Ghana To Host 2024 Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Tournament: A Historic First For West Africa
The Ministry of Youth ond Sports of ihe Republic of Ghana is pleased to announced that, Ghana will host lhe 2024 Rugby Africa women’s Sevens Tournament from Saturday November 9, Sunday, November 10, 2024.
This prestigious event, which serves os o qualifiers for lhe 2025 Challenger Series, will toke ploce in Accra, marking the first time thot West Africo will host this renowned Continental competition.
organized by Rugby Africa, the governing body of rugby on the contineni, the tournament will bring together twelve nations women’s teams, including reigning champions south Africo, Kenyo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Burkina Foso, Madagascar, Ghana, Mauritius, Uganda, Zambia Senegal, ond Cote d’lvoire. The event will be open to the public with free odmission, allowing oll Ghonoions ond internotionol spectotors to witness world-closs rugby oction.
The Rugby Africo Women’s Sevens is o premier coniinentol compeiition ployed in the fost-poced sevens formot, where eoch teom consists of seven ployers, ond motches ore ployed in two holves of seven minutes. The 2024 edition of the iournoment will not only determine the chompions of Africo but olso offer on opportunity for the top three teoms io quolify for the 2o2s Chollenger Series, o globol rugby sevens quolifier.
Ihis milestone reflecis the growing stoture of rugby in Ghono ond ocross West Africo, porticulorly in promoting women’s sports. The Government of Ghono, under the leodership of His Excellency President Nono Addo Donkwo Akufo- Addo, hos been o strong odvocote for the deveropment of sports infrostructure ond the promotion of gender equolity in othletics. Hosting this tournqment is o significont step in showcosing the country’s commiiment to supporting women in sports ond positioning Ghono os o growing hub for internotionol sports events.
The motches will be held oi the Rugby Stodium of the University of Ghono, the firsi purpose-built rugby stodium in west Africo. The venue, completed eorlier this yeor for the 2023 Africon Gomes, is o symbol of the region’s dedicotion to odvoncing sports development. The tournoment will provide on opporiunity to demonstrote Ghono’s copocity to hosf mojor sporting events ond inspire greoter porficipotion in rugby ocross the region.
As Ghono prepores to welcome rugby teoms ond fons from ocross Africo, ihis tournoment will serve os o plotform io showcqse the strength, resilience, ond skill of women othletes. lt is expecied to drow significont ottention ond contribute to ihe growing visibility of women’s rugby on the continent.
For further informotion, pleose contoct: Nicole Vervelde
Communicotions Advisor, Rugby Africo Emoil : nicole.verUel-de@rug byofriq ue
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