2023 Africa Men's Sevens

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2023 Africa Men's Sevens - Wikipedia

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2023 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts	Mauritius (Qualifier) Zimbabwe (Final tournament)
Date	24–25 June 2023 (Qualifier) 16–17 September 2023 (Final tournament)
Nations	12 (Qualifier) 12 (Final tournament)
Final positions
Champions	Kenya
Runners-up	South Africa
Third	Uganda
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Africa Men's Sevens was the 13th edition of the Africa Men's Sevens, an annual African rugby sevens tournament. The qualifier event took place at the Labourdonnais Sports Grounds, Mauritius between 24 and 25 June 2023. The main event took place in Harare, Zimbabwe. The winner qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and the second and third placed teams qualified for the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. In addition, the top two teams qualified for the 2024 Challenger Series.^[1]

Twelve teams participated in each tournament

Format

Teams are seeded according to their performances in the previous championship. The top eight teams from the previous championship entered the main tournament, while the remaining twelve entered the qualifier.

Teams

The following teams entered the qualification tournament:^[2]

The following teams entered the main tournament:

Qualifier event

Pool stage

Legend
Advanced to quarter finals
Potential quarter finals

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Nigeria	3	3	0	110	21	+89	9
Ghana	3	2	1	96	31	+65	7
Burundi	3	1	2	42	101	–59	5
DR Congo	3	0	3	17	112	–95	3

	Ghana	7–24	Nigeria

	Burundi	21–17	DR Congo

	Ghana	48–0	DR Congo

	Burundi	14–43	Nigeria

	Ghana	41–7	Burundi

	DR Congo	0–43	Nigeria

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Algeria	3	3	0	91	12	+79	9
Mauritius	3	2	1	65	21	+44	7
Botswana	3	1	2	21	72	–51	5
Lesotho	3	0	3	19	91	–72	3

	Mauritius	5–14	Algeria

	Botswana	14–12	Lesotho

	Mauritius	29–7	Lesotho

	Botswana	7–29	Algeria

	Mauritius	31–0	Botswana

	Lesotho	0–48	Algeria

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Senegal	3	3	0	70	40	+30	9
Ivory Coast	3	2	1	69	27	+42	7
Egypt	3	1	2	33	57	–24	5
Cameroon	3	0	3	31	79	–48	3

	Senegal	15–14	Ivory Coast

	Egypt	21–5	Cameroon

	Ivory Coast	27–7	Cameroon

	Egypt	7–24	Senegal

	Ivory Coast	28–5	Egypt

	Cameroon	19–31	Senegal

Knockout stage

9th place

Semi-finals		Ninth place



Burundi	36

DR Congo	17
		Burundi	17

		Cameroon	33
Cameroon	15

Lesotho	5
		Eleventh place



		DR Congo	0

		Lesotho	15

5th place

Semi-finals		Fifth place



Egypt	7

Senegal	26
		Senegal	12

		Mauritius	14
Mauritius	36

Botswana	0
		Seventh place



		Egypt	14

		Botswana	12

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Algeria	33

Egypt	7
		Algeria	29

		Ghana	10
Senegal	19

Ghana	22
				Algeria	24

				Nigeria	5
Mauritius	10

Ivory Coast	12
		Ivory Coast	12

		Nigeria	20	Third place
Nigeria	33

Botswana	5
				Ghana	10

				Ivory Coast	28

Standings

Legend
	Qualified for Main Tournament

Rank	Team
	Algeria
	Nigeria
	Ivory Coast
4	Ghana
5	Mauritius
6	Senegal
7	Egypt
8	Botswana
9	Cameroon
10	Burundi
11	Lesotho
12	DR Congo

Final tournament

Pool stage

Legend
Advanced to quarter finals
Potential quarter finals

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	120	14	+106	9
Madagascar	3	2	1	97	48	+49	7
Tunisia	3	1	2	38	91	–53	5
Ivory Coast	3	0	3	10	112	–102	3

16 September	Madagascar	43–5	Tunisia
10:28

16 September	South Africa	39–0	Ivory Coast
10:50

16 September	Madagascar	40–5	Ivory Coast
13:12

16 September	South Africa	43–0	Tunisia
13:34

16 September	South Africa	38–14	Madagascar
16:18

16 September	Tunisia	33–5	Ivory Coast
15:36

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Kenya	3	3	0	122	22	+100	9
Zambia	3	2	1	81	62	+19	7
Nigeria	3	1	2	44	91	–47	5
Namibia	3	0	3	31	103	–72	3

16 September	Zambia	31–12	Namibia
09:44

16 September	Kenya	34–10	Nigeria
10:06

16 September	Zambia	38–12	Nigeria
12:28

16 September	Kenya	50–0	Namibia
12:50

16 September	Namibia	19–22	Nigeria
15:12

16 September	Kenya	38–12	Zambia
15:34

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Zimbabwe	3	2	1	0	94	22	+72	8
Uganda	3	2	0	1	86	61	+25	7
Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	72	55	+17	6
Algeria	3	0	0	3	19	133	–114	3

16 September	Zimbabwe	12–12	Burkina Faso
09:00

16 September	Uganda	45–7	Algeria
09:22

16 September	Zimbabwe	47–5	Algeria
11:44

16 September	Uganda	36–19	Burkina Faso
12:04

16 September	Algeria	7–41	Burkina Faso
14:50

16 September	Uganda	5–35	Zimbabwe
16:40

Knockout stage

9th place

Semi-finals		Ninth place



Tunisia	19

Algeria	14
		Tunisia	19

		Namibia	14
Namibia	24

Ivory Coast	22
		Eleventh place



		Algeria	26

		Ivory Coast	19

5th place

Semi-finals		Fifth place



Burkina Faso	24

Madagascar	19
		Burkina Faso	26

		Zambia	33
Zambia	28

Nigeria	12
		Seventh place



		Madagascar	43

		Nigeria	17

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Kenya	26

Burkina Faso	0
		Kenya	33

		Zimbabwe	10
Zimbabwe	26

Madagascar	10
				Kenya	17

				South Africa	12
Zambia	15

Uganda	29
		Uganda	14

		South Africa	26	Third place
South Africa	27

Nigeria	0
				Zimbabwe	12

				Uganda	24

Standings

Legend
Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified for Olympic Repechage

Rank	Team
	Kenya
	South Africa
	Uganda
4	Zimbabwe
5	Zambia
6	Burkina Faso
7	Madagascar
8	Nigeria
9	Tunisia
10	Namibia
11	Algeria
12	Ivory Coast

References

^ "Zimbabwe to host Rugby Africa Sevens Cup". www.thezimbabwean.co. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ "Paris 2024: Nigeria Rugby team battles Ghana In Olympic qualifiers". Vanguard. May 19, 2023.

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