2019 Africa Men's Sevens
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| 2019 Africa Men's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  South Africa |
| Date | 8–9 November |
| Nations | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kenya |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Third |  Zimbabwe |
← 2018 2022 → | |
The 2019 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Johannesburg on 8–9 November 2019. It was the seventh championship in Africa Men's Sevens, a series that began in 2013.
This tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the champion team Kenya advancing.
The next two best-placed teams, Uganda and Zimbabwe were eligible to compete at a final Olympic qualifier tournament,[1] as well as the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[2]
On 15–16 September 2018, eight teams took part in a regional tournament at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The highest ranking teams, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, advanced based on their top two finishes. All times in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).[3]
- Pool Stage
- Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 12 | +53 | 9 |
 Burkina Faso |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 7 |
 Mali |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 37 | –17 | 5 |
 Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 81 | –71 | 3 |
- Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | +72 | 9 |
 Algeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 7 |
 Niger |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 48 | –29 | 5 |
 Benin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 72 | –58 | 3 |
- Knockout stage
Plate
| Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
| 16 September - 10:00 | ||||||
| Niger | 22 | |||||
| 16 September - 11:50 | ||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Niger | 5 | |||||
| 16 September - 10:22 | ||||||
| Mali | 10 | |||||
| Mali | 5 | |||||
| Benin | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 16 September - 11:28 | ||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Benin | 24 | |||||
Africa Sevens Qualification
| Semi-finals | Cup/Africa Sevens Qualification | |||||
| 16 September - 10:44 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 10 | |||||
| 16 September - 12:34 | ||||||
| Algeria | 7 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 22 | |||||
| 16 September - 11:06 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 17 | |||||
| Nigeria | 17 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 September - 12:12 | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 29 | |||||
