Nigeria vs UAE Pearl of Africa T20I – Prediction & Tips

Match Summary

Venue	Entebbe Cricket Oval, Uganda
Toss	Nigeria Opt to Bat First
Nigeria	58/10
UAE	59/3
🏅 Result	UAE Won by 7 Wickets

Nigeria and UAE lock horns in the 5th match of the Pearl of Africa T20I Series on Monday, 21st July. The match will be played at Entebbe Cricket Oval and the start time is 12:00 PM IST. Get all the stats, tips, odds, pitch report, head to head record, squads and match winner prediction of the Nigeria vs UAE match right here.

Nigeria vs UAE Tips & Odds

UAE to Win

1.09

Nigeria to Win the Toss

1.90

Mohammad Waseem Total Runs Over 24.5

1.85

Recent Form

Last five matches

Nigeria▼

L

L

L

Lvs UAE — UAE Won by 7 Wickets

Lvs Uganda — Uganda Won by 77 runs (DLS method)

Lvs Kenya — Kenya Won by 20 Runs

UAE▼

W

L

W

Wvs Nigeria — UAE Won by 7 Wickets

Lvs Uganda — Uganda Won by 6 Runs

Wvs Kenya — UAE Won by 40 Runs

Stats

• UAE lost their last match against Uganda by 4 runs.
• UAE won three of the five T20I matches in 2025.
• Teams batting 1st won all of the last four matches played at Entebbe Oval.

Entebbe Cricket Oval Pitch Report

The pitch at Entebbe Cricket Oval favours the bowlers and is a low scoring venue largely favouring the teams batting first. The average 1st innings score is 144 runs and the average 2nd innings score drops down to 110 runs.

Spinners are mighty effective at this venue and batters will have to work hard for their runs. A 1st innings score of around 130-140 could be really challenging.

Nigeria vs UAE Head to Head Record

Nigeria and UAE faced off in a single T20I match till date. In this match, UAE claimed the victory. 

• Matches Played: 1
• Nigeria Won: 0
• UAE Won: 1

Nigeria vs UAE Squads

Nigeria Squad: Sylvester Okpe (c), Vincent Adewoye, Peter Aho, David Ankrah, Solomon Chilemanya, Isaac Danladi, Akhere Isesele, Abdulrahman Jimoh, Isaac Okpe, Olayinka Olaleye, Sulaimon Runsewe (wk), Selim Salau, Mohameed Taiwo, Prosper Useni.

UAE Squad: Muhammad Waseem(c), Muhammad Zuhaib, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra(w), Asif Khan, Saghir Khan, Ethan D’Souza, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Matiullah Khan, Akif Raja, Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Muhammad Zohaib.

Nigeria vs UAE Match Winner Prediction

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) are likely to win the match against Nigeria. UAE have already won one game in the tournament, while Nigeria have lost both of theirs. UAE have been in better form overall, winning more matches recently than Nigeria. Their team looks more balanced and experienced. So, based on current performance and team strength, UAE have a clear edge going into this match.

Our Prediction: United Arab Emirates to Win!