2023 Africa Women's Sevens

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2023 Africa Women's Sevens
HostsFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (Qualifier)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (Final tournament)
Date1–2 July 2023 (Qualifier)
14–15 October 2023 (Final tournament)
Nations10 (Qualifier)
8 (Final tournament)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Runners-upFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
ThirdFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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The 2023 Africa Women's Sevens was the 11th edition of the Africa Women's Sevens, an annual African rugby sevens tournament. The qualifier event took place at the Lusaka Rugby Club, Zambia between 1 and 2 July 2023. [1] The main event took place in Tunisia. 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.

Contents

A total of fifteen teams participated.

Format

Teams are seeded according to their performances in the previous championship. The top five teams from the previous championship entered the main tournament, while the remaining ten entered the qualifier. [2]

Teams

The following teams entered the qualification tournament:

The following teams entered the main tournament: [3]

Qualifier event

Pool stage

Legend
Advanced to quarter finals
Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 330010015+859
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 32015548+77
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 21011936-174
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 20021061-512
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 20021943-242
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg35–10Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg24–19Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg36–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg26–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–19Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg29–5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svgvFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgvFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgvFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svgvFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  
Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00000000
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 00000000
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 00000000
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 00000000
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 00000000
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg24–12Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgvFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo  
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg24–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg43–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg12–19Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg19–15Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgvFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgvFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgvFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo  
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgvFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  

Knockout stage

9th place
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg46–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo  
5th place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
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Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0
 
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 19
 
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Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 24
 
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 12
Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
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Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 26
 
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5
 
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Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10
 

Standings

Legend
Qualified for Main Tournament
RankTeam
1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
7Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
8Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
9Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
10Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo

Final tournament

Pool stage

Legend
Advanced to semi finals
Pool A
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 33007212+609
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 32013424+107
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 31023844–65
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 30031074–643
14 October Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg5–12Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  
09:00
14 October South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg26–5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  
09:22
14 October Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg26–5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  
11:22
14 October South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg19–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  
12:06
14 October Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg22–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  
14:56
14 October South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg27–7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  
16:02
Pool B
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 33008917+729
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 32013252–207
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 31026647+195
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 30032091–713
14 October Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg27–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  
09:44
14 October Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg34–10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  
10:06
14 October Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg42–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  
12:28
14 October Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg15–17Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  
12:50
14 October Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg15–10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  
15:18
14 October Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg17–20Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  
15:40

Knockout stage

5th place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 24
 
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 5
 
 
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 25
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 15
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10
Cup
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31
 
 
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12
 
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 29

Standings

Legend
Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified for Olympic Repechage
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
5Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
8Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

References

  1. ↑ Kaumba, Michael (2023-06-17). "Zambia Set To Host Women's Sevens Pre Olympic Qualification Tourney". www.znbc.co.zm. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  2. ↑ Dube, Godfrey (2023-02-03). "Rugby women can qualify for Olympic event - Magasa". Zambia: News Diggers!. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. ↑ Mensah, Herbert (2023-10-13). "African Women's Rugby OQT: Overview, groups, team schedule to watch and how to watch these Paris 2024 qualifiers live". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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