2023 Africa Men's Sevens

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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 in Mauritius between 24 and 25 June 2023. The main event took place at Harare Sports Club 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]

Hosts Mauritius (Qualifier)
 Zimbabwe (Final tournament)
Date24–25 June 2023 (Qualifier)
16–17 September 2023 (Final tournament)
Nations12 (Qualifier)
12 (Final tournament)
Champions Kenya
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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
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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]

  •  Algeria
  •  Botswana
  •  Burundi
  •  Cameroon
  •  DR Congo
  •  Egypt
  •  Ghana
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Lesotho
  •  Mauritius
  •  Nigeria
  •  Senegal

The following teams entered the main tournament:

Qualifier event

Pool stage

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Pool A
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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-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

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1st place, gold medalist(s)  Algeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ivory Coast
4  Ghana
5  Mauritius
6  Senegal
7  Egypt
8  Botswana
9  Cameroon
10  Burundi
11  Lesotho
12  DR Congo
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Final tournament

Pool stage

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Pool A
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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
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16 September Madagascar  43–5  Tunisia Harare Sports Club, Harare  
10:28
16 September South Africa  39–0  Ivory Coast Harare Sports Club, Harare  
10:50
16 September Madagascar  40–5  Ivory Coast Harare Sports Club, Harare  
13:12
16 September South Africa  43–0  Tunisia Harare Sports Club, Harare  
13:34
16 September South Africa  38–14  Madagascar Harare Sports Club, Harare  
16:18
16 September Tunisia  33–5  Ivory Coast Harare Sports Club, Harare  
15:36
Pool B
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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
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16 September Zambia  31–12  Namibia Harare Sports Club, Harare  
09:44
16 September Kenya  34–10  Nigeria Harare Sports Club, Harare  
10:06
16 September Zambia  38–12  Nigeria Harare Sports Club, Harare  
12:28
16 September Kenya  50–0  Namibia Harare Sports Club, Harare  
12:50
16 September Namibia  19–22  Nigeria Harare Sports Club, Harare  
15:12
16 September Kenya  38–12  Zambia Harare Sports Club, Harare  
15:34
Pool C
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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
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16 September Zimbabwe  12–12  Burkina Faso Harare Sports Club, Harare  
09:00
16 September Uganda  45–7  Algeria Harare Sports Club, Harare  
09:22
16 September Zimbabwe  47–5  Algeria Harare Sports Club, Harare  
11:44
16 September Uganda  36–19  Burkina Faso Harare Sports Club, Harare  
12:04
16 September Algeria  7–41  Burkina Faso Harare Sports Club, Harare  
14:50
16 September Uganda  5–35  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare  
16:40

Knockout stage

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

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Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics
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1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uganda
4  Zimbabwe
5  Zambia
6  Burkina Faso
7  Madagascar
8  Nigeria
9  Tunisia
10  Namibia
11  Algeria
12  Ivory Coast
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