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First African Leopards squad named
12 JULY 2005
The Confédération Africaine de Rugby (CAR) has announced the first ever African Leopards squad, to play South Africa Students at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday 23 July 2005.
Twenty three players are selected from 13 African countries and the match will provide a fitting precursor to the second Mandela Cup match between Jake White's South Africa and Australia.
Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia all have at least one player selected to represent the Leopards.
The concept was initially announced by CAR on 19 May 2005 and is seen as a crucial part of African rugby's development programme.
This is an important step forward as Africa is one of the most exciting areas of growth for rugby and every African player will aspire to becoming a Leopard," said CAR President, Abdelaziz Bougja. "This pan-African team will capture the imagination of the rugby world and it is envisaged that the African Leopards will play regularly throughout Africa and worldwide.
IRB Chairman Dr Syd Millar said: This is a very exciting initiative as it will provide Africa's top players with an added incentive to develop their skills and the opportunity to play rugby at the highest level. The African Leopards will also play an important role in promoting African rugby.
The following 23 players have been selected for the inaugural African Leopards team to play against.
BOTSWANA
Mhonda Munyaradsi
CAMEROON
Jean Emmanuel Bahoken
Arnold Tchoungong Kamga
KENYA
Innocent Simiyu
Derrick Wamalwa
MADAGASCAR
Jacquot Hary Nirina
Ernest Rakotonasolo
MOROCCO
Abdel Boutati
Hicham Housni
Jalil Narjissi
NAMIBIA
Jan Henrik Duvenhage
Ryan De la Harpe
Hendrick Meyer
SENEGAL
Yogan Corea
Steve Sargos
SOUTH AFRICA
Mxoli Sangoni
Heinke van der Merwe
TANZANIA
John Lloyd
TUNISIA
Kaiss Aissa
Lotfi Ben Msalem
UGANDA
Allan Musoke
John Musoke
ZAMBIA
Neorgeyundo Armitage
Team Management:
Manager: Paul Sigombe (Uganda)
Manager: Said Zniber (Morocco)
Coach: Deon Davids (South Africa)
Coach: Alain Hyardet (France)
The Confédération Africaine de Rugby (CAR) has announced the first ever African Leopards squad, to play South Africa Students at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday 23 July 2005.
Twenty three players are selected from 13 African countries and the match will provide a fitting precursor to the second Mandela Cup match between Jake White's South Africa and Australia.
Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia all have at least one player selected to represent the Leopards.
The concept was initially announced by CAR on 19 May 2005 and is seen as a crucial part of African rugby's development programme.
This is an important step forward as Africa is one of the most exciting areas of growth for rugby and every African player will aspire to becoming a Leopard," said CAR President, Abdelaziz Bougja. "This pan-African team will capture the imagination of the rugby world and it is envisaged that the African Leopards will play regularly throughout Africa and worldwide.
IRB Chairman Dr Syd Millar said: This is a very exciting initiative as it will provide Africa's top players with an added incentive to develop their skills and the opportunity to play rugby at the highest level. The African Leopards will also play an important role in promoting African rugby.
The following 23 players have been selected for the inaugural African Leopards team to play against.
BOTSWANA
Mhonda Munyaradsi
CAMEROON
Jean Emmanuel Bahoken
Arnold Tchoungong Kamga
KENYA
Innocent Simiyu
Derrick Wamalwa
MADAGASCAR
Jacquot Hary Nirina
Ernest Rakotonasolo
MOROCCO
Abdel Boutati
Hicham Housni
Jalil Narjissi
NAMIBIA
Jan Henrik Duvenhage
Ryan De la Harpe
Hendrick Meyer
SENEGAL
Yogan Corea
Steve Sargos
SOUTH AFRICA
Mxoli Sangoni
Heinke van der Merwe
TANZANIA
John Lloyd
TUNISIA
Kaiss Aissa
Lotfi Ben Msalem
UGANDA
Allan Musoke
John Musoke
ZAMBIA
Neorgeyundo Armitage
Team Management:
Manager: Paul Sigombe (Uganda)
Manager: Said Zniber (Morocco)
Coach: Deon Davids (South Africa)
Coach: Alain Hyardet (France)
