Ghana’s national rugby team, the Ghana Rugby Eagles, is departing Accra today for Mauritius to participate in the Rugby Africa Men’s 7s tournament, scheduled for June 21–22 at the Labourdonnais Sports Club. As the team embarks on its mission, President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Miss Rafatu Inusah, is calling on government agencies and corporate organisations to provide urgent support to ensure the team’s success. The Eagles, currently without government funding, are relying on limited private sector backing and the determination of players drawn from across the globe—including South Africa, France, the UK and Ghana. Speaking ahead of the team’s departure, Miss Inusah emphasised the need for the squad to travel early to Mauritius to adjust to the climate and engage in friendly matches before the tournament begins. “We are going to go ahead of time to acclimatise with the weather and then play a few matches,” she said. “Our first match is against Uganda, the defending champions. We have players coming from South Africa, France, the UK, and our local-based players. Everybody wants to be in the team.” Despite the scale of the competition and Ghana’s preparations, Miss Inusah confirmed that the GRFU has received “zero support from government.” Nonetheless, she remained optimistic. “We are not giving up. We know there are many other sports competing for limited budgets from the Ministry and National Sports Authority,” she said. She extended an open invitation to corporate sponsors, urging them to support what she described as a dedicated and ambitious team: “We are warmly welcoming all corporate bodies and government bodies to come to the aid of the Ghana Rugby Eagles men who are going to fight for Mother Ghana in Mauritius.” Ghana will be competing in Group B alongside Kenya, Uganda, and Côte d’Ivoire. The squad includes six players from Accra and six foreign-based players, with a technical team that includes local coaches and one representative from Mauritius. According to Miss Inusah, the GRFU is aiming to finish within the top eight but is ultimately targeting a top-three placement that could lead to qualification for the global Challenger Series. Player Nhyira Owusu Ansah, a 21-year-old winger, also expressed high hopes for the team’s chances, noting Ghana’s growing reputation on the continent. “My hopes are very high,” he said. “Ghana is being seen as one of the fittest countries, which are very hard to beat, so every country will be coming at us hard. We are also going to come very hard at them.” Owusu Ansah also joined the call for public and institutional support: “To the Minister of Sports and Recreation, Team Ghana is aiming high. We need all your support. We need you to push us so that we can reach the level we want.” He thanked current sponsors Interplast, Sunda, and Kivo for their backing and urged more corporate bodies to help develop the sport in Ghana. “We would like other corporate bodies to come and help promote and push the development of rugby in Ghana—not only that, but to help these giant men going to represent Ghana at the Rugby Africa Men’s 7s in Mauritius,” he said. Miss Inusah also confirmed that preparations are underway for Ghana’s under-12 rugby team to participate in an invitational 7s tournament in Côte d’Ivoire later this year.