Paris 2024: Nigeria Rugby Releases Squad for Africa Cup 7s Championship

Paris 2024: Nigeria Rugby Releases Squad for Africa Cup 7s Championship

Hassan Abdulsalam 07:44 - 15.09.2023

The tournament is to be held at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, on Saturday and Sunday, September 16–17, 2023.

Ahead of the all-important Africa Cup 7s Rugby Tournament, Nigeria Rugby Coach, Steve Lewis has released a squad of 12-man roasters for the Tournament.

The tournament is to be held at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, on Saturday and Sunday, September 16–17, 2023.

Coach Lewis made three changes to the team that had an excellent run in the pre-Olympic qualifiers in Mauritius, bringing in forward star player Richard Adeniyi-Jones and two playmakers; Aristide Goualin, who is making his Stallions 7s debut after debuting in the 2011 Africa Cup in Morocco, and Ogheneloyeme Macaulay.

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Co-captain, Declan Nwachukwu, captain Olukolade Awobowale, Gabriel John Etim, Matthew Ilube, Oluwadara Odunlami, Richard Adeniyi Jones, Frederick Henry Ajudua, Onoru Oyiza Jatto, Pierre Gualin, Aristide Goualin, Ogheneloyeme Macaulay, David Aniebolam all join to make the final squad.

Meanwhile, non-traveling reserves Ade Lipede Sr, Demi Kuteyi, and JT Anthony have been named to the squad.

The team is currently in the Zesa Training Center in Harare for the final part of preparations for the competition, which will see Nigeria compete in pool B against Kenya, Namibia, and Zambia.

In Pool A, South Africa’s Blitzbokke will play Madagascar, Tunisia, and Cote D’ I’voire and hosts Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Algeria in Pool C.

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Full Africa Cup 2013 Pools

  • Pool A: South Africa, Madagascar, Tunisia, Cote D’Ivoire 
  • Pool B: Kenya, Namibia, Zambia, and Nigeria 
  • Pool C: Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Algeria
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