Cricket tournament
| Dates | 4 – 14 December 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | International League T20 |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Triple round-robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Rwanda |
| Champions |  Uganda (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Most runs | Robinson Obuya (272) |
| Most wickets | Henry Ssenyondo (22) |
| ← 2023 | |
The 2024 Continent Cup T20 Africa was a men's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was played in Kigali, Rwanda, in December 2024. This was the second edition of the tournament, and was organised by the International League T20. The participating teams were Botswana, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. Uganda were the defending champions, having won the inaugural edition in June 2023.
Uganda confirmed their place in the final with two matches remaining. Nigeria secured a place in the final by defeating Rwanda on the last day of the league phase.
Squads
 Botswana
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Nigeria
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Rwanda
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Uganda
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Round-robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uganda
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.362 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Nigeria
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.109 | |
| 3 | Rwanda
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −1.566 | |
| 4 | Botswana
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9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.779 |
Fixtures
| 4 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Uganda 164/8 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 86 (20 overs) |
| Alpesh Ramjani 58 (35) Alfred Kgosiemang 2/22 (3 overs) |
Monroux Kasselman 26 (23) Frank Nsubuga 3/8 (3 overs) |
| Uganda won by 78 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Damascene Hagenimana (Rwa) and Gaston Niyibizi (Rwa) Player of the match: Alpesh Ramjani (Uga) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
- Tumelo Mpatane (Bot) made his T20I debut.
| 4 December 2024 13:15 Scorecard |
| Rwanda 138 (19.3 overs) |
v | Nigeria 92/4 (11.4 overs) |
| Isae Niyomugabo 36 (32) Isaac Okpe 3/28 (4 overs) |
Selim Salau 39 (33) Martin Akayezu 2/9 (2 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 6 wickets (DLS method) Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Isaac Okpe (Nga) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rukundo Pierre (Rwa) made his T20I debut.
- Nigeria were set a revised target of 89 runs in 12 overs due to rain.
| 5 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 185/5 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 156/7 (20 overs) |
| Sylvester Okpe 45* (16) Tumelo Mpatane 2/46 (4 overs) |
Reginald Nehonde 60* (43) Peter Aho 3/32 (4 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 29 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Damascene Hagenimana (Rwa) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Isaac Danladi (Nga) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
| 5 December 2024 13:15 Scorecard |
| Uganda 192/7 (18 overs) |
v | Rwanda 83 (16.1 overs) |
| Robinson Obuya 83 (44) Ignace Ntirenganya 1/25 (3 overs) |
Oscar Manishimwe 16 (16) Dinesh Nakrani 4/16 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 112 runs (DLS method) Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Gaston Niyibizi (Rwa) Player of the match: Robinson Obuya (Uga) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- Rwanda were set a revised target of 196 runs in 18 overs due to rain.
- Henry Ssenyondo became the first player for Uganda to take 100 wickets in men's T20Is.
| 6 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Botswana 137/9 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 138/0 (16.2 overs) |
| Monroux Kasselman 51 (40) Eric Kubwimana 2/28 (4 overs) |
Oscar Manishimwe 89* (52) |
| Rwanda won by 10 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Oscar Manishimwe (Rwa) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
| 6 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 133/9 (20 overs) |
v | Uganda 87/5 (9.4 overs) |
| Selim Salau 27 (18) Alpesh Ramjani 5/17 (4 overs) |
Cosmas Kyewuta 24* (10) Ridwan Abdulkareem 2/24 (2 overs) |
| Uganda won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Damascene Hagenimana (Rwa) Player of the match: Cosmas Kyewuta (Uga) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Uganda were set a revised target of 84 runs in 11 overs due to rain.
