Burkina Faso to host Rugby Africa Cup Repechage

Burkina Faso heeds Rugby Africa call

JOHANNESBURG, April 20 (ANA) – Burkina Faso will host the Rugby Africa Cup Repechage, Rugby Africa announced on Thursday.

Rugby Africa said in a statement: “We would like to inform the public of the official confirmation of location and date for the Rugby Africa Cup Repechage (www.RugbyAfrique.com). The tournament will be hosted by the Burkina Faso Rugby Union in the capital Ouagadougou, from the 5th to the 13th of June.”

President of the Burkina Faso Rugby Union said preparations are underway and now at an advanced stage, with “growing fan excitement cheering on”.

Andrew Owor, vice president of Rugby Africa, and president of the Rugby Committee, praised the readiness of the Burkina Faso Rugby Union in organising such an important tournament, which officially marks the start of the African Qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be held in France.

Four teams are expected to participate in a round robin tournament over three match-days: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, and Nigeria.

After the dust settles and with the results in, the winner of the tournament will join Pool D of the Rugby Africa Cup, to be hosted in Tunisia in July. Pool D consists of the Zimbabwe and Tunisia national teams.

The top two teams of each of the four pools will progress to the final round of the Rugby Africa Cup in 2022. Thereafter the top eight African teams will compete for one direct qualification to the Rugby World Cup and one slot in the repechage tournament, setting the stage. – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman