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Africa Qualifying Tournaments

Phase 1: Africa Affiliates Qualifying Tournament
  • Benoni, South Africa: 21-30 March 2004
  • Teams: Botswana, Ghana, Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone.
  1. Botswana
  2. Ghana
  3. Malawi
  4. Mozambique
  5. Sierra Leone
  6. Rwanda
  7. Gambia

Botswana progressed to Phase 2.

Phase 2: Africa Cricket Association (ACA) Championships

The top two countries in this tournament qualify for the ICC Trophy 2005. The third-placed country qualifies for the Repechage Tournament (WCQS2).

  • Lusaka, Zambia, 2-7 August 2004.
  • Teams: Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
           P   W   NR   L   Pts
Namibia    5   5    0   0    10
Uganda     5   4    0   1     8
Zambia     5   2    0   3     4
Botswana   5   2    0   3     4
Nigeria    5   1    0   4     2
Tanzania   5   1    0   4     2
  • 2 August
    • Zambia beat Botswana by 18 runs.
      Zambia 238-6 (50 overs, F Ebrahim 90, M Imran 48*, O Ali 3-35)
      Botswana 220 (47.4 overs, T Mhozya 50, A Patel 43, J Moses 37, M Imran 3-27, G Geldenhuys 3-43)
    • Nigeria lost to Namibia by 8 wickets.
      Nigeria 30 (18.3 overs, S Snyman 5-15, JB Burger 4-2)
      Namibia 33-2 (6 overs)
    • Tanzania lost to Uganda by 8 wickets.
      Tanzania 70 (39 overs, P Ochan 3-10)
      Uganda 72-2 (20 overs)
  • 3 August
    • Botswana lost to Uganda by 4 wickets.
      Botswana 166-9 (50 overs, A Chand 43, J Moses 40, J Kwebiha 3-20, R Okia 3-23, P Ochan 3-28)
      Uganda 168-6 (41.3 overs, F Nsbiga 37)
    • Tanzania lost to Namibia by 7 wickets.
      Tanzania 97 (45 overs)
      Namibia 100-3 (13.2 overs, M Karg 40, JB Burger 39)
    • Nigeria lost to Zambia by 2 wickets.
      Nigeria 96 (38.2 overs, M Imran 3-16)
      Zambia 100-8 (27 overs, F Ebrahim 42)
  • 4 August
    • Botswana beat Zambia by 72 runs.
      Botswana 233-9 (50 overs, E Burger 50, M Colley 44, J Moses 41, A Kakonzi 3-57)
      Tanzania 161 (42 overs, A Patwa 71, E Burger 4-39)
    • Namibia beat Zambia by 136 runs.
      Namibia 237-5 (50 overs, JB Burger 96, R Walters 60, M Karg 43)
      Zambia 101 (37.5 overs, F Ebrahim 38, S Burger 4-13)
    • Uganda beat Nigeria by 122 runs.
      Uganda 240-8 (50 overs, J Oluwenyi 90, N Bibodi 82, W Adeoye 5-44)
      Nigeria 118 (38.4 overs, J Kwebiha 7-29)
  • 6 August
    • Namibia beat Botswana by 188 runs.
      Namibia 252-3 (50 overs, JB Burger 102, D Keulder 77, R Walters 37)
      Botswana 64 (30.2 overs, L Burger 3-11, S Burger 3-2, K Burger 3-11)
    • Zambia lost to Uganda by 4 wickets.
      Zambia 125 (39 overs, P Ochan 3-10, N Kamyuka 3-21)
      Uganda 126-6 (36.4 overs, N Bibodi 53, J Kwebiha 48)
    • Nigeria beat Tanzania.
  • 7 August
    • Nigeria lost to Botswana.
    • Zambia lost to Tanzania.
    • Uganda lost to Namibia.