体坛英语资讯：Africa Rugby expands Gold Cup tourney to eight teams
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Abdelaziz">Abdelaziz</span> <span word="Bougja">Bougja</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> 31-0 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 20.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Aziz">Aziz</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bougja">Bougja</span>.</p><p><span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="Repechage">Repechage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Marseille">Marseille</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Men">Men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 15<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="governorship">governorship</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bougja">Bougja</span>.</p>
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