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NIGERIA RUGBY FOOTBALL FEDERATION PREPARES FOR 1C RUGBY TOURNAMENT IN BOTSWANA

The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation’s Technical Director, Fasimoye Olatunji has announced dates for the National Team’s close camp on the 28th of May 2014 in Abuja . The close camp will feature players selected from the South-West League trials and the Northern trials which was held on the 3rd of May with over 250 players in attendance and selection was also done at the PRESIDENT VS THE REST 15’S trials held in Kaduna.

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The National Team will be involved at the upcoming AFRICA CUP 1C tournament to be held in Garborone, Botswana. Nigeria will compete alongside Botswana, Morocco, Zambia, Mauritius and Swaziland. Nigeria’s “Black Stallions” will be promoted to a higher Division; CUP 1B if they emerge tournament winners. This will take us closer to the likes of Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe who are in CUP 1A.