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Rugby: Cosfa face CEA in Madagascar’s Top 6 quarter-finals

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Cosfa will face CEA Andranomanalina in the quarter-finals of Madagascar’s Top 6 rugby championship at Makis Stadium in Andohatapenaka. The two teams, which have several Makis players, meet again after a previous encounter, Newsmada reports, describing the match as one of the round’s major fixtures.

Cosfa will face CEA Andranomanalina in the quarter-finals of the Top 6, Madagascar’s rugby championship, tomorrow at Makis Stadium in Andohatapenaka. The match, billed as one of the major fixtures of the round, will be the second between the two teams, Newsmada reports.

CEA intends to avenge its previous defeat. Both clubs have Makis players, members of Madagascar’s national team, in their squads. Preparation and control of errors could prove decisive in the match, according to Newsmada.

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