WFDF announces host of the WFDF 2019 All Africa Ultimate Championships will be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa
17 November 2018
WFDF is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2019 All Africa Ultimate Championships (AAUC 2019) will be staged in Johannesburg, South Africafrom Friday 14th to Monday 17th June, 2019 at the East Rand Polo Club.
AAUC will contest the mixed division and expects over 10 national/ club teams from around the Continent to participate.
“WFDF is excited to partner with the Gauteng Flying Disc Association (GFDA) to host the third WFDF All Africa Ultimate Championships. Gauteng has a strong history of hosting major events, being home to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Finals at Ellis Park Stadium and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony and Final at the FNB Stadium and will be a superb venue for showcasing the sport of Ultimate. The East Rand Polo Club has been host to numerous successful “Rocktober” Ultimte tournaments, now considered the largest Ultimate tournament in Africa.” stated WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch. “There are approximately 250 active players in the Gauteng region and we have full confidence in the Tournament Organising Committee led by Sipho Mhlambi and Operations Director Sean Massyn to host a world class event and to promote Ultimate to all players in the African region. We support their efforts to be bringing Ultimate to youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in the surrounding townships and providing them with a healthy activity and support they need to believe in their future potential.”
The inaugural 2015 AAUCC held in Kampala, Uganda saw some 144 competitors from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda participate, followed by the 2017 AAUCC hosting 10 teams with players representing 7 countries which was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Director and head of the TOC Sipho Mhlambi commented that “we are excited as the GFDA to be part of what we plan to be a truly memorable AAUC 2019. We also hope to bring a uniquely South African experience to the global Frisbee showcase. It’s going to be a jolly good time.”
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