Nigeria Rugby Coach, Steve Lewis, and his 12-man squad have started their bid for a first ever appearance at the Olympic Games with the African qualifying event, which began yesterday in Zimbabwe. The Africa Cup 7s Rugby Tournament, which is the Olympics qualifying tournament, is holding at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe.
According to the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), the players representing the country at the tournament are 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 and David Aniebolam.
The team has been training at the Zesa Training Centre in Harare ahead of the Olympics qualifier. which will see Nigeria play Kenya, Namibia and Zambia in Pool B of the tournament.
South Africa’s Blitzbokke will play Madagascar, Tunisia and Cote d’Ivoire in Pool A, while the defending champions, Uganda, will play hosts Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and Algeria in Pool C.
