Africa Cricket Association

The Africa Cricket Association (ACA) is an international body which coordinates the development of cricket in Africa. The ACA was founded in 1997, and has 23 member countries.

Africa Cricket Association
AbbreviationACA
Formation1997 (1997)
PurposeCricket administration
HeadquartersBenoni,  South Africa
Membership
23 associations
Websitewww.africacricket.com

The role of the ACA includes promoting the development of cricket in Africa and organising some regional tournaments. These have included the ACA Africa T20 Cup and the Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship, as well as intercontinental tournaments like the Afro-Asia Cup. The role of the ACA is complementary to the International Cricket Council (ICC), which organises the regional qualifying tournaments for global events.

History
See also: East and Central Africa Cricket Conference and West Africa Cricket Council

The ACA has its origins in the Zone VI Cricket Confederation, which was established in 1991 to coordinate international cricket in Southern Africa along the lines of the African Zone VI Athletics Championships. The inaugural Zone VI tournament was held in Windhoek in September 1991 with Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zambia participating along with the Oxford University Cricket Club as guests. The confederation soon secured the support of the United Cricket Board of South Africa and expanded outside of Southern Africa, with Uganda joining in 1994 and Kenya joining in 1995. In March 1996, a meeting was held in Johannesburg to discuss the formation of an Africa-wide body.[1]

The inaugural annual general meeting of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) was held in Harare in August 1997. The last Zone VI tournament was also held in 1997 and replaced by an Africa Cup open to countries from all around the continent. Hoosain Ayob was appointed as full-time development director.[2] Peter Chingoka of Zimbabwe was elected chairman of the ACA in 1998, replacing South Africa's Krish Mackerdhuj.[3]

ACA member nations

Full Test Status Nations
Current Full Members of the Africa Cricket Association
No. Country Association ICC Membership
Status		 ICC
Membership		 ACA
Membership
1  South Africa Cricket South Africa Full 1889 1997
2  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Cricket Full 1992 1997

Associate Members with ODI status
Current Associate Members with ODI status of the Africa Cricket Association
No. Country Association ICC Membership
Status		 ICC
Membership		 ACA
Membership
1  Namibia Namibia Cricket Board Associate 1992 1997

Associate Members
Current Associate Members of the Africa Cricket Association
No. Country Association ICC Membership
Status		 ICC
Membership		 ACA
Membership
1  Botswana Botswana Cricket Association Associate 2000 1997
2  Cameroon Cameroon Cricket Association Associate 2007 2007
3  Gambia Gambia Cricket Association Associate 2002 2002
4  Ghana Ghana Cricket Association Associate 2002 2002
5  Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire Cricket Federation Associate 2022 2022
6  Kenya Cricket Kenya Associate 1981 1997
7  Lesotho Lesotho Cricket Association Associate 2001 2001
8  Malawi Malawi Cricket Association Associate 2003 2003
9  Mali Fédération Malienne de Cricket Associate 2005 2005
10  Morocco Royal Moroccan Cricket Federation — 1999-2019 1999
11  Mozambique Mozambican Cricket Association Associate 2003 2003
12  Nigeria Nigeria Cricket Federation Associate 2002 2002
13  Rwanda Rwanda Cricket Association Associate 2003 2003
14  Saint Helena St Helena Cricket Association Associate 2001 2001
15  Seychelles Seychelles Cricket Association Associate 2010 2010
16  Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Cricket Association Associate 2002 2002
17  Eswatini Eswatini Cricket Association Associate 2007 2007
18  Tanzania Tanzania Cricket Association Associate 2001 2001
19  Uganda Uganda Cricket Association Associate 1998 1998
20  Zambia Zambia Cricket Union — 2003-2021 2003

Map
As of 2 July 2022
Members of the International Cricket Council located in Africa.
  Full members (2)
  Associate members with ODI status (1)
  Associate members (17)
  Former members (2)
  Non-members

Tournaments

References
  1. du Plooy, Cois (1 October 1998). "History of the Africa Cricket Association". CricInfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. "Zone six cricket tourney phased out". Zimbabwe Independent. ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 1997. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. "ZCU Press Release: Africa Cricket Association (19 Mar 1998)". CricInfo. 19 March 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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