Huge victory for Nigeria as they wallop Ghana 30-4 in Middle East Africa (MEA) Rugby League Championship held in Ghana.
Nigeria came into competition as defending champions and the team truly lived up to expectations as they made light work of all their opponents.
The final play was held at Mensah Sarbah Hall Park, University of Ghana, Legon where the first half was 22-0, Nigeria Ghana respectively.
Nigeria’s Green Hawksa maintained their dominance in the second half though it was not easy since Ghana tried pulling up their socks but they still lost 30-4.
Both Ghana and Nigeria’s head of coaches expressed their views on the game.
Nigeria coach Bolu Fagborun said;
It was a fantastic occasion, the guys played really well. I wanted them to start hot and they did, kicked well, put Ghana under pressure and to play in the right parts of the field, they handled the conditions really well.
We spoke a lot during the week about what this tournament meant for us and seeing whether this team can take us all the way to France 2025 and the World Cup, we really have challenged them to progress and they showed their ambition in the sport. This region has a lot of potential.
Ghana coach said;
Obviously we are very dissapointed . But you can’t play for only 40 minutes against Nigeria and expect to get a result.
Too many errors early in the tackle count cost us dearly but credit to the boys, they dug in for the second half and turned it around . Nigeria are a slick outfit and we are not far off.
The good news is both Ghana and Nigeria have qualified for 2023 MEA Rugby League Championship in South Africa. The play will be a qualifier for RLWC2025.
