The Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) fixtures and publicity secretary, Sumod Damodar said Botswana beat Japan for the right to host the qualifiers. Botswana, Japan, Nigeria, Norway and two other countries came through from Division Eight to participate in the qualifiers. Teams from Division Eight, namely the Bahamas, Gibraltar, Zambia, Vanuatu, Suriname and Bhutan will participate in a qualifier to be held in Kuwait to determine the two nations that join Division Seven for the qualifiers in Botswana.
The top two teams from the Six Nations tournament will automatically qualify for the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup. Damodar said it is an honour for Botswana to host such a prestigious tournament. He added that it was a tough race for Botswana to win the hosting rights as they were up against Japan, which has better facilities. "I was overwhelmed when I received a phone call from the ICC last week confirming that we will host the tournament," he said. Damodar stated that the ICC officials inspected Botswana's facilities early this year and were impressed by the newly-built Lobatse Stadium, the BCA Oval and the peace and stability in the country.
