2023 Africa Men's Sevens
2023 Africa Men's Sevens | |
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Hosts | ![]() ![]() |
Date | 24–25 June 2023 (Qualifier) 16–17 September 2023 (Final tournament) |
Nations | 12 (Qualifier) 12 (Final tournament) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
← 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:
Burkina Faso
Kenya
Madagascar
Namibia
South Africa
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Algeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Qualifier event
Pool stage
Legend |
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Advanced to quarter finals |
Potential quarter finals |
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 21 | +89 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 31 | +65 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 101 | –59 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 112 | –95 | 3 |
Ghana ![]() | 7–24 | ![]() | |||
Burundi ![]() | 21–17 | ![]() | |||
Ghana ![]() | 48–0 | ![]() | |||
Burundi ![]() | 14–43 | ![]() | |||
Ghana ![]() | 41–7 | ![]() | |||
DR Congo ![]() | 0–43 | ![]() | |||
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 12 | +79 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 72 | –51 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 91 | –72 | 3 |
Mauritius ![]() | 5–14 | ![]() | |||
Botswana ![]() | 14–12 | ![]() | |||
Mauritius ![]() | 29–7 | ![]() | |||
Botswana ![]() | 7–29 | ![]() | |||
Mauritius ![]() | 31–0 | ![]() | |||
Lesotho ![]() | 0–48 | ![]() | |||
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 57 | –24 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 79 | –48 | 3 |
Senegal ![]() | 15–14 | ![]() | |||
Egypt ![]() | 21–5 | ![]() | |||
Ivory Coast ![]() | 27–7 | ![]() | |||
Egypt ![]() | 7–24 | ![]() | |||
Ivory Coast ![]() | 28–5 | ![]() | |||
Cameroon ![]() | 19–31 | ![]() | |||
Knockout stage
- 9th place
Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
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![]() | 33 | |||||
![]() | 15 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
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![]() | 15 |
- 5th place
Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
![]() | 14 | |||||
![]() | 36 | |||||
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Seventh place | ||||||
![]() | 14 | |||||
![]() | 12 |
- Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | 33 | |||||||||
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![]() | 10 | |||||||||
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![]() | 20 | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 33 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||||||
Standings
Legend | |
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Qualified for Main Tournament |
Rank | Team |
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
Final tournament
Pool stage
Legend |
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Advanced to quarter finals |
Potential quarter finals |
- Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | +106 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 48 | +49 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 91 | –53 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 112 | –102 | 3 |
16 September | Madagascar ![]() | 43–5 | ![]() | ||
10:28 |
16 September | South Africa ![]() | 39–0 | ![]() | ||
10:50 |
16 September | Madagascar ![]() | 40–5 | ![]() | ||
13:12 |
16 September | South Africa ![]() | 43–0 | ![]() | ||
13:34 |
16 September | South Africa ![]() | 38–14 | ![]() | ||
16:18 |
16 September | Tunisia ![]() | 33–5 | ![]() | ||
15:36 |
- Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 22 | +100 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 91 | –47 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 103 | –72 | 3 |
16 September | Zambia ![]() | 31–12 | ![]() | ||
09:44 |
16 September | Kenya ![]() | 34–10 | ![]() | ||
10:06 |
16 September | Zambia ![]() | 38–12 | ![]() | ||
12:28 |
16 September | Kenya ![]() | 50–0 | ![]() | ||
12:50 |
16 September | Namibia ![]() | 19–22 | ![]() | ||
15:12 |
16 September | Kenya ![]() | 38–12 | ![]() | ||
15:34 |
- Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 22 | +72 | 8 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 61 | +25 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 133 | –114 | 3 |
16 September | Zimbabwe ![]() | 12–12 | ![]() | ||
09:00 |
16 September | Uganda ![]() | 45–7 | ![]() | ||
09:22 |
16 September | Zimbabwe ![]() | 47–5 | ![]() | ||
11:44 |
16 September | Uganda ![]() | 36–19 | ![]() | ||
12:04 |
16 September | Algeria ![]() | 7–41 | ![]() | ||
14:50 |
16 September | Uganda ![]() | 5–35 | ![]() | ||
16:40 |
Knockout stage
- 9th place
Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
![]() | 19 | |||||
![]() | 14 | |||||
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![]() | 14 | |||||
![]() | 24 | |||||
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Eleventh place | ||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
![]() | 19 |
- 5th place
Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
![]() | 24 | |||||
![]() | 19 | |||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
![]() | 33 | |||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
![]() | 43 | |||||
![]() | 17 |
- Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||
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![]() | 33 | |||||||||
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![]() | 26 | Third place | ||||||||
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![]() | 12 | |||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||
Standings
Legend |
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Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics |
Qualified for Olympic Repechage |
Rank | Team |
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |