Kenya’s Steve Tikolo has been appointed as the head coach and high-performance manager by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF).
Tikolo’s appointment, which was announced on Sunday, became necessary following the resignation of Sri Lankan Asanka Gurusinha as head coach earlier this year.
Gurusinha resigned amid health problems.
Meanwhile, the Kenyan signed a two-year contract and will be in charge of the senior men’s national team.
The statement reads: “Following the restructuring of the coaching department in the Federation, Tikolo will head the senior men’s team, and he will be assisted by our national coach Uthe Ogbimi,” said the NCF statement. “Other coaching structures will remain the same, however.”
It added that Tikolo’s initial contract would run for two years, with his first opportunity to meet with the senior team players “being when they resume camp for the T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier in November.”
