The role of the ACA is complementary to the International Cricket Council (ICC), which organises the regional qualifying tournaments for global events.

The inaugural Zone VI tournament was held in Windhoek in September 1991 with Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zambia participating along with the Oxford University Cricket Club as guests.

[1] The inaugural annual general meeting of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) was held in Harare in August 1997.

[2] Peter Chingoka of Zimbabwe was elected chairman of the ACA in 1998, replacing South Africa's Krish Mackerdhuj.

[4] The 2005 Afro-Asia Cup was held in South Africa and suffered from low attendance and a lack of interest from the players, although generating significant television revenues.