Ghana rugby has realized a new high following their adoption into the Africa Rugby family, consequently qualifying for the Kampala 2017 Africa Cup men’s 7s tournament due November 18th and 19th.
Ghana joined eight other teams that automatically qualified for the tournament, namely Uganda, Namibia, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal and Botswana.
President of Ghana Rugby, Herbert Mensah spoke to myxyzonline, conceding his side as the underdog of the tournament, but remains optimistic ahead of the showpiece.
“I have little doubt that Ghana Rugby is by far the underdog of the ten teams and may have a very slim chance to make the cut in 2017.
“The fact that we got this chance was not just luck. It took enormous effort and huge amounts of money to get in the position to even be considered.
“We have demonstrated that with the combination of passion, good governance and hard work the impossible can be overturned into achievement.
“Becoming a full member of World Rugby in just three years was but one example of our determination to fly Ghana’s flag high.
“This opportunity to qualify for various Rugby world tournaments is another impossible challenge that we will tackle with everything we have and can muster.”
The 7s tourney will be a qualification portal for the Sevens Rugby World Cup 2018, the Commonwealth Games and the World Series repechage tournament in Hong Kong.
