Nigeria, March 12 -- The Nigeria women's cricket team will on Wednesday take on Uganda in a battle for the bronze medal at the ongoing African Games in Ghana.

The Yellow-Greens, as the Nigeria team are fondly called, were subdued by Zimbabwe on Monday evening during their semifinal contest; losing by five wickets.

The Nigerian side recorded 74 runs by nine wickets compared to their opponents who after the 16th over scored 75 runs with five wickets.

Despite the defeat, the Nigerian side were applauded by many spectators at the Achimota Secondary school Oval for their resilience in putting up a strong fight against the second best ranked team in the tournament.

The match Nigeria won the toss ahead of their Zimbabwean counterparts to beg...