DoubleD Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 https://www.rlef.eu.com/articles/1629/developments-in-cameroon-congo-ghana Work is continuing throughout Africa to continue the development of rugby league, with formalised competition starting in DR CONGO and GHANA, and a new board in place in CAMEROON. Congo RL has commenced their championship with RL Colombe winning the opening match 14-6 against RL Coeur de Lion at Stadium Azuri. In all there are seven teams in the competition, the others being RL La Baleine, RL Le Coq, RL Tigre, RL Les Aigles and RL Abeilles. The next fixtures this weekend are on Saturday when Baleine face Le Coq at Stadium Orthodoxe, and on Sunday as Tigre take on Abeilles at Stadium Epanza. The grand Final is set for 25 November at Stade de l'unité d'uvira. Congo are also planning on playing a return international fixture away in Burundi on 27thOctober. The Cameroon RL XIII has announced a change of leadership with a new president, Adamou Sadjou Bouba, appointed by the board, which has also appointed new members with added experience. “My fundamental goal is to manage this association with a lot of devotion, diligence and transparency which ties with the values and vision of the International Rugby League Federation,” said Bouba. “I look forward to engaging in a fruitful collaboration with CRL XIII board members to support the youth of Cameroon. “We are planning to complete our championship, get government recognition by becoming a federation and to become an affiliate member of the RLEF. In this regard, we plan to organise an international rugby encounter between the national teams of Ghana and Cameroon as soon as possible.” The new board members are Cameroon head coach Khalil Njoya, vice president Gilles Mekem and competitions co-ordinator Theres Evina Mbga Epouse Boissie. CRL XIII general manager Carol Manga commented: “We thank everyone for their support. CRL XIII is all about social integration and inclusion for the young people of the country.” The final of the inaugural Accra 9s tournament has gone to a replay this weekend after Skolars RLFC and Jamestown Pirates drew 6-6 in the decider. Spread over two weekends at the University of Ghana in Legon, four teams took part, the others being University of Ghana Bulls and Medina Panthers. Skolars went through their three games unbeaten, Jamestown losing only to their rivals but the pair could not be separated in the final, the sides playing extended golden point extra time until fading light intervened. In the third place play off, Madina took the spoils 18-12, again in golden point extra time. Skolars’ coach Jafaru Mustaphu commented: “It has been a really splendid occasion and a sight to behold. I really enjoyed every bit of every day and we get to do this again.” Top try scorer was University forward Jordan Annan, who claimed four for the Bulls, with Skolars’ William Pearce-Biney on three alongside team mates Eddy Donkor and their captain Glen Anokye. Panthers’ player Seeba Mohammed said: “The aggressiveness and team spirit were encouraging. The guys loved the moves and the competition. It was inspiring to finish third.” Former New Zealand international Heta Mann presented them with their trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonrlfan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Great stuff. It's a shame there's nothing happening at the moment in Nigeria. There's so many Nigerian heritage players around at the moment as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlisle1921 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I think Zimbabwe would be a good development area, they have a few decent players born there already playing in the english leagues and must have a few more heritage players who could qualify though parents and grandparents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DlEHARD Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 How good at Africa United? They'll do good for the game like the Latin Heat did. DIEHARD / TITAN / MAROON / KANGAROO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroonba Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 "Congo are also planning on playing a return international fixture away in Burundi on 27th October." We should be careful with this name - there are 2 Congos. It's DR Congo that is playing, not its neighbour Congo. The teams played on 29 April in Burundi (4-4 draw), so it's not really a "return" match per se, as they are playing at the same venue. No news about the match yet - should have finished over an hour ago if it went ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroonba Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Burundi - DR Congo was not played today for some reason - they had a gofundme page, which met its target - but instead Burundi played a team called "Tanzania Heritage Rugby League" and won 54-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 9 hours ago, theroonba said: Burundi - DR Congo