- Alpesh Ramjani (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
| 7 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Uganda 151/8 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 65 (17 overs) |
| Riazat Ali Shah 44 (33) Ignace Ntirenganya 3/31 (4 overs) |
Oscar Manishimwe 30 (33) Henry Ssenyondo 3/18 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 86 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Riazat Ali Shah (Uga) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
| 7 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 141/9 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 142/7 (19.5 overs) |
| Vincent Adewoye 22 (13) Mmoloki Mooketsi 2/19 (4 overs) |
Phemelo Silas 42 (38) Ridwan Abdulkareem 3/20 (3 overs) |
| Botswana won by 3 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Gaston Niyibizi (Rwa) Player of the match: Thatayaone Tshose (Bot) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 8 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 103 (19 overs) |
v | Uganda 107/3 (13 overs) |
| Sulaimon Runsewe 26 (17) Henry Ssenyondo 5/8 (4 overs) |
Robinson Obuya 67 (42) Isaac Okpe 1/16 (2 overs) |
| Uganda won by 7 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Damascene Hagenimana (Rwa) Player of the match: Henry Ssenyondo (Uga) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Ssenyondo (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
| 8 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Rwanda 111/8 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 115/4 (16.2 overs) |
| Didier Ndikubwimana 23 (29) Michael Badenhorst 4/21 (4 overs) |
Tharindu Perera 48 (42) Zappy Bimenyimana 1/11 (3 overs) |
| Botswana won by 6 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Michael Badenhorst (Bot) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
| 9 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Uganda 229/3 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 121/7 (20 overs) |
| Simon Ssesazi 85 (53) Thatayaone Tshose 2/43 (4 overs) |
Vinoo Balakrishnan 31 (16) Joseph Baguma 2/20 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 108 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Damascene Hagenimana (Rwa) Player of the match: Simon Ssesazi (Uga) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
| 9 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 149/8 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 152/4 (19 overs) |
| Sylvester Okpe 41 (33) Zappy Bimenyimana 2/23 (4 overs) |
Isae Niyomugabo 59* (47) Mohameed Taiwo 1/13 (3 overs) |
| Rwanda won by 6 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Isae Niyomugabo (Rwa) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 11 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Rwanda 168/8 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 143/9 (20 overs) |
| Didier Ndikubwimana 62 (44) Alfred Kgosiemang 2/35 (4 overs) |
Vinoo Balakrishnan 44 (35) Emile Rukiriza 4/29 (4 overs) |
| Rwanda won by 25 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Patric Makumbi (Uga) Player of the match: Emile Rukiriza (Rwa) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
| 11 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Uganda 151/8 (20 overs) |
v | Nigeria 128/7 (20 overs) |
| Dinesh Nakrani 32 (28) Peter Aho 3/17 (4 overs) |
Sylvester Okpe 41 (22) Cosmas Kyewuta 4/39 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 23 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Gaston Niyibizi (Rwa) Player of the match: Cosmas Kyewuta (Uga) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
| 12 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Uganda 148/6 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 98/9 (20 overs) |
| Alpesh Ramjani 51* (35) Muhammad Nadir 3/16 (4 overs) |
Zappy Bimenyimana 18* (10) Henry Ssenyondo 2/11 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 50 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Alpesh Ramjani (Uga) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
| 12 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Botswana 49/3 (5 overs) |
v | Nigeria 51/0 (2.5 overs) |
| Monroux Kasselman 20 (15) Mohameed Taiwo 1/10 (2 overs) |
Sulaimon Runsewe 25* (8) |
| Nigeria won by 10 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Damascene Hagenimana (Rwa) and Gaston Niyibizi (Rwa) Player of the match: Sulaimon Runsewe (Nga) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain.
| 13 December 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 151/8 (20 overs) |
v | Rwanda 114/7 (20 overs) |
| Vincent Adewoye 34 (25) Ignace Ntirenganya 3/32 (4 overs) |
Isae Niyomugabo 20 (20) Isaac Okpe 2/13 (4 overs) |
| Nigeria won by 37 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Patric Makumbi (Uga) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Ridwan Abdulkareem (Nga) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 13 December 2024 13:45 Scorecard |
| Uganda 141/6 (20 overs) |
v | Botswana 109/7 (20 overs) |
| Robinson Obuya 50 (37) Mmoloki Mooketsi 2/25 (4 overs) |
Tharindu Perera 48* (36) Frank Nsubuga 3/13 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 32 runs Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Gaston Niyibizi (Rwa) Player of the match: Frank Nsubuga (Uga) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
| 14 December 2024 13:15 Scorecard |
| Nigeria 89 (17.3 overs) |
v | Uganda 90/4 (17.2 overs) |
| Isaac Danladi 32 (33) Henry Ssenyondo 3/15 (3 overs) |
Riazat Ali Shah 42* (49) Mohameed Taiwo 2/11 (4 overs) |
| Uganda won by 6 wickets Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali Umpires: Gasana Christian (Rwa) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Riazat Ali Shah (Uga) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
- Fred Achelam captained Uganda in their eighth match of the series.
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