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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
← 2022 2024 →

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.

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:

The following teams entered the main tournament:

Qualifier event

Pool stage

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

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

Legend
Qualified for Main Tournament
Rank Team
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

Final tournament

Pool stage

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

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

Legend
Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified for Olympic Repechage
Rank Team
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

References

  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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