Nigeria eyes qualification for AAG rugby tournament

The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) has expressed optimism that the country would qualify for the All African Games.

Tunji Fasimoye, the federation's technical director, who made this known in Lagos, the nation's economic hub, said the country had what it takes to qualify, stressing that the players would participate in a trial in Togo on June 6-7.

The Games are scheduled for Congo Brazzaville from Sept. 4-19.

The official urged players on the need to shun performance enhancing drugs.

"They need not to use drugs to influence themselves in playing the game, it is good for us to tell them not to use it because some of them do not even know what it takes," he added.

"Some do not take it intentionally, they do not take it consciously, and they just take it because they feel it will help them in body building," he said.

Fasimoye told reporters that the NRFF planned to start a system where players would have access to a doctor on the type drugs to be used.

He said there was need for players to work on their personal training schedule because of Nigeria's ranking in the world.

Nigeria is presently ranked 73 in the world and nine in Africa. Endi