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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 September– 20 December 2003 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon |
| Runner-up |  Zambia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
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The 2003 Africa Cup second division was the second edition of lower level rugby union tournament in Africa. The teams were divided in two zones, with a final between the winner of each zone.
In the South Zone, played in Lusaka, four teams were involved. Uganda played with the second team, after the promotion of first team in the first division.
Played in Bamako, with eight teams divided in two pools of four.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Niger | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 31 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 57 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 101 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
The final of the tournament, between the winner of each zone, was played in Chingola, Zambia and was won by Cameroon.
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