The 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup Qualification process consisted of a series of two cricket tournaments, organised by the Africa Cricket Association, that determined the eight teams that advanced to the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.[1]
The first tournament was the Southern Africa Cup (covering the south and central region), which was played at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, South Africa, in May 2023.[2]
The Northern Africa Cup (covering the northwest region) was originally scheduled to be played in June 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria,[3] and the East Africa Cup was originally to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda, in July 2023.[4] The later two events were eventually combined into a single event (North-West/East Qualifier), and scheduled to be played in September 2023.[5] However, the qualifier and the finals were postponed again.[6] The qualifier was played in December 2023.[7]
Uganda won the inaugural ACA Africa T20 Cup, where they defeated Tanzania in the final in September 2022.[8] Defending champions Uganda, plus the top three sides from the Southern Africa Cup and the top four sides from the North-West/East Qualifier qualified for the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup.
Rwanda and Kenya topped their groups in the North-West/East qualifier to claim a place at the ACA Cup Finals.[9] Sierra Leone and Ghana also qualified after finishing as runners-up in their groups.[10]
| 2023 Southern Africa Cup | |
| Fromdate: | 27 May |
| Todate: | 1 June 2023 |
| Administrator: | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket Format: | 20 overs, Twenty20 International |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Host: |  South Africa |
| Participants: | 5 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Player Of The Series: | Karabo Motlhanka |
| Most Runs: | Sami Sohail (146) |
| Most Wickets: | Sami Sohail (11) |
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| 2023 ACA Cup North-West/East Qualifier | |
| Fromdate: | 6 |
| Todate: | 10 December 2023 |
| Administrator: | African Cricket Association |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 International |
| Host: | South Africa |
| Participants: | 7 |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Most Runs: | Alex Osei (93) |
| Most Wickets: | Chernoh Bah (9) Vishil Patel (9) |
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