NIGERIA'S national rugby team, the Black Stallions defeated
Morocco 19 - 5 in their last ranking match to finish seventh at the Africa Cup
7s tournament that ended at the Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi Kenya on Saturday
September 24, 2016.
This is no doubt a step forward for Nigerian having
finished 8th at 2015 edition held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Black Stallions began their campaign in Nairobi on a shaky note
by losing their opening match to host country, Kenya 33-5, but bounced back to
beat Senegal 36-5 in their second game of the Pool A to place 6th on the
overall rakings after Day 1 with 4 points on Friday.
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| Black Stallions in a group photograph |
The Nigerian side was however unlucky in the semi final
ranking match against Tunisia on Saturday as the North Africans needed an extra
time try to beat them 12 – 7.
The captain Azeez Ladipo-inspired Black Stallions put
that defeat behind them to rally round and defeat Morocco in the 7/8th
ranking match.
Meanwhile, Uganda Cranes Sevens have won the Africa Cup
Sevens after beating Namibia 38 - 19 in the final played also on Saturday.
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2016 Africa Cup 7s winners, Uganda
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Uganda had beaten Kenya 17 - 12 in the semis while
Namibia saw off Madagascar 10 - 7 to set up the final. Kenya Sevens have
finished third at the Africa Cup Sevens after an emphatic 46 - 0 battering of
Madagascar in the 3rd/4th play offs.
Namibia Sevens and Uganda have also qualified for the
World Sevens Series qualifiers to be played during the Hong Kong Sevens in
2017.
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2016 Africa Cup 7s runners up, Namibia
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By virtue of finishing in position one and two in Africa
Cup 7s played in Nairobi, Uganda and Namibia will represent the continent for
the sole ticket to participate in the 2017/2018 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Uganda Sevens will also take part in the 2016 Dubai
Sevens courtesy of winning the Africa Cup Sevens and will go there as an
invitational side.
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2016 Africa Cup 7s third place winner, Kenya
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Uganda will play in Pool B where it will take on Cape
Town Sevens champions South Africa, Mike Friday’s USA and London Sevens winners
Scotland. The Cranes will there after head to South Africa for the Cape Town
Sevens.
Tunisia finished fifth with a 17 - 14 win over Zimbabwe
who dropped to sixth, Nigeria saw off Morocco 19 - 5 to finish seventh, Senegal
beat Botswana to finish ninth while Zambia beat Mauritius 45 - 0 to finish
11th.
Results
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Botswana 24 - 21 Mauritius
Zambia 14 - 24 Senegal
Zimbabwe 24 - 5 Morocco
Nigeria 7 - 12 Tunisia
Madagascar 7 - 10 Namibia
Kenya 12 - 17 Uganda
Results
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11/12th - Mauritius 0 - 45 Zambia
9/10th - Botswana 0 - 55 Senegal
7/8th - Morocco 5 - 55 Nigeria
5/6th - Zimbabwe
14 - 17 Tunisia
3/4th - Madagascar
0 - 46 Kenya
Final:
Namibia 19 - 38 Uganda
Final Ranking:
1. Uganda
2. Namibia
3. Kenya
4. Madagascar
5. Zimbabwe
6. Tunisia
7. Nigeria
8. Morocco
9. Senegal
10. Botswana
11. Zambia
12. Mauritius
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