THE Kampala (Uganda) edition of the 2007 CAR 7's (women's tournament) is set to be held from 16th - 17th June.
Lady Cranes (Uganda's women national team) is currently undergoing drills 3 times a week at Kampala Rugby Club under Herbert Wafula. Players from Thunderbrids, Black Panthers and Rangers make up the squad. Among the squad is Winnie Atyang (Thunderbirds and Lady Cranes captain), 2006 URU MVP Rachel Kakaire (Thunderbirds), 2004 and 2005 URU MVP Helen Buteme (Black Panthers) and Hadija Namuyanja (Rangers captain).
2006 Kampala CAR 7's champions South Africa, 2006 Kampala CAR 7's semifinalists Kenya and Tunisia (winners of the 2007 LG CAR 7's held in Tunis, Tunisia) have so far confirmed their participation.
Rwanda, Burundi and Zambia are expected to confirm their participation soon and have been in preparations for the last 2 months. They are set to select their travelling squads at the end of this month (May).
Other teams that have been invited include Nigeria, Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe as well as The Arabian Gulf from the Middle East who will be the tournament guests.
With qualifiers for the 2009 IRB 7's World Cup set to be held next year, the African teams will use this tournament to gauge how strong their bid for the (single?) African slot will be.
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