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The President of the Ghana Rugby Union, Herbert Mensah has said Selom Gavor is the best rugby captain he has ever worked with since assuming the top seat.
This comes following Ghana’s triumph in the just ended Rugby Africa Sevens Championship held at the Paa Joe Stadium in Kumasi last weekend.
Ghana had its male and female rugby national team emerging victorious in the seven-team Championship which had countries like Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali and others participating.
The tournament was to serve as route for the final world cup qualifiers to be held in April, 2022 with Ghana’s male and female teams booking the spots.
Speaking after the tournament, Herbert Mensah who is highly respected and regarded as one of the best sports administrators in the continent heralded the Ghana rugby captain for his leadership display which helped in qualifying the team to the final round.
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“I have been in Ghana Rugby for many years, but in this last year and half that I have somebody, I called a captain.
” In Kotoko I had Godwin Ablordey, he was a captain. It is not who are the best players but they are leaders, they bring people together, they work on the programs of the players, they understand what the coach, the TM wants and the understand the financial difficulties of the Board Chairman and the Board, the Directors and the investments have. Selom Gavor is extraordinary character and I say that, we are lucky to have such a character as we go.[ads4]
“Look at the later part of the game against Burkina Faso who had four or five players directing flying from France to play this game in a tough, tough match. Look at Jalulu trying to save tackles, look at the superb skills of Kofi Appiah, what a captain!!.
“For the last four and half years, we found an elite Rugby program, i.e you either run an elite Rugby program or Ghana drop back to becoming nobody. Elite Rugby program means, you take your elite Rugby players and the Chang all the time.[ads2]
“Meanwhile we always have problems in Ghana Rugby, somebody is captaining two years ago he thinks he should be captaining today, somebody played ten years ago, he thinks he should been playing today, you know that is absolutely nonsense. It is who is on form, who is right, who is part of a team, who can play a role and that is what we have done” he expressed.
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