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The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) nominated their Board Women’s Representative, Ms Rafatu Inusah, to attend a two-day forum on women's leadership in rugby that will be held in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 22-23 just before the opening of the Women's Rugby Sevens African tournament organised for May 26-27, 2018.

According to the President of Ghana Rugby, Mr Herbert Mensah, he and his administration has placed the development of women’s rugby high on the Board’s agenda since he took over the reins on 5 June 2014.

“Women’s Rugby is the fastest growing segment of rugby globally, which shows that rugby is truly a sport for everybody - men, boys, women and girls - of all ages.

Rafatu has been a shining light in terms of the development of female rugby in Ghana and we are convinced that she will come back equipped with more knowledge and more passion to advance this development even quicker, deeper and wider in Ghana,” Mensah said.

Mensah also said that an announcement about sponsorship support for women’s rugby will be made soon.

This announcement follows on a press release issued by APO on behalf of Rugby Africa. The full copy of the release is below.

May, month dedicated to women’s rugby in Africa.

A global conference on the role of women in sport, a regional forum on women's leadership in rugby and a continent-wide tournament of women’s rugby sevens will all be held in Gaborone in May

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 10, 2018/ -- At its last General Assembly in London in November 2017, World Rugby launched a new global strategy to promote women's rugby for the period 2017 to 2025. Now it’s up to Rugby Africa to follow this example and formulate its own strategic plan adapted to take account of the geographical, economic and cultural needs and realities of the African continent to promote the practice of rugby among young girls and women.

With this in mind, the association for the continent has made May Women's Rugby Month in Africa. A two-day forum on women's leadership in rugby will be held in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 22-23 just before the opening of the Women's Rugby Sevens African tournament organised for May 26-27, 2018. The choice of dates and venues was not accidental as Rugby Africa seeks to capitalize on the forum, the International Working Group on Women and Sport, taking place from 17 to 20 May in Gaborone.