Mr. Mensah was re-elected in late September after his immense contributions to rugby in the country within a short period at the helm of affairs got the marginalized sports to be loved by many in Ghana, gaining international recognition.

His stewardship opened the doors to Ghana Rugby to take part in qualifiers for World Rugby, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and Hong Kong Sevens tournaments.

Due to his leadership prowess and influence, Mr. Mensah was again appointed Board Chairman of the GRFU following his election onto the board in September 2017.

The World Rugby on Monday October 2, 2017, sent a congratulatory message to the GRFU president.

The statement jointly signed by Bill Beaumont and Brett Gosper, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Rugby, indicated the willingness of the world rugby union to continue to work with Mr. Mensah and his board.

“On behalf of World Rugby, I wish to congratulate you on your re-election as President of the Ghana Rugby Football Union and further congratulate the new Ghana Rugby Football Union Board on its election at the recent Ghana Rugby Football Union Annual General Meeting. We look forward to continuing to work with you and the Board going forward. Congratulations Herbert Mensah” the statement said.
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The news, which was delivered to Mr. Mensah in a letter from the President of Rugby Afrique, Abdelaziz Bougja, read:

Dear Herbert,

It gives me great pleasure to confirm that World Rugby’s Council has unanimously voted in favour of Ghana Rugby Union’s application to become a full member union of World Rugby. From my side, I presented an assessment of the development of the union which was very well received.

I would like to congratulate you and your Board as well as the employees and volunteers of Ghana Rugby Union for a tremendous job and remarkable achievements in a short space of time. This affiliation to World Rugby is a milestone in the development of rugby in Ghana and we at Rugby Africa remain committed to supporting Ghana Rugby.

Allow me take this opportunity to thank you for a very well run Regional Challenge tournament in Accra and to congratulate your team for their victory.

Yours sincerely,

Abdelaziz Bougja

Président Rugby Afrique

Mensah, from his residence in the UK, responded to the news by saying that Ghana Rugby indeed worked extremely hard in a very short space of time to be honoured with this appointment.

“We are thankful to the President of Rugby Afrique, Mr Abdelaziz Bougja, and his team with specific reference to the General Manager Mrs Coralie van den Berg, and Regional Development Officer Charles Yapo for their support and guidance to reach this milestone,” Mensah said.

With this appointment, Ghana becomea the 18th country in Africa to achieve full membership of World Rugby.

Full Membership of World Rugby has distinctive benefits for a country as that not only gives the Union access to development grants, but it also paves the way in the quest to achieve the ultimate goal of playing in a Rugby World Cup tournament.

“Although this fantastic achievement gives much reason for celebration, I have informed my administration that they must keep the party short as the real work only starts now,” Mensah said.

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Renard replaces Sabri Lamouchi, who left after the World Cup, and returns to international coaching after nine months with French club Sochaux.

The 45-year-old had two spells as Zambia coach and led them to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012.

His success on the continent helped him to get the Elephants job ahead of compatriot Frederic Antonetti and Portuguese coach Manuel Jose.

Renard’s first task will be to qualify Ivory Coast for next year’s Nations Cup in Morocco.

It was against his new team that Renard enjoyed his greatest triumph as it was Ivory Coast who were beaten on penalties by Zambia in the Nations Cup final two years ago.

He stepped down as boss of Chipolopolo in 2013, but his move into club management was unsuccessful as he was unable to prevent Sochaux from being relegated to Ligue 2 in May.

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Source: BBC Sport

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