Kenyan coach for the UAE women's rugby team

The Emirates Rugby Federation has contracted with Kenyan coach Philadelphia Orlando, who has international experience, to train the Al Maha women's team and the women's national team.

Orlando, who has a strong resume, has previously participated as an athlete in the Olympic Games twice in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, in addition to winning many international and continental medals.

The contract with her comes to activate the interest in women’s sports, within the framework of the federation’s plan to support the female players and to develop a different new strategy to train them and develop their performance better during the coming period in order to equip and prepare a strong national team of female citizens to represent the country and achieve achievements.

The "UAE Women's Team" had won the West Asian Rugby Sevens title in its last edition, which was held in the Qatari capital, Doha, in October last year.

Mohammed Sultan Al Zaabi, Secretary-General of the Emirates Rugby Federation, expressed his happiness at signing with the Kenyan coach, and the federation's intention to participate in the upcoming continental and Arab competitions and significantly expand the spread of rugby among girls, noting in a press statement that the federation always seeks to attract distinguished officials from the game in order to add an element Experience for the players to achieve the goal of championships and titles at the Arab and continental levels.

For her part, Orlando stressed that the federation held her a great responsibility and that she is happy with that, and will strive to achieve the maximum success that can be reached, in order to be worthy of the confidence of the board of directors, and that she hopes that her experiences as a player in the Olympics and the Rugby World Cup will contribute to the development of the level of Emirati girls in the game.

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