Meet Team Zambia ahead of the 2024 Africa Men’s Sevens Tournament
As the Zambia Sevens Rugby heads to Mauritius for this weekend's Africa Sevens Rugby Tournament, a wave of great excitement and expectancy grips the entire Southern African nation. As usual, being a part of the final squad representing one's country is no mean achievement. The Zambia Rugby landscape has been gradually growing as regards the game of Rugby in the past few years (with 7s recording successes both on the local & international fronts.
Israel Kalumba (Zambia 7s Captain) is leading his charges having amassed a wealth of experience. He has led his Team for close to 10 years with the highlight being the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games a few years back. "Having played against the game's best Players has been an eye-opening challenge and a memorable experience for me" he said. Israel, who notes the huge burden on his shoulders, was quick to add that the heavier burden lay on their opponent's shoulders. "The fact that most of our opponents regard us as underdogs is a good thing for us, we shall endeavor to put in our very best in each game" he added.
Back home in Zambia, the mood is very high as the nation awaits kick-off. A great many Rugby enthusiasts will be sitting on the edges of their chairs in anticipation of good results from this outing.
The Zambia Rugby Union and its affiliates wish #TeamZed the very best this weekend.
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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.
