2019 MEA Rugby League Championship
| 2019 Middle-East Africa Championship | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Host country |  Nigeria |
| Winner | Nigeria (1st title) |
| Matches played | 4 |
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The 2019 Middle East-Africa Rugby League Championship will be the second MEA Championship. The competition will be held in October 2019 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition will see the international debut of Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria, while Morocco will be playing for the first time since the last MEA Championship, eight years ago.[1]
Fixtures
Pool matches
| 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) |
Cameroon 
|
4 – 8 |  Morocco
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Emmanuel de Porta |
Report |
Goals: Iliass Laachiri (3/3) Field Goals: Iliass Laachiri (2) |
Third-place play-off
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) |
Media coverage
| Country or region | Broadcaster | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
Yanga! TV | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "RLIF Middle East Africa Championship to be staged in Lagos, Nigeria". RLIF. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Kevin de la Rose, arbitre français au Nigeria (Coupe d'Afrique)" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Kevin de la Rose officiera pour la finale de la Coupe d'Afrique" (in French). Treize Mondial. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ http://rlif.com/article/8676/