The Black Stallions which consists of predominantly home base players are confident that they will make the country proud. (Technical Director NRFF)
As the Black Stallions departs for Gaborone, Botswana for the Africa Rugby Nations Cup 1C, All 22 players and 2 officials will be accompanied by the Technical Director/Vice President and the President of NRFF. The tournament is scheduled for ten days where the Black stallions will play three games as listed below;
Sunday 15th June 2014
Nigeria vs Zambia
Wednesday 18th June 2014
Nigeria vs Swaziland
Saturday 21th June 2014
Nigeria vs Impala Rustenburg (replaced Morocco)
At the completion of all the matches, the Teams are ranked one through six based on their cumulative Match points, and identified respectively as winner, runner-up, third, fourth, five and six.
List of players and officials representing Nigeria in the African Cup 1C 
1 Bassey Sunday – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
2 Samuel Olatunde Joseph – Royal Stallion RFC, Ilorin
3 Musa Ibrahim Suaibu – Kaduna RFC
4 Ogbole Felix Gabriel – Kaduna RFC, Kaduna
5 Alaeto Obinna Festus – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
6 Solomon Friday – Zaria RFC, Kaduna
7 Sani Isaac – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
8 Olanrewaju Azeez Abiodun – Nigeria Police RFC
9 Yakubu Abubakar – Sabongeri RFC, Kaduna
10 Godwin Emmanuel Chibundu – Sabongeri RFC, Kaduna
11 Ayinla Hafis Adedamola – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
12 Zaria Asa A – DRC Phoenix, Gronegen, Holland
13 Bakare Ramon Ishola – Nigeria Police RFC
14 Peter Okere Ambrose – Jos RFC
15 Ladipo Azeez Olaitan – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
16 Samson Yahaya Didam – Nigeria Police RFC
17 Oyeyemi Yusuf Bolatunji – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
18 Dinobi Chiedozie Nzubechukwuka – Cobham Rugby Club, UK
19 Ogar Christian Innocent – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
20 Enajeroh Eseoghene – Warri RFC, Delta
21 Olawale Oladipo michael – Cowrie RFC, Lagos
22 Oyebola Sulyman Olawale – Nigeria Police RFC
23 Ofoh Joseph 24 Richard Raphael
Official The Nigeria National Rugby Union Team represents Nigeria in the sport of rugby union. Nigeria have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, they have competed in qualifying tournaments.
Their greatest success was in the 2013 Africa Nations Cup, where they beat Mauritius 63-3 in group 1C.
Nigeria are currently ranked 85th in the world by the RR World Rankings .
At the completion of all the matches, the Teams are ranked one through six based on their cumulative Match points, and identified respectively as winner, runner-up, third, fourth, five and six.
POSSIBLE RR World Rankings outcome on Result
NGR (on 37.92 points) -vs- ZAM (on 36.94 points)
| Possible Outcome | Rating Point Exchange | New NGR Rating | New ZAM Rating | Will ZAM overtake NGR ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If NGR win by 1-15 points | 0.902 | 38.82 | 36.04 | No |
| If NGR win by more than 15 | 1.353 | 39.27 | 35.59 | No |
| If result is a draw | 0.098 | 37.82 | 37.04 | No |
| If ZAM win by 1-15 points | 1.098 | 36.82 | 38.04 | Yes |
| If ZAM win by more than 15 | 1.647 | 36.27 | 38.59 | Yes |
– Story/Stat Sources : https://rugbyredefined.com : http://rugbydata.com
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