{"id":378466,"date":"2025-07-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378466"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:13:32","slug":"namibia-to-battle-zimbabwe-for-rugby-africa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=378466","title":{"rendered":"Namibia to battle Zimbabwe for Rugby Africa Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"900\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 900;\" width=\"720\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia-Africa-Cup-2025-Made-with-Clipchamp-smaller.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rugby Africa Cup 2025 final: Namibia vs Zimbabwe this Saturday, 19 July 2025. The winner will secure automatic qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. 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