Uganda’s Lady Cranes may have lost out on this year’s two legged Elgon Cup against Kenya Lionesses but the side has been invited to the Reunion International 7s once again. The tournament is slated for June 30 at Stade de la Redoute in Saint Denis, Reunion Islands. The teams which have confirmed to take part so far are Uganda, Tukkies (University of Pretoria, South Africa), France under 20, Madagascar, Nouvelle Caledonia, Reunion and Mayotte.
The Reunion International 7s tournament next month will be very important for the Lady Cranes as it will be used as part of their build up for the world cup qualifiers in Morocco in September.
World Cup Qualifiers
Only one African side of the fourteen competing teams have taking part in African qualifying – twice as many as in 2008. North and South pre-qualification took place last year, and the remaining eight teams will play in a play-off in Morocco on September 27-29. As in Europe, South Africa are also taking part, even though they have already qualified, so Africa’s qualifier will be the highest finishing team in the tournament other than South Africa.