Africa Men's Sevens
African rugby sevens tournament
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The Africa Men's Sevens, formerly the Africa Cup Sevens, is an annual rugby sevens tournament involving African nations, organised by Rugby Africa. Since 2013 the event has been contested on an annual basis.
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2000 |
| Governing body | Africa (Rugby Africa) |
| Holders |  Uganda (2024) |
| Most titles |  Kenya (6 titles) |
The tournament is also acts as a qualifying event for the Rugby World Cup Sevens and Olympic Rugby Sevens as required.
Results by year
Winners and runners-up for official Rugby Africa and IRB (WR) sevens tournaments:
- ^n/a Classification determined after two legs.
Team Records
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya |
6 (2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023) | 3 (2000, 2014, 2018) | 2 (2016, 2022) | 1 (2025) |
| Uganda |
4 (2016, 2017, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2019) | 3 (2004, 2018, 2023) | – |
 Zimbabwe |
3 (2000, 2012, 2018) | 5 (2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022) | 2 (2014, 2019) | 3 (2004, 2023, 2024) |
 South Africa |
2 (2014, 2025) | 2 (2023, 2024) | – | – |
 Namibia |
– | 2 (2004, 2016) | 1 (2000) | 1 (2008) |
 Madagascar |
– | 1 (2025) | 2 (2017, 2024) | 5 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
 Tunisia |
– | 1 (2012) | 2 (2008, 2013) | 3 (2000, 2014, 2015) |
 Nigeria |
– | – | 1 (2012) | – |
 Morocco |
– | – | 1 (2015) | – |
 Zambia |
– | – | – | 2 (2017, 2022) |
- Note – Table updated up to the 2022 championships. Years styled in italics when the associated team competed on home soil.
Results by nation
| Team | 2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
 2024 |
2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 11th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Botswana | 8th | GS | 9th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 14th | 12th | 10 | |||||
 Burkina Faso | 7th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 4 | |||||||||||
 Burundi | 14th | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Cameroon | 13th | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Eswatini | 7th | GS | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Ghana | 9th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 5 | ||||||||||
 Ivory Coast | 5th | 6th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 7th | 12th | 8 | |||||||
 Kazakhstan | =9th | N/a | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Kenya | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 4th | 13 | ||
 Madagascar | =9th | GS | 5th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 15 |
 Mauritius | 10th | 12th | 10th | 12th | 13th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 8 | |||||||
 Morocco | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 7 | ||||||||
 Namibia | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 12 | |||
 Nigeria | 3rd | 8th | 11th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 7th | 9 | ||||||
 Senegal | 8th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 11th | 9 | ||||||
 South Africa | 1st | dne | dne | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4 | |||||||||
 Tunisia | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 14 | |
 Uganda | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 14 | |
 Zambia | =9th | GS | 6th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 12th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 15 |
 Zimbabwe | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 15 |
| Total | 12[a] | 8 | 10[b] | 8 | 12[c] | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
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