cin kofin Cricket ta duniya ta ICC ta 2011 Division Shida . Sannan tawagar ta tafi Afirka ta Kudu a watan Mayu na shekarar 2011 don shiga 2011 ICC Africa Division Two (T20) a kan hanyar zuwa cancantar 2012 ICC World Twenty20 . Sun lashe gasar kuma sun samu gurbin shiga gasar ICC Africa Division na shekarar  2011. 

A watan Agustan na shekarar 2018, an saka su a gasar cin kofin Afirka ta 2018 T20 .

2018 - yanzu 
A cikin watan Afrilu na shekar 2018, kungiyar ICC ta yanke shawarar ba da cikakken matsayin Twenty20 International (T20I) ga duk membobinta. Saboda haka, duk wasanni Ashirin20 da aka buga tsakanin Najeriya da sauran mambobin ICC tun daga ranar 1 ga watan Janairun shekarar  2019 sun kasance cikakkun T20Is.  Wasan farko na T20I na Najeriya ya kasance ne da Kenya a ranar 20 ga watan  Mayu, na shekarar 2019, bayan da ta zama ta biyu a rukunin neman cancantar yankin Arewa maso Yamma, inda ta tsallake zuwa wasan karshe na Yanki na Gasar Cin Kofin Afirka na 2018-19 ICC World Twenty20 . A watan Yuli na shekarar 2019,kungiyar ICC ta dakatar da wasan Cricket na Zimbabwe, tare da hana kungiyar shiga al'amuran ICC.  Sakamakon dakatarwar da suka yi, kotun ta ICC ta tabbatar da cewa Najeriya ce za ta maye gurbinsu a gasar neman gurbin shiga gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2019 ICC T20 .

Filaye 
Filin wasan kurket mai daukar mutane 2,000 da ke Legas a Legas shi ne filin wasa mafi girma a Najeriya.

Tarihin gasar

Gasar cin kofin duniya 

 1975 : Ba cancanta ba - Ba memba na ICC 
 A shekarar 1979 zuwa 2003: Dubi tawagar wasan kurket na Afirka ta Yamma
 2007 : Ban cancanci ba

ICC World T20 Qualifier 

 2019 : Matsayi na 14

Kofin ICC

ICC World Cricket League 

 Shekarar 2009: Matsayi na uku ( Rashi na Bakwai )
 Shekarar 2011: Matsayi na biyu ( Rabi Bakwai )
 Shekarar 2011: Matsayi na 5 ( Rashi na shida )
 Shakarar 2013: Matsayi na daya ( Rashi na Bakwai )
 Shekarar 2013: Matsayi na biyu ( Rashi na shida )
 Shekarar 2014: Matsayi na 4 ( Rashi na Biyar )

ICC Yankin Cricket League na Afirka 

 Shekarar 2006: Matsayi na 5 (Rashi na Biyu) 
 Shekarar 2011: Wuri na 1 (Kashi na Biyu) (T20)

Rubuce-rubuce da Ƙididdiga 
Takaitacciyar Matches na Ƙasashen Duniya - Najeriya 

An sabunta ta ƙarshe ranar 20 ga watan Nuwamba na shekarar  2021

Twenty20 International 

 Mafi girman ƙungiyar duka: 135/8 v. Ghana akan 22 ga watan Mayu na shekarar2019 a Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 
 Maki mafi girma na mutum: 68, Sesan Adedeji v. Uganda akan 15 ga watan Satumba na shekarar2021 a Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi 
 Mafi kyawun alkalumman wasan ƙwallon ƙafa: 6/5, Peter Aho v. Saliyo a ranar 24 ga watan Oktoba na shekarar 2021 a Jami'ar Legas Cricket Oval, Legas 

Most T20I runs for Nigeria

Most T20I wickets for Nigeria

An kammala rikodin zuwa T20I #1445. An sabunta ta ƙarshe ranar 20 ga watan Nuwamba na shekarar  2021.

Sauran bayanan aji na farko 
Wasannin cricket na Najeriya a gasar Cricket ta Duniya tun daga  shekarar 2009

Dotun Olatunji – 127 vs Ghana a BCA Oval No. 1, Gaborone a ranar 7 ga watan Afrilu na shekarar  2013

Dotun Olatunji – 125* vs Botswana at BCA Oval No. 2, Gaborone a ranar 9 ga watan Afrilu na shekarar 2013

Olajide Bejide – 106 vs Tanzania a Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur a ranar 13 ga watan maris, 2014

Segun Olayinka – 94* vs Argentina a Grainville, St Savior a ranar 8 ga watan yuli na shekarar  2013

Endurance Ofem - 90 vs Cayman Islands a Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur akan 9 Maris 2014

Mafi kyawun ƙididdiga na wasan ƙwallon ƙafa

Oluseye Olympio - 6/23 da Argentina a Grainville, St Savior a ranar 28 ga watan Yuli 2013

Saeed Akolade – 6/27 vs Bahrain a Farmers CC, St Martin ranar 25 ga watan yuli, 2013

Joshua Ogunlola – 5/28 da Botswana a BCA Oval No. 2, Gaborone ranar 9 ga Afrilu 2013

Joshua Ogunlola – 5/34 da Jamus a BCA Oval No. 2, Gaborone ranar 12 ga Afrilu 2013

Olajide Bejide – 4/20 vs Kuwait a BCA Oval No. 1, Gaborone on 8 May 2011

 Mafi girman ƙungiyar duka: 397/7 bayyana v Gold Coast, 1932. 
 Mafi girman maki: 166 ta E Henshaw v Ghana, 1982 da B Olufawo v Ghana, 2001. 
 Mafi kyawun wasan ƙwallon ƙafa: 7/65 na WS King v Gold Coast, 1952.

Tawagar ta yanzu 
Jerin da ke tafe ya ƙunshi 'yan wasa 14 a cikin tawagar Najeriya a wasan zagaye na ƙarshe na 2018-19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier da ke gudana a Uganda a watan Mayu, 2019. 

 Ademola Onikoyi ( c )
 Sylvester Okpe ( vc )
 Joshua Ayannaike ( wk )
 Chimezie Onwuzulike
 Abioye Abiodun
 Leke Oyede
 Isaac Okpe
 Rasheed Abolarin
 Daniel Ajekun
 Vincent Adewoye
 Mojeed Adiamo
 Isaac Danladi
 Chima Akachukwu
 Mohammed Taiwo
 Ovais Yousof

 Henry Savory - ya buga wa Gloucestershire a cikin 1937. 
 Richard Parkhouse - ya buga wa Glamorgan a 1939. 
 Geoffrey Anson - ya buga wa Jami'ar Cambridge da Kent a 1947. 
 Robert Melsome - ya buga wa Gloucestershire tsakanin 1925 zuwa 1934. 
 William Shirley - ya taka leda a Hampshire da Jami'ar Cambridge tsakanin 1922 da 1925.

Duba kuma 

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Manazarta 

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