2019 MEA Rugby League Championship

2019 Middle-East Africa Championship
2019 Middle-East Africa Championship
Number of teams	4
Host country	Nigeria
Winner	Nigeria (1st title)
Matches played	4
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Last updated July 14, 2025

The 2019 Middle East-Africa Rugby League Championship was the second MEA Rugby League Championship, held in October 2019 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition saw the international debut of Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria, while Morocco played for the first time since the last MEA Championship, eight years previously.^[1]

Fixtures

Semi-finals

2 October 2019
14:00 WAT (UTC+1)

Nigeria	25 – 12	Ghana
Tries: Fagborun (3), Adebiyi Goals: I Lawal Saulawa (4/4) Field Goals: I Lawal Saulawa (1)	Report	Tries: Bless Mensah, Tettegah Goals: Bless Mensah (2/2)

Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos ^[1]
Referee: Phil Smith

2 October 2019
17:00 WAT (UTC+1)

Cameroon	4 – 8	Morocco
Tries: Emmanuel de Porta	Report	Goals: Iliass Laachiri (3/3) Field Goals: Iliass Laachiri (2)

Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos ^[1]
Referee: Kevin de la Rose (France)^[2]

Third Place Play-off

5 October 2019
14:00 WAT (UTC+1)

Ghana	10 – 4	Cameroon
Tries: Sarpong, Tettegah Goals: Tettegah (1)	Report	Tries: Hermand

Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos ^[1]
Referee: Phil Smith

Final

5 October 2019

Nigeria	38 – 10	Morocco
Tries: Adebiyi (2), Agwoje(2), Prince, I Lawal-Saulawa, Izuchykwu, G. John Goals: I Lawal-Saulawa (3), G. John (2)	Report	Tries: Eddiche, Laachiri Goals: Laachiri (1)

Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos ^[1]
Referee: Kevin de la Rose (France)^[3]

Media coverage

Country or region	Broadcaster	Ref.
Nigeria	Yanga! TV	^[4]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "RLIF Middle East Africa Championship to be staged in Lagos, Nigeria". RLIF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
↑ "Kevin de la Rose, arbitre français au Nigeria (Coupe d'Afrique)" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
↑ "Kevin de la Rose officiera pour la finale de la Coupe d'Afrique" (in French). Treize Mondial. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
↑ "Nigeria announce first broadcast deal for MEA Championships". Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

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[announcement-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "RLIF Middle East Africa Championship to be staged in Lagos, Nigeria". RLIF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[2] "Kevin de la Rose, arbitre français au Nigeria (Coupe d'Afrique)" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[3] "Kevin de la Rose officiera pour la finale de la Coupe d'Afrique" (in French). Treize Mondial. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[4] "Nigeria announce first broadcast deal for MEA Championships". Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

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