2019 MEA Rugby League Championship

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.

2019 Middle-East Africa Championship
Number of teams4
Host country Nigeria
Winner Nigeria (1st title)
Matches played4
Tournaments
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2020

Fixtures

Semi-finals

2 October 2019
14:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Nigeria  25 – 12  Ghana
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)
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Phil Smith

2 October 2019
17:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Cameroon  4 – 8  Morocco
Tries: Emmanuel de Porta
Report
Goals: Iliass Laachiri (3/3)
Field Goals: Iliass Laachiri (2)
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Kevin de la Rose (France)

Third Place Play-off

5 October 2019
14:00 WAT (UTC+1)
Ghana  10 – 4  Cameroon
Tries: Sarpong, Tettegah
Goals: Tettegah (1)
Report
Tries: Hermand
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Phil Smith

Final

5 October 2019
Nigeria  38 – 10  Morocco
Tries: Adebiyi (2), Agwoje(2), Prince, I Lawal-Saulawa, Izuchykwu, G. John
Goals: I Lawal-Saulawa (3), G. John (2)
Report
Tries: Eddiche, Laachiri
Goals: Laachiri (1)
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Kevin de la Rose (France)

Media coverage

Country or region Broadcaster Ref.
 Nigeria Yanga! TV

See also

  • Rugby league in Africa
  • International rugby league in 2019

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