Following
their invitation to the senior national Rugby sevens team, the duo of
Ikechukwu and Onyinye Onwukanjo will be the second set of brothers to
feature together for the Black Stallions of Nigeria after former Black
Stallion captain; David Akinluyi and his brother Emmanuel Akinluyi.
Onyinye Onwukanjo who plays for Davenport University Rugby, USA and Ike Onwukanjo of Northeast Olympic Academy also in the USA made the final Black Stallions Sevens list for the Olympics qualifiers in South Africa next weekend; 14th and 15th of November.
Speaking
after his first call up, Onyinye said his elder brother, Ikechukwu, who
featured for Nigeria earlier in the year during the All African Games
and pre-Olympics qualifiers in Togo, made him decide to play for his
fatherland when he was contacted by the federation.
In his words’, the hooker said, “It will be amazing, the chemistry will be there because he is my elder brother and we understand each other well.”
Reacting
to the prospect of featuring alongside his sibling, Ikechukwu explained
that both are relishing featuring together in South Africa and probably
pick a ticket to 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Nigeria
is drawn alongside Zimbabwe, Uganda and Zambia in Pool B and will be
coached by former South Africa Rugby Sevens talisman; Fabian Juries. The
team will fly out on Sunday afternoon for a one week camp in
Johannesburg ahead of the Tournament.
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