The Asian African Cricket Council is the permanent, non-commercial governance body facilitating structured cricket collaboration between Asia and Africa.
No profit distribution. All activity serves institutional objectives solely.
No binding rules over cricket boards, leagues, players or officials.
Independent of political, governmental and commercial interests.
A platform for voluntary dialogue, collaboration and engagement.
Founding Offices serve for life. Institutional continuity by design.
The Council operates through a seven-tier governance structure that ensures institutional stability, continuity, transparency and operational efficiency.
Non-Regulatory Notice: The Asian African Cricket Council (AACC) is not a governing authority for cricket. The AACC does not issue binding rules, regulations, sanctions or directives applicable to national cricket boards, leagues, associations, clubs, players or officials. The AACC operates solely as a facilitative, advisory and collaborative institutional platform.
Founder & Founding Chairman — Highest institutional authority. Permanent ex-officio. Casting vote on deadlock.
Co-Founder & Founding Secretary General — Head of Secretariat. Custodian of governance records.
The principal deliberative body. Deliberates upon institutional initiatives, reviews committee recommendations, and considers institutional collaborations. Subject to Founding Office authority on Reserved Matters. — Charter Art VI
Representative leadership. Supports institutional initiatives. — Art VII.7.2
Supports Founder in representative functions. — Art VII.7.3
Regional liaisons for Asia and Africa. — Art VII.7.4
Distinguished individuals providing strategic insight and institutional guidance. Consultative only — no voting rights. Appointed by Founder. — Charter Art IX
Headed by the Founding Secretary General. Records, communications, compliance, charter custodianship. Ensures institutional continuity. — Charter Art X
Supports participation-oriented initiatives. — Art VIII.8.3
Reviews applications, recommends admissions. — Art VIII.8.4
Facilitates stakeholder engagement. — Art VIII.8.5
All committees are recommendatory and facilitative only — no independent authority
Led by permanent Founding Offices, the Governing Council is the principal deliberative body of the Asian African Cricket Council.
The highest institutional authority of the AACC. Permanent ex-officio Chair of the Governing Council. Exercises casting vote in the event of deadlock.
Head of the Secretariat and custodian of all governance records. Permanent ex-officio member. Financial oversight and administrative coordination.
The AACC facilitates structured collaboration across four programme areas — development, knowledge exchange, youth participation and cultural engagement.
Supporting sustainable cricket development in emerging nations across both continents through structured institutional engagement and capacity building.
Learn more →Facilitating the sharing of coaching expertise, training methodologies and developmental insights between cricket stakeholders.
Learn more →Encouraging youth participation and grassroots engagement in cricket across Asia and Africa through institutional dialogue.
Learn more →Promoting meaningful cultural interaction and connectivity between Asia and Africa through the shared platform of cricket.
Learn more →Three distinct institutions. One shared institutional vision. Understanding the relationship between AACC, AACL and AACCI.
The governance and institutional body. Non-commercial, non-regulatory. Facilitates structured collaboration between cricket stakeholders across Asia and Africa.
The commercial franchise T20 cricket league. Structurally separate from AACC. Operates under AACC institutional oversight.
Strategic institutional partner to both AACC and AACL. A 102-country network of commerce and industry spanning Asia and Africa.
Membership in the AACC provides a seat at the Asia-Africa cricket dialogue table — access to networks, forums, exchanges and collaborative initiatives.
National cricket boards, cricket associations and sporting institutions across Asia and Africa.
Organisations with aligned objectives — universities, development organisations and sports bodies.
International bodies, government agencies and stakeholder groups observing Council activities.
Distinguished individuals recognised by the Founder for exceptional contribution to Asia-Africa cricket.
Membership applications are reviewed by the Membership Committee and considered in accordance with Article XII of the AACC Charter. Admission requires dual affirmative consent of both Founding Offices.
Official statements from the AACC Secretariat will appear here upon publication.
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