Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a new tournament to be known as the Africa T20 Cup to promote the game and nurture young talent in the continent. The tournament featuring Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, hosts South Africa and 12 CSA affiliates will run from September 4 to October 4. The CSA announcement came in the wake of news that the T20 Champions League has been called off for this year amid declining revenues. The CSA said, the tournament will be a World Cup-style competition, consisting of four pools of four teams each with the winners of each pool advancing to the semi-finals and eventually to the final. Venues for the matches will be spread across several South African provincial stadiums. The CSA Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said in Johannesburg yesterday that the tournament would be an exciting new concept for cricket in the region. He said CSA is keen to lead the way in developing an Africa-wide competition. The CSA also announced the appointment of former Proteas paceman Makhaya Ntini as the Africa T20 Cup Ambassador. Ntini said he is delighted and honoured to be invited to fulfill that role.