Ghana Rugby Nominates Rafatu Inusah as Women's Champion
President of Ghana Rugby, Mr. Herbert Mensah also said that an announcement about sponsorship support for women’s rugby will be made soon ACCRA, Ghana,…
President of Ghana Rugby, Mr. Herbert Mensah also said that an announcement about sponsorship support for women’s rugby will be made soon
ACCRA, Ghana, April 10, 2018/APO Group/ --
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) (
) nominated their Board Women’s Representative, Ms. Rafatu Inusah, to attend a two-day forum on women's leadership in rugby that will be held in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 22-23 just before the opening of the Women's Rugby Sevens African tournament organised for May 26-27, 2018.
According to the President of Ghana Rugby, Mr.Herbert Mensah, he and his administration has placed the development of women’s rugby high on the Board’s agenda since he took over the reins on 5 June 2014.
"Rafatu has been a shining light in terms of the development of female rugby in Ghana and we are convinced that she will come back equipped with more knowledge and more passion"
“Women’s Rugby is the fastest growing segment of rugby globally, which shows that rugby is truly a sport for everybody - men, boys, women and girls - of all ages. Rafatu has been a shining light in terms of the development of female rugby in Ghana and we are convinced that she will come back equipped with more knowledge and more passion to advance this development even quicker, deeper and wider in Ghana,” Mensah said.
Mensah also said that an announcement about sponsorship support for women’s rugby will be made soon.
This announcement follows on a press release issued by APO on behalf of Rugby Africa. The full copy of the release can be found here:
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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
