The President of Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), Kelechi Mbagwu, on Monday said that Nigeria had got the nod to host the 2nd West African Rugby Series (WARS) later in the year. Mbagwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the federation’s board meeting in Lagos that Nigeria was now ready to host the WARS which would involve four West African countries coming to play in Nigeria. “The WARS will be hosted in Lagos and we hope to have a good outings with the West African teams coming to Nigeria,’’ he said. Mbagwu said that rugby had been enjoying the support of many enthusiasts making the sport more popular in Nigeria. The amount of support rugby has have helped, especially after the suspension.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2020 13:52 UTC