Ghana welcomed as full member union of World Rugby

The African nation has been an associate member since 2004 and runs a 10-team domestic 15s league.

World Rugby Council has approved the application by the Ghana Rugby Football Union as a full member union, bringing the total number to 104 full members and 17 associates.

The union became an associate member of World Rugby in April 2004 and is a full member of Rugby Africa, the regional association. The union actively partakes in regional activities and participates in a range of Rugby Africa tournaments. It is recognised by its National Olympic Committee and fulfills World Rugby's full membership criteria. 

The union runs a national 15-a-side team and, in total, has 10 teams participating in a domestic 15-a-side league with more than 900 registered adult male players, 82 adult female players, and more than 1,000 youth players.