Black Stallions Departs For Zambia.

The Nigeria Rugby National team which consist of 21 home based and 2 foreign players will on Monday, 15th of June 2015 depart the shores of the country for a week intensive training in Zambia aboard a Kenya Airline ahead of the Rugby Africa Cup 1C  in Lusaka, Zambia.

The team comprising 23 players and 3 officials will be led by the President of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, Sir. Fom Edward Pam, the early departure  is another initiative of the federation to adequately prepare the national team for all its competitions.

According to the President, the leadership of the federation is buoyed by the recent success of the national team qualification for the All Africa Games scheduled to hold later this year in Congo, hence, there is need to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the recent success achieved is consolidated.

Fom Pam said the team camping in Zambia for one week ahead of the tournament was suggested by the technical committee of the federation as to help in exposing and preparing the team for the high-altitude condition expected in Zambia during the competition.

Despite the lean purse of the federation, CMB Building Maintenance & Inv Co Ltd lend their sponsorship generosity as usual considering the importance attached to the competition,  the winner of the tournament will gain promotion to Division 1B which is another giant step towards the federation’s target by the Fabian Juries led team.

In Fom Pam’s words, “The federation has learnt a lot from last year experience in Botswana where the national team failed to gain promotion from the 1C division due to inadequate preparation, "the team struggled with the high-altitude condition which made qualification difficult.”

According to information made available by Rugby Africa, the 4 day competition scheduled between the 21st and 24th June 2015 will feature Zambia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe currently playing in the 1A division but were drafted in to replace Cameroon following their withdrawal from the competition. 

The Black Stallions will slug it out with Zambia on the 21st June 2015, the match will determine who gains promotion to Division 1B and then battle Zimbabwe on the 24th Jun!e 2015.