2020 MEA Rugby League Championship

The 2020 Middle East-Africa Rugby League Championship was a planned international rugby league tournament that would have taken place in October 2020. It was intended to be the third MEA Championship, following the 2015 and 2019 tournaments. The competition was to be held at the Tuks Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa. The competition would have seen the return of Nigeria and Morocco from the 2019 edition, whilst Lebanon and South Africa who both participated in the 2015 edition were to again feature in the tournament. The Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) has announced that the tournament will continue henceforth on a two-year cycle, with the fourth tournament originally planned for 2022.[1] In June 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The next edition of the tournament is to be held in 2022 in Ghana.[3]

2020 (2020) Middle-East Africa Championship  ()
Number of teams4
Host country South Africa
Matches played4
Tournaments
 < 2019
2022 > 

Original fixtures

First round
13 October 2020
14:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Nigeria  Postponed  Lebanon
13 October 2020
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
South Africa  Postponed  Morocco

Play-offs
Third-place play-off
17 October 2020
14:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Loser of
South Africa  v  Morocco		 Postponed Loser of
Nigeria  v  Lebanon
Final
17 October 2020
17:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Winner of
South Africa  v  Morocco		 Postponed Winner of
Nigeria  v  Lebanon

See also

References
  1. "Draw Confirmed for 2020 MEA Championship". RLEF. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. "2020 Mea Rugby League Championship Postponed".
  3. "Ghana Rugby League to Host 2022 Middle East Africa Championship".
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