2024 Rugby Africa Cup
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Host country
Uganda
UgandaDates20–28 July
Teams8
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uganda |
| Dates | 20–28 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Namibia |
| Fourth place |  Kenya |
← 2021–22 2025 → | |
The 2024 Rugby Africa Cup is the 2024 edition of the Rugby Africa Cup. Administered by Rugby Africa, it is being held from 18 July to 29 July in Kampala, Uganda, and features eight teams.[1][2]
Algeria reached the final by shocking Kenya 20–12 in the semifinal[3][4] while Zimbabwe also caused an upset in their semifinal by beating nine-time champion Namibia for the first time in 23 years.[5][6]
| Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
| Algeria |
Ahmed Zabana Stadium | 40,000 | Oran |  Ousmane Mané |
Rabah Abdelkader |
 Burkina Faso |
Stade du 4 Août | 29,800 | Ouagadougou | Sekou Sakho |
Ibrahim Traoré |
 Ivory Coast |
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | 33,000 | Abidjan | André Adopo |
Edgar Babou |
| Kenya |
RFUEA Ground | 6,000 | Nairobi |  Jerome Paarwater |
Daniel Sikuta |
| Namibia |
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium | 10,000 | Windhoek | Allister Coetzee |
Johan Deysel |
| Senegal |
Stade Iba Mar Diop | 5,000 | Dakar |  Jean-Marc Foucras |
Demba Kane |
| Uganda |
Legends Rugby Grounds | 5,000 | Kampala | Fred Mudoola |
Ivan Magomu Kanindo |
| Zimbabwe[7] |
National Sports Stadium | 60,000 | Harare | Piet Benade |
Hilton Mudariki |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 5 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 38 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 10 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 32 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 20 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 22 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 29 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 32 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 12 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 20 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Kenya | 36 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 17 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 38 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 27 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 20 July 2024 | Burkina Faso |
5–38 | Namibia |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
| Report |
| 20 July 2024 | Algeria |
32–12 | Ivory Coast |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
| Report |
| 20 July 2024 | Uganda |
20–22 | Zimbabwe |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
| Report |
| 20 July 2024 | Kenya |
36–17 | Senegal |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
| Report |
Semi-finals
| 24 July 2024 | Namibia |
10–32 | Zimbabwe |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
| Report |
| 24 July 2024 | Algeria |
20–12 | Kenya |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
| Report |
Third place match
| 28 July 2024 | Namibia |
38–27 | Kenya |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
Final
| 28 July 2024 | Zimbabwe |
29–3 | Algeria |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | |
