Senegal women’s rugby team head coach, El Hadji Omar Cissé, has announced the 12-player roster for the upcoming Rugby Africa Women’s 7s tournament.
The competition will take place from November 9 to 10, 2024, at the University of Ghana Rugby Stadium in Accra, Ghana.
This year’s tournament, organized by Rugby Africa, will feature twelve teams from across the continent. Besides competing for the coveted African title, the top three teams will secure qualification for the 2025 Challenger Series, a global rugby sevens qualifier.
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The Senegalese delegation is scheduled to depart for Ghana on November 7, with the team grouped in Pool C alongside Uganda, Zambia, and Côte d’Ivoire.
Senegal’s 12-Player Squad:
- Fatoumata Ba (Heroes)
- Yvonne Mendy (Heroes)
- Marieme Coumba Barry (Heroes)
- Amy Nyafouna (Heroes)
- Awa Ciss (Heroes)
- Coumba Ndiaye (Heroes)
- Mariama Augustine France Diallo (Lionesses)
- Aby Sene (Heroes)
- Oumy Diouf (Dougar)
- Aicha Joelle Madeleine Badji (Lionesses)
- Safiétou Goudiaby (Heroes)
- Absa Cherif Aidara (Lionesses)
