Three of the four Akwa Ibom daughters that made Nigeria’s senior women’s cricket team, the Female Yellow Greens, have returned to Uyo, the state Capital, after a victorious outing at the 2023 Nigeria Cricket Federation Women’s T20i tournament, in Lagos. The Quartet, led by Captain Blessing Etim also had the team’s Wicket Keeper Sarah Etim, Esther Sandy and Salome Sunday.The girls expressed their profound joy at being chosen to participate at the epoch making event. The Female Yellow Greens were meeting the reigning champions, Rwanda for the second time in two days, in a bid to avenging their loss in last year’s final and also avoid a repeat of their defeat on match-day five of this year’s edition. Captain Blessing Etim won the toss for Nigeria and elected to bat first. After a slow start in the power play, Salome Sunday and captain Etim saw off the first inning with some incredible batting, which saw Nigeria race to 99 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs while the defending champions had to manage 90 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Captain of the side, Blessing Etim, was named the best fielder of the series. The girls who were received at the Victor Attah International Airport by their Manager at The Blue Diamonds Cricket club of Uyo, Coach Akanimo Kufre paid a courtesy visit on arrival to the Group Manager Marketing and Communications of Ibom Air; Aniekan Essienette. Aniekan Essienette heaped praises on the young ladies for making the state, their Families and the Nation proud. She described them as beacons who must realise that they must continue to be role models to other girls in society. The Nigeria Cricket Federation organises the Women’s T20i Invitational tournament annually to commemorate the international Women’s Day celebration, and this year’s edition featured Ghana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and hosts Nigeria