The Africa Cricket Association (ACA) is an international body which coordinates the development of

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in Africa. The ACA was founded in 1997, and has 23 member countries. The role of the ACA includes promoting the development of cricket in Africa and organising some regional tournaments. These have included the ACA Africa T20 Cup and the Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship, as well as intercontinental tournaments like the Afro-Asia Cup. The role of the ACA is complementary to the

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(ICC), which organises the regional qualifying tournaments for global events.

History

The ACA has its origins in the Zone VI Cricket Confederation, which was established in 1991 to coordinate international cricket in Southern Africa along the lines of the African Zone VI Athletics Championships. The inaugural Zone VI tournament was held in

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in September 1991 with Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zambia participating along with the

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as guests. The confederation soon secured the support of the

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and expanded outside of Southern Africa, with Uganda joining in 1994 and Kenya joining in 1995. In March 1996, a meeting was held in

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to discuss the formation of an Africa-wide body. The inaugural annual general meeting of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) was held in

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in August 1997. The last Zone VI tournament was also held in 1997 and replaced by an Africa Cup open to countries from all around the continent.

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was appointed as full-time development director. Peter Chingoka of Zimbabwe was elected chairman of the ACA in 1998, replacing South Africa's

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ACA member nations

Full Test Status Nations

Associate Members with ODI status

Associate Members

Map

International Cricket Council members – Africa

Tournaments

* 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup *

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. * WCL Africa * Kwibuka T20 Tournament

References

External links

ACA Website

ICC region page
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