Ovais Yousof (born 1 March 1980) is a Nigerian

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er. In September 2018, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut for Nigeria in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. In May 2019, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in Uganda. He made his

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(T20I) debut against

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on 20 May 2019.

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* 1980 births Living people Nigerian cricketers Nigeria Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-cricket-bio-stub