was not played today for some reason - they had a gofundme page, which met its target - but instead Burundi played a team called "Tanzania Heritage Rugby League" and won 54-0. Was the Tanzanian team full of Aussies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 9 hours ago, theroonba said: Burundi - DR Congo was not played today for some reason - they had a gofundme page, which met its target - but instead Burundi played a team called "Tanzania Heritage Rugby League" and won 54-0. I hope the money hasn't disappeared. My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonrlfan Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 1 hour ago, deluded pom? said: Was the Tanzanian team full of Aussies? Doubt it since Burundi won 54-0. Good to see Tanzania involved as well now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroonba Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 27 minutes ago, londonrlfan said: Doubt it since Burundi won 54-0. Good to see Tanzania involved as well now. It was made up of Tanzanian nationals living outside Tanzania - Burundi say they consider it to be pretty much a national team, as Tanzania is not affiliated to RLIF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 http://www.rlif.com/article/8546/first-cameroon-season-completed-with-champions-crowned The inaugural Cameroon Rugby League XIII champions have been crowned at the end of the opening season after Black Boys De Douala defeated Taureau RL 10-0 in the men’s Grand Final, and Rock defeated Raiders 4-0 in the women’s. Five sides took part in the men’s competition; Petou RL, De Nyeté and Bandjoun RL the others’ “This rewarding season has given us a positive balance of how to structure clubs, learn and improve our technical skills and administration,” said Carol Manga, CRL XIII general and development manager. “Rugby League is a social integration platform for young people in Cameroon and we cannot thank enough the players, volunteers, club officials, coaches, referees and all the board members of the Cameroon Rugby League XIII for getting us off the ground,” he added. “Our sincere thanks also go to the UCB Group - Union Camerounaise Des Breweries - for their support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Nigeria Rugby League Association confirmed as Observer members of RLEF http://rlif.com/article/8547/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 42 minutes ago, deluded pom? said: Nigeria Rugby League Association confirmed as Observer members of RLEF http://rlif.com/article/8547/ Good to see. I guess that there are already a fair few heritage players in the UK, so they could hit the ground running at an international level. Are there any who we know would qualify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Number 16 said: Good to see. I guess that there are already a fair few heritage players in the UK, so they could hit the ground running at an international level. Are there any who we know would qualify? Well the guy mentioned in the article, Ade Adebisi, has played for Featherstone and London Skolars. I don't think he's still active as a semi-pro player, but he's only 32, so hopefully will make a few national team appearances once they form and start playing matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getmefood Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Tuoyo Egodo - Castleford Sadiq Adebiyi - London Broncos Rob Worrincy - Dewsbury Jayden Okunbor - Canterbury Bulldogs Will Sharp - Halfiax Muizz Mustapha - Leeds Are just a few who play at a professional level. There'd be many others in the lower leagues in the UK and in the Africa United team. If enough resources are put into Nigeria they could be a RL powerhouse and could build a rivalry with Jamaica and South Africa and could match nations like Fiji in the distant future. The amount of untapped talent in Nigeria itself would be enough to make any NRL clubs mouth water. Just look at someone like Martin Offiah to see the potential there is enormous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2010 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, c0c0nutz said: Tuoyo Egodo - Castleford Sadiq Adebiyi - London Broncos Rob Worrincy - Dewsbury Jayden Okunbor - Canterbury Bulldogs Will Sharp - Halfiax Muizz Mustapha - Leeds Are just a few who play at a professional level. There'd be many others in the lower leagues in the UK and in the Africa United team. If enough resources are put into Nigeria they could be a RL powerhouse and could build a rivalry with Jamaica and South Africa and could match nations like Fiji in the distant future. The amount of untapped talent in Nigeria itself would be enough to make any NRL clubs mouth water. Just look at someone like Martin Offiah to see the potential there is enormous. I wonder if they could get Offiah involved in some capacity even if it was just to get publicity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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