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Ademola Onikoyi
Nigerian cricketer
Ademola Onikoyi (born 22 December 1987) is a Nigerian cricketer.[1] He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.[2] In April 2018, he was named the man of the match in Nigeria's second match of the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 African Sub Regional Qualifier tournament.[3]
He was a member of Nigeria's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup,[4] making his Twenty20 debut for Nigeria in that tournament, on 14 September 2018.[5]
In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Nigeria's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[6][7][8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Nigeria against Kenya on 20 May 2019.[9] He was the leading run-scorer for Nigeria in the Regional Finals, with 65 runs in three matches.[10] In October 2019, he was named as the captain of Nigeria's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11][12] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in Nigeria's squad.[13]
In October 2021, he was named in Nigeria's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[14]