Ghana will take a centre stage in African rugby league for internet hosting continental rivals, Nigeria, and the globally famend ROOTS Rugby Household for a landmark senior males’s and ladies’s Tri-Nation Collection on November 23-30.
The occasion is shaping as much as be an unforgettable homecoming that can mix elite competitors with tradition, neighborhood connection, and world rating factors for each Ghana and Nigeria.
The Leopards of Ghana are ranked thirty eighth on the earth, simply above the Inexperienced Eagles of Nigeria, whom they may face within the opening sport on November 23. ROOTS Rugby Household will tackle the Inexperienced Eagles three days later earlier than going through the Leopards on November 29.
The conflict between Ghana and Nigeria marks the third assembly since 2019 and maybe essentially the most vital but, with Nigeria entering because the back-to-back Center East-Africa (MEA) males’s champions and reigning ladies’s sequence champions, setting the stage for a fierce, high-stakes battle.
Head coach of the Leopards, Andy Gilvary, famous that it is going to be robust towards the Nigerians, however his facet was ready.
Bringing a novel cultural dimension to the sequence is ROOTS Rugby Household, a group made up of athletes of African descent from world wide.
Roots will subject each males’s and ladies’s groups, and past the video games, their tour will embody a full week of neighborhood outreach, college visits, teaching clinics, and cultural alternate actions.
In accordance with Tiana Granby, president of ROOTS Rugby Family, their presence was symbolic because it represents a literal return to their roots and goals to reconnect the African diaspora with the continent by way of sport.
The Rugby League Federation Ghana (RLFG) is proud to be on the coronary heart of this historic event, viewing it as a defining step within the continent’s rugby league journey.
In accordance with RLFG president, Mrs Juliana Storey, the Tri-Collection represents greater than only a set of fixtures; “it’s a celebration of heritage, delight, unity, lasting friendships, and the continued development of rugby league in Ghana and past.”
On his half, RLFG Common Supervisor, Jafaru Mustapha, said that off the sphere, the legacy of the week-long match will echo far past 2025 as rugby league in Africa is not only rising however thriving.
BY RAYMOND ACKUMEY
