The 2019 Middle East-Africa Rugby League Championship was the second MEA Rugby League Championship, held in October 2019 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition saw the international debut of Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria, while Morocco played for the first time since the last MEA Championship, eight years previously.[1]
2019 | Middle-East Africa Championship|
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Number of teams | 4 |
Host country | Nigeria |
Winner | Nigeria (1st title) |
Matches played | 4 |
< 2015 |
Fixtures
editFirst round
editNigeria | 25 – 12 | Ghana |
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Tries: Fagborun (3), Adebiyi Goals: I Lawal Saulawa (4/4) Field Goals: I Lawal Saulawa (1) |
Report |
Tries: Bless Mensah, Tettegah Goals: Bless Mensah (2/2) |
Cameroon | 4 – 8 | Morocco |
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Tries: Emmanuel de Porta |
Report |
Goals: Iliass Laachiri (3/3) Field Goals: Iliass Laachiri (2) |
Play-offs
editThird-place play-off
Ghana | 10 – 4 | Cameroon |
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Tries: Sarpong, Tettegah Goals: Tettegah (1) |
Report |
Tries: Hermand |
Media coverage
editCountry or region | Broadcaster | Ref. |
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Nigeria | Yanga! TV | [4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "RLIF Middle East Africa Championship to be staged in Lagos, Nigeria". RLIF. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Kevin de la Rose, arbitre français au Nigeria (Coupe d'Afrique)" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Kevin de la Rose officiera pour la finale de la Coupe d'Afrique" (in French). Treize Mondial. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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