\n CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 17, 2021\/APO Group\/ —
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Today, the 17th of December, has marked the kick-off of the North African Rugby Qualifiers Tournament for men and women, which is currently being held at the stadiums of the Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Alexandria, from the 17th to the 18th of December, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It is noteworthy that five countries are participating in this tournament, namely Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Senegal, and Libya, of which merely 4 teams are competing in the men\u2019s tournament which are Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, and Libya. As for the women\u2019s tournament, Egypt, Senegal, and Algeria will face each other.<\/p>\n
Additionally, this tournament serves as the qualifier for the African Rugby Championship, scheduled for April 2022, which will be organized to further qualify the winning teams for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, which will be staged in Cape Town, South Africa from 9-11 September, 2022.<\/p>\n
With regard to the North African Rugby Qualifiers Tournament\u2019s first day, all matches have come to end today, where Egypt\u2019s team for men lost against Senegal and Tunisia, meanwhile it achieved a single victory against Libya. On the other hand, Egypt\u2019s team for women has lost all their matches today – which were played against Algeria and Senegal.<\/p>\n
Hereby today\u2019s final scores for both genders:<\/p>\n
Men: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Egypt 0 – 17 Senegal <\/em><\/p>\n Senegal 5-7 Tunisia <\/em><\/p>\n Libya 15 – 29 Egypt <\/em><\/p>\n Tunisia 38 – 0 Egypt <\/em><\/p>\n Libya 0 – 39 Tunisia <\/em><\/p>\n Senegal 41 – 0 Libya <\/em><\/p>\n Women: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Algeria 14 – 28 Egypt <\/em><\/p>\n Algeria 7 – 22 Senegal <\/em><\/p>\n Egypt 5 – 29 Senegal<\/em><\/p>\n As a result, today\u2019s scores of the North African Rugby tournament resulted in the qualifying of Tunisia and Senegal\u2019s teams – pertaining the men\u2019s category. Meanwhile, in the women\u2019s category, the Senegalese team had defeated Egypt and Algeria, enabling Senegal to qualify for the African Rugby Championship.<\/p>\n In closing, tomorrow will witness the announcement of the North African Rugby Tournament\u2019s final winners, for men and women.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n