| Dates | 7 – 13 March 2024 |
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| Administrator | Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International[n 1] |
| Tournament format(s) | Groupround-robin andplayoffs |
| Host |  Ghana |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa Emerging |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Player of the series | Kelis Ndhlovu |
| Most runs | Modester Mupachikwa (150) |
| Most wickets | Lillian Udeh (10) |
| Cricket at the 2023 African Games | ||
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The women'scricket tournament at the2023 African Games inGhana took place from 7 to 13 March 2024.[1] The matches were played withTwenty20 International (T20I) status.[2] Eight teams participated in the event, with all the matches were held at the Achimota Oval fields inAccra.[3]South Africa was represented by an emerging side, and their matches were played without T20I status.[4]
Zimbabwe won aSuper Over in the gold medal match against the South Africa emerging team after the match ended in a tie.[5][6]Nigeria beatUganda to claim bronze.[7][8] Zimbabwe'sKelis Ndhlovu was named player of the tournament.[9]
 Kenya[10] |  Namibia[11] | Nigeria[10] |  Rwanda[12] |
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| South Africa Emerging[13] |  Tanzania[14] |  Uganda[15] | Zimbabwe[16] |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa Emerging | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.887 | Advanced to theknockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.778 | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1.130 | |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.421 |
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Wilka Mwatile 37 (41) Jemma Botha 2/9 (2 overs) |
Namibia won by 1 run (DLS method) Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match:Kayleen Green (Nam) |
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Hudaa Omary 18* (26) Usen Peace 1/3 (2 overs) |
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Tabu Omary 9 (10) Nondumiso Shangase 5/13 (3.3 overs) |
South Africa Emerging won by 8 wickets Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match:Nondumiso Shangase (SA) |
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Salome Sunday 40 (36) Kayleen Green 2/19 (4 overs) | Yasmeen Khan 17 (19) Usen Peace 3/5 (4 overs) |
Nigeria won by 55 runs Achimota Oval B,Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) andStacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Usen Peace (Nga) |
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Yasmeen Khan 48 (45) Agnes Qwele 3/19 (3 overs) | Saum Mtae 41 (30) Jurriene Diergaardt 2/6 (2 overs) |
Tanzania won by 1 wicket Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) andStacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Saum Mtae (Tan) |
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Favour Eseigbe 17 (28) Seshnie Naidu 4/13 (4 overs) | Faye Tunnicliffe 45 (34) Lillian Udeh 5/18 (4 overs) |
South Africa Emerging won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval B,Accra Umpires:Isaac Oyieko (Ken) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Seshnie Naidu (SA) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.438 | Advanced to theknockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.529 | |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.018 | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.975 |
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Modester Mupachikwa 38 (38) Alice Ikuzwe 1/4 (1 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) andIsaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match:Modester Mupachikwa (Zim) |
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Melvin Khagoitsa 24 (37) Immaculate Nakisuuyi 2/17 (4 overs) | Gloria Obukor 29* (48) Esther Wachira 1/9 (3 overs) |
Uganda won by 6 wickets Achimota Oval B,Accra Umpires:Stacy Lackay (SA) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match:Immaculate Nakisuuyi (Uga) |
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Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) andIsaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match:Josephine Nkomo (Zim) |
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Clarisse Uwase 24 (28) Jemimah Ndanu 3/21 (4 overs) | Esther Wachira 42* (49) Rosine Irera 2/11 (4 overs) |
Kenya won by 7 wickets Achimota Oval B,Accra Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Esther Wachira (Ken) |
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Modester Mupachikwa 40 (40) Flavia Odhiambo 3/29 (4 overs) | Melvin Khagoitsa 30 (47) Precious Marange 1/5 (2 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 68 runs Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match:Modester Mupachikwa (Zim) |
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Uganda won by 30 runs Achimota Oval B,Accra Umpires:Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Habib Enesi (Nga) Player of the match:Immaculate Nakisuuyi (Uga) |
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| A1 | South Africa Emerging | 122/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| B2 | Uganda | 72 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
| A1 | South Africa Emerging | 112/8 (20 overs) 2/2 (Super Over) | |||||||
| B1 | Zimbabwe | 112/5 (20 overs) 4/0 (Super Over) | |||||||
| B1 | Zimbabwe | 75/5 (16 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Nigeria | 74/9 (20 overs) | Bronze medal match | ||||||
| B2 | Uganda | 76/8 (20 overs) | |||||||
| A2 | Nigeria | 78/7 (19.2 overs) | |||||||
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Esther Iloku 19 (33) Kayla Reyneke 3/13 (4 overs) |
South Africa won by 50 runs Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Adil Kassam (Tan) Player of the match:Nondumiso Shangase (SA) |
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Lucky Piety 13 (14) Kelis Ndhlovu 3/12 (4 overs) | Modester Mupachikwa 26 (43) Peculiar Agboya 2/12 (4 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires:Stacy Lackay (SA) andIsaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match:Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim) |
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Immaculate Nakisuuyi 21 (43) Peculiar Agboya 3/11 (4 overs) | Salome Sunday 37 (50) Janet Mbabazi 2/8 (4 overs) |
Nigeria won by 3 wickets Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) andStacy Lackay (SA) Player of the match: Salome Sunday (Nga) |
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Match tied (Zimbabwe won theSuper Over) Achimota Oval A,Accra Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) andIsaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match:Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim) |