. . . PE ready for tourney

underway at the Jubilee Field.
Eight teams are set to take part in the annual tournament that has in the past two years been hosted by Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire. It’s the first time that the tournament is being hosted in this part of the continent. Four games are scheduled for today with Kenya taking on Zambia in the opening game of the tournament while the Young Sables host Uganda in the main game of the day. Other games will see Namibia taking on Tunisia at 12.30pm, in what is believed to be the game of the day, while Morocco entertain Madagascar at the same venue.
The Junior Africa Cup becomes the biggest tournament the Zimbabwe Rugby Union are hosting in a decade and organisers are confident they will put a good show throughout the week. By yesterday afternoon the Jubilee Field was ready for the showcase with security barricades around the field while final touches were being put into other areas, including the hostels, where the teams will be staying for the duration of the tournament. The venue has been demarcated into three main seating areas – the VIP section, special reserved seating area and general seating with parking space available inside the school grounds and at Allan Wilson. Entry charges will see adults paying US$5 at the weekends for the rest of the ground while US$2 will be charged during the weekdays, children in school uniform have free entry between Monday and Friday and during the same period adults will pay US$2.
“The sitting area will be partitioned into three sitting areas with the VIP tickets going for US$25 and in this area people will be served with teas and lunches and there will be special seating with security as well.
“We also have a special enclosure where tickets will be going for US$15 and drinks are also served in this area and seating is reserved and as for parking there are two areas namely in Prince Edward school in the hockey and soccer fields where US$10 will be charged per car,” said Under-20 and organising committee chairman Aaron Jani. Allan Wilson will also be used as a car park where US$2 will be charged per car. Jani said the hosting of this event means a lot for Zimbabwe rugby as they are hoping to get more teams coming to play in Zimbabwe.
“Over the past years we have not been able to host such tournaments because of misplaced security fears but I am glad that we are beginning to move in the right direction and that is good for our rugby.