Christabel Nmesoma Chukwuonye, a technical three Student of the department of Catering at the prestigious Benin Technical Vollege, Benin City have made the list of the 25 players invited to Camp in preparation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier slated to hold in Uganda from 7th to 18th of December 2023, platinumnewsng.com is reporting.
The 14 year old is the youngest player on the list who received the invitation with the possibility of making the final list of players who will be given the opportunity to represent their father land.
Despite being young, Christabel boast of the requisite experience at her level, having represented Edo State at a couple of tournaments, including the national U17 tournament and at the last national youth games where she emerged most valuable player (MVP) of the tournament. She has also represented South South at the PWC/U-17 finals were she was vice captain, leading her region to crowned Champions.
At Secondary school level, Christabel led the female team of the Benin Technical college to emerge third place winners at the 2022 edition of the Edo State Secondary schools Cricket Championship.
Christabel is expected to team up with the other invited players as they undergo top standard training sessions and drills in preparation for the ICC women T20 qualifiers.