Rugby Africa to announce roadmap to return to action
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ugby Africa will review the continent's activities and competitions on May 28 to announce a new roadmap to return to action, officials said on Monday.
Khaled Babbou, Rugby Africa President, said they are in continuous contact with the 54 rugby unions across the continent, regions as well as World Rugby on the possible resumption of action as countries continue to open up after combating the coronavirus, reports Xinhua news agency.
Kenya was due to stage the Continental Under-20 Junior tournament in Nairobi in May, but the event was postponed among many other international events.
The Nairobi tournament is the only junior tournament in Africa, and eight countries were due to compete for the title. Participating teams in 2020 were Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Madagascar, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia.
"The continuous contact and information exchange with the affiliate countries and regions as well as World Rugby has been constructive. Though the full program of competitions will not be delivered as planned before the end of the year 2020, we are considering several approaches including a return-to-play strategy," Babbou said.
"We are looking at supporting of regional initiatives for cross-border matches and tournaments if the delivery of continental competitions is impossible," he added.
The Rugby Africa Executive Committee held an online meeting on Thursday to review the lockdown measures including closing of land borders and suspension of international flights happening in most of the countries throughout Africa.
✔️ Rugby Africa to announce roadmap to return to action
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