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After 25 years of being at the forefront of British rugby, Rhino launched its first range of casual separates, RhinoGB. This premiere collection was an introduction to Rhino as a clothing brand name as well as the rugby equipment brand name. The first range for Winter 2010 consisted of tee shirts Nico Elvedi WM 2018 Trikot , polo shirts, retro rugby shirts, hooded sweat shirts and a specially commissioned, old school fashion Union Jack Jacket. The range of heritage clothing and rugby leisure apparel is aimed at the young, athletic University sports fan through to the more mature Leo Lacroix WM 2018 Trikot , stylish, sporty dresser.
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NAIROBI, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will spend over 1 million U.S. dollars to renovate its stadia ahead of the 2018 Africa Nations Championships, which the country will host.
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President, Nick Mwendwa said only one stadium in Nairobi is sanctioned to stage international matches while three more venues will be required to meet the demand for the competition, which brings together 16 teams.
"There should be no cause for alarm. The country is on course to host the 2018 African Nations Championships (CHAN)," said Mwendwa.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) will send in a team of inspectors to review the organizational progress. The event will come a year after Kenya has hosted another international competition in Nairobi, the World U-18 Athletics Championships.
"The government is doing what it has to do in order to have the venues ready. There will be further inspections by CAF soon and it is important that we step up the organisation to get the job done before they come around again," said Mwendwa.
Alongside Nairobi, Mwendwa said the event will also have matches staged in Kisumu and Mombasa.
"The country has its infrastructure and all we need to do is just to renovate them to meet the required standards. These stadia only need to improve their playing infrastructure. We have taken a big risk and we must do our best to get it right," said Mwendwa.
Kenya was picked by CAF's Executive Committee to host the tournament in February, following what the body termed as receipt of necessary government guarantees and complete dossier, including the required infrastructure and security. Enditem
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