The Nigerian rugby national team, the Black Stallions, have been placed in a dicey pool as the team bids to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to hold in Paris, France.
The Olympics will hold from July 26 to August 11, 2024, with most of the events taking place at the 80,698 capacity Stade de France, the national stadium of France.
A statement issued on Sunday by Tony Nezianya, the public relations officer (PRO) of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), stated that Nigeria were drawn to face world number 21, Namibia and world number 33, Kenya.
Nigeria’s Black Stallions who are world number 69 will also face Zambia who are 68 in the World Rugby rankings following the draw for the fixtures released by the Rugby Afrique for the tournament.
The Africa qualifiers will be held from Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 in Zimbabwe and it would be Nigeria’s first Olympics in rugby if the team qualified.
The Black Stallions are expected to take on Shujas of Kenya, one of the strongest powerhouses…