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2023 Africa Men's Sevens

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]

2023 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts Mauritius (Qualifier)
 Zimbabwe (Final tournament)
Date24–25 June 2023 (Qualifier)
16–17 September 2023 (Final tournament)
Nations12 (Qualifier)
12 (Final tournament)
Final positions
Champions Kenya
Runners-up South Africa
Third Uganda
← 2022

Twelve teams participated in each tournament

Format edit

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 edit

The following teams entered the qualification tournament:[2]

The following teams entered the main tournament:

Qualifier event edit

Pool stage edit

Legend
Advanced to quarter finals
Potential quarter finals
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 110 21 +89 9
  Ghana 3 2 0 1 96 31 +65 7
  Burundi 3 1 0 2 42 101 –59 5
  DR Congo 3 0 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 D L PF PA PD Pts
  Algeria 3 3 0 0 91 12 +79 9
  Mauritius 3 2 0 1 65 21 +44 7
  Botswana 3 1 0 2 21 72 –51 5
  Lesotho 3 0 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 D L PF PA PD Pts
  Senegal 3 3 0 0 70 40 +30 9
  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 69 27 +42 7
  Egypt 3 1 0 2 33 57 –24 5
  Cameroon 3 0 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 edit

9th place
 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Burundi36
 
 
  DR Congo17
 
  Burundi17
 
 
  Cameroon33
 
  Cameroon15
 
 
  Lesotho5
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
  DR Congo0
 
 
  Lesotho15
5th place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Egypt7
 
 
  Senegal26
 
  Senegal12
 
 
  Mauritius14
 
  Mauritius36
 
 
  Botswana0
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
  Egypt14
 
 
  Botswana12
Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
  Algeria33
 
 
  Egypt7
 
  Algeria29
 
 
  Ghana10
 
  Senegal19
 
 
  Ghana22
 
  Algeria24
 
 
  Nigeria5
 
  Mauritius10
 
 
  Ivory Coast12
 
  Ivory Coast12
 
 
  Nigeria20 Third place
 
  Nigeria33
 
 
  Botswana5
 
  Ghana10
 
 
  Ivory Coast28
 

Standings edit

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 edit

Pool stage edit

Legend
Advanced to quarter finals
Potential quarter finals
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 120 14 +106 9
  Madagascar 3 2 0 1 97 48 +49 7
  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 38 91 –53 5
  Ivory Coast 3 0 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 D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kenya 3 3 0 0 122 22 +100 9
  Zambia 3 2 0 1 81 62 +19 7
  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 44 91 –47 5
  Namibia 3 0 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 edit

9th place
 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Tunisia19
 
 
  Algeria14
 
  Tunisia19
 
 
  Namibia14
 
  Namibia24
 
 
  Ivory Coast22
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
  Algeria26
 
 
  Ivory Coast19
5th place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
  Burkina Faso24
 
 
  Madagascar19
 
  Burkina Faso26
 
 
  Zambia33
 
  Zambia28
 
 
  Nigeria12
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
  Madagascar43
 
 
  Nigeria17
Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
  Kenya26
 
 
  Burkina Faso0
 
  Kenya33
 
 
  Zimbabwe10
 
  Zimbabwe26
 
 
  Madagascar10
 
  Kenya17
 
 
  South Africa12
 
  Zambia15
 
 
  Uganda29
 
  Uganda14
 
 
  South Africa26 Third place
 
  South Africa27
 
 
  Nigeria0
 
  Zimbabwe12
 
 
  Uganda24
 

Standings edit

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 edit

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