Rhyda Ofori Amanfo (born 6 June 1997) is a Ghanaian
sportswoman and a
cricketer. She was appointed as captain of the
Ghana women's national cricket team
The Ghana national women's cricket team is the team that represents Ghana in international women's cricket.
Ghana participated in the inaugural 2015 North West Africa Cricket Council (NWACC) women's tournament held in The Gambia. The team finis ...
in 2015.
Education
Rhyda is a graduate of
Obuasi Senior High Technical School
Obuasi Senior High Technical School is a co-educational second-cycle public high school institution in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The school recently reached the quarter-finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition. They ha ...
and
Wesley College of Education.
Career
Cricket
Rhyda is the captain of the
Ghana women's national cricket team
The Ghana national women's cricket team is the team that represents Ghana in international women's cricket.
Ghana participated in the inaugural 2015 North West Africa Cricket Council (NWACC) women's tournament held in The Gambia. The team finis ...
, her appointment came in 2015.
She made her
Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The first Twent ...
(T20) debut for Ghana against
Rwanda on 28 March 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria. Ghana placed fourth in the tournament.
Rhyda also captains Pomposo Royals, a senior women’s T20 League team in the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
of Ghana.
See also
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List of Ghana women Twenty20 International cricketers
This is a list of Ghana women Twenty20 International cricketers. A Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is an international cricket match between two representative teams. A T20I is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. In April 2018, the I ...
References
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External links
Rhyda Oforiat
ESPNcricinfo
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Living people
Ghana Twenty20 International cricketers
Ghanaian cricketers
1997 births