The tournament took place at the stadiums of the Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Alexandria, from the 17th to the 18th of December 2021.Tunisian men’s winning team
The North African Rugby Qualifiers
Tournament, for men and women, has finally come to an end, as it was a two-day
event filled with gripping matches, and enthralling updates.
To begin with, the tournament took place at
the stadiums of the Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime
Transport (AASTMT) in Alexandria, from the 17th to the 18th of December 2021.
It is noteworthy that five countries were
participating in this tournament, namely Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Senegal, and
Libya, of which merely 4 countries were competing in the men’s category - they
were Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, and Libya. As for the women’s category, the
Egyptian, Senegalese, and Algerian teams faced each other.
Additionally, this tournament served 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.
In brief, the 17th of December, marked the
kick-off of the tournament, as aforementioned. Yesterday’s scores have
stipulated the qualifying of Tunisia and Senegal’s teams for the African Rugby
Championship - pertaining to the men’s category.
Meanwhile, in the women’s category, the
Senegalese team had defeated Egypt and Algeria, enabling Senegal to qualify for
the same Championship.
When it comes to the second day; the 18th
of December, it witnessed a myriad of events. To further explicate, under the
men’s category, Tunisia was able to achieve victory over all other teams, and
was, in turn, crowned the winner of the tournament after defeating its
Senegalese counterpart, which came in the 2nd place, as a result.
Moving to the pharaohs, the hosts of the
tournament, the Egyptian national team has been able to rank 3rd after
defeating Libya, which ended up in the 4th place.
Furthermore, and still in the men’s
category, Tunisia has also been qualified for the final after winning over
Libya in a previous match today, while simultaneously Senegal was able to beat
the Egyptian team.
Senegalese women’s winning team |
In other words, yesterday the Senegalese
women team succeeded in qualifying for the African Nations Championship.
However, the Senegalese team resumed its series of victories today, by winning
the North African Women's Rugby Tournament.
It is also worth mentioning that the fierce
Senegalese team was able to defeat its Egyptian counterpart before beating
Algeria. Lastly, the Egyptian women won 2nd place after beating Algeria, which
came in the 3rd and last place.
On another note, the tournament’s closing
ceremony has also witnessed the honoring of a number of referees, from Egypt,
Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal.
In addition, the men and women's team
leaders were also honored, with a special recognition of Maria Kobebari, from
the Senegalese team, as being selected as the tournament’s top scorer - in the
women’s category.
When it comes to the men’s category, Ziad
Belhaj, from the Tunisian team, has been able to attain the top scorer’s title,
too.