Africa Rugby Gold Cup.
4th August 2018.
Uganda v Tunisia-Kyadondo Rugby Club Kampala.
Zimbabwe v Namibia-Police Grounds Harare.

As the Africa Rugby Gold cup enters match day three, the main Official Partner of the World-African rugby governing body,  APO Group, announced a shirt sponsorship on Tuesday.

APO Group's logo will be featured prominently on the referee uniforms for the final games at the of the Rugby Africa Gold Cup competition, a qualifier for the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup as part of the sponsorship programme.

The  logo will appear as a patch of 12 inches by 7 inches on both the front and the back of match referees' jerseys. Centrally placed for maximum brand visibility, it will adorn both the green and sky-blue versions of the new jerseys which also feature Rugby Africa’s branding.

“Our collaboration with APO Group exemplifies what we believe our sponsorship programmes should be”, said Abdelaziz Bougja, Chairman of World Rugby’s African association, Rugby Africa.

 “A win-win partnership that both benefits our sponsors and the organizers of Rugby Africa’s international competitions - including our referees without whom we couldn't host such an event. The jersey sponsorships are unique opportunities to leverage our assets to add meaningful value to our sponsors while equipping our teams and referees with the latest professional kits”.

“Having a logo placed on referees’ jerseys is an asset of a huge magnitude,” said Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and CEO of APO Group. 

 “It optimizes an organization’s brand visibility at a large scale in both Africa and the rest of the world. The Rugby Africa Gold Cup is THE competition followed by millions of fans whether it is on TV, radio or social media. For brands looking to build awareness, loyalty and deeper engagement with local audiences, this single sponsorship solutions offer tremendous exposure.”

The Africa Rugby Gold Cup will continue on Saturday 4th August with Uganda looking for their first win in this year's competition as they host Tunisia, a side they beat 78-17 last year.

Uganda will then host Morocco on the weekend of 11th August and their last game of the campaign will also be at home against Zimbabwe on 18th of August 2018.

Else where Zimbabwe will host defending champions Namibia at the Police Grounds in Harare, Zimbabwe has registered a draw and a loss in the competition, having drawn 23-23 against Morocco and losing 45-36 against Kenya in June.

Their last  game will be against Uganda in Kampala on 18th August 2018.