The International Cricket Council has announced the six squads that will travel to Botswana for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 7 from 6 - 13 April 2013.
Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Nigeria, Vanuatu and host Botswana will compete in Gaborone and Lobatse. The sides will compete for the opportunity to finish in the top two of the event and ultimately gain promotion to Pepsi ICC WCL Division 6, which will be played in Jersey from 21 - 28 July 2013.
Pepsi ICC WCL Division 7 will be played on three grounds: BCA NO. 1 and BCA No. 2 in Gaborone, and Lobatse, 70 kilometres south of Gaborone.
Squads
Botswana - Karabo Modise (captain), Feroze Essack, Nabil Master, Tshepo Mhozya, Saad Mohyuddin, Karabo Motlhanka, Hasantha Mudiyanselage, Thabang Nshomane, Faisal Rana Rasheed, Denzil Sequeira, Waseem Tajbhay, Thatayaone Tshose, Russel Withey and Amir Ahmed Saiyed (Segolame Ramatu - Replaced 3/4/2013 with Amir Ahmed Saiyed).
Fiji - Josefa Rika (captain), Sevunivola Baba, Greg Browne, Joji Bulabalavu, Iniasi Cakacaka, Samuela Draunivudi, Jikoi Kida, Vuiyasawa Mateiwaqa, Sekove Ravoka, Colin Rika, Jone Seuvou, Kitione Tavo, Tukana Tavo and Viliame Yabaki
Germany - Asif Khan (captain), Farooq Ahmed, Imran Chaudhry, Wasantha De Silva, Milan Fernando, Shakeel Hassan, Rana Javed Iqbal, Bilal Jafar, Ehsan Latif, André Leslie, Ajitabh Malviya, Sohel Mia, Asad Mohammad and Dilshan Rajudeen
Ghana - Peter Ananya (captain), Isaac Aboagye, Moses Anafie, Simon Ateak, Vincent Ateak, Samson Awiah, Stephen Bagabina, Francis Bakiweyem, Godfred Bakiweyem, Mark Bawa, Matthew Bawa, Julius Mensah, Harvey Obed and James Vifah
Nigeria - Adekunle Adegbola (captain), Sesan Adedeji, Saheed Akolade, Olalekan Awolowo, Olajide Bejide, Endurance Ofem, Joshua Ogunlola, Oladotun Olatunji, Segun Olayinka, Oluseye Olympio, Ademola Onikoyi, Chimezie Onwuzulike, Osita Onwuzulike and Ricky Sharma
Vanuatu - Andrew Mansale (captain), Jelany Chilia, Jonathon Dunn, Trevor Langa, Steven Piau Lynch, Patrick Matautaava, Nalin Nipiko, Simpson Obed, Joshua Rasu, Jaxies Samuel, Damian Smith, Appolinaire Stephen, Kenny Tari and Niko Unalavu
Match officials
The match officials for the event include South Africa's Johan Cloete of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires, who will also act as a mentor, helping to educate and guide the umpires throughout the tournament as part of the ongoing ICC initiative for umpire development outside the Full Members. He will be part of a team of officials from seven countries. Dev Govindjee will be the referee for the tournament.
The umpires are:
- Johan Cloete (South Africa)
- Ravi Angara (Botswana)
- Munir Khan (Kenya)
- Johnny Gomez (Gambia)
- Claude Thorburn (Namibia)
- Nigel Morrison (Vanuatu)
- Vinay Kumar Jha (Nepal)