Zimbabwe enjoy early lead in Africa Gold Cup

The Zimbabwe Sables are enjoying life at the summit of the log in this year’s Africa Gold Cup.

After match day one held over the weekend, the Sables rely on their 28-16 win over Senegal to dictate matters early in the campaign.

Zimbabwe, faced by huge financial burdens prior to the campaign, are top with five points while Kenya and Uganda, who played out to a 33-33 draw, sit second and third respectively.

The two East African rivals have accumulated two points while Senegal are at the base of the log.

Namibia and Tunisia are yet to play their first games of the competition.

For every win attained, a team gets four points, two for a draw, 0 in a defeat and an extra one point for a team that scores more than four tries to win a game.

The Africa Gold Cup will return this Saturday July 1 with last year’s winners Namibia travelling up North for a duel with Tunisia.

Senegal, who lost at home to Zimbabwe, will play their second home game when they host Uganda Rugby Cranes.

The Kenya Simbas, who won the Elgon Cup over the weekend, will take to the pitch on July 8 when they host Tunisia.

Standings After Round 1

	P	W	D	L	F	A	DIFF	BNS	Pts
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	28	16	12	1	5
Kenya	1	0	1	0	33	33	0	0	2
Uganda	1	0	1	0	33	33	0	0	2
Namibia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal	1	0	0	1	16	28	-12	0	0

Upcoming Fixtures
Round 2
Saturday, 1st July 2017
Senegal vs. Uganda, Stade Iba Mar Diop, Dakar
Tunisia vs. Namibia, Monastir

Round 3
Saturday, 8th July 2017
Kenya vs. Tunisia, RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
Namibia vs. Senegal, Windhoek, Namibia

Round 4
Saturday, 15th July 2017
Kenya vs. Senegal, RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
Uganda vs. Tunisia, Legends, Kampala

Round 5
Saturday, 22th July 2017
Zimbabwe vs. Kenya, Hartsfield, Bulawayo
Uganda vs. Tunisia, Legends, Kampala

Round 6
Saturday, 29th July 2017
Namibia vs. Kenya, Windhoek
Zimbabwe vs. Tunisia, Harare

Round 7
Saturday, 5th August
Tunisia vs. Senegal, Monastir
Uganda vs. Zimbabwe, Legends, Kampala