Africa Men's Sevens

Africa Men's Sevens

Sport	Rugby sevens
Instituted	2000
Governing body	Africa (Rugby Africa)
Holders	Uganda (2024)
Most titles	Kenya (6 titles)

Logo in 2013.

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.

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:

Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Refs
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third	Score	Fourth
African Sevens Championship
2000	Nairobi, Kenya	Zimbabwe	26–14	Kenya	Namibia	33–21	Tunisia	[1]
2004	Lusaka, Zambia	Kenya	33–14	Namibia	Uganda	24–19	Zimbabwe	[2]
2008	Tunis, Tunisia	Kenya	26–14	Zimbabwe	Tunisia	26–12	Namibia	[3]
2012	Rabat, Morocco	Zimbabwe	33–12	Tunisia	Nigeria	19–12	Madagascar	[4]
2013	Mombasa, Kenya	Kenya	24–19	Zimbabwe	Tunisia	31–5	Madagascar	[5]
2014	Harare, Zimbabwe	South Africa	38–5	Kenya	Zimbabwe	41–5	Tunisia	[6]
Africa Cup Sevens
2015	Johannesburg, South Africa	Kenya	21–17	Zimbabwe	Morocco	19–12	Tunisia	[7]
2016	Nairobi, Kenya	Uganda	38–19	Namibia	Kenya	46–0	Madagascar
2017	Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	10–7	Zimbabwe	Madagascar	26–7	Zambia
Africa Men's Sevens
2018	Monastir, Tunisia	Zimbabwe	17–5	Kenya	Uganda	24–19	Madagascar
2019	Johannesburg, South Africa	Kenya	29–0	Uganda	Zimbabwe	24–7	Madagascar
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2021
2022	Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	28–0	Zimbabwe	Kenya	19–12	Zambia
2023	Harare, Zimbabwe	Kenya	17–12	South Africa	Uganda	24–12	Zimbabwe
2024	Mapou, Mauritius	Uganda	n/a	South Africa	Madagascar	n/a	Zimbabwe
2025	Port Louis, Mauritius	South Africa	26–12	Madagascar	Zimbabwe	21–19	Kenya	[8] [9]

^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	—														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

See also

• Africa portal

• Africa Cup
• Africa Women's Sevens

Notes and references

Notes

1. Botswana participated with two teams (first and B teams).
2. Tunisia participated with two teams (first and B teams).
3. Kenya participated with two teams (first and B teams).

References

1. RWC Qualifier: Nairobi, Kenya. 6/23/2000 - 6/24/2000. Rugby7. 2000.
2. RWC Qualifier: Lusaka, Zambia. 7/26/2004 - 7/27/2004. Rugby7. 2004.
3. Africa Qualifier: Tunis, Tunisia. 10/31/2008 - 11/1/2008. Rugby7. 2008.
4. RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012. Rugby7. 2012.
5. Africa Cup Sevens: Mombasa, Kenya. 4/27/2013 - 4/28/2013. rugbyarchive 2013.
6. Africa Cup Sevens: Harare, Zimbabwe. 11/29/2014 - 11/30/2014. rugbyarchive 2014.
7. Kenya qualify for Rio 2016 Sport 24. 15 November 2015
8. Callaghan, Rowan (1989-02-08). "Springbok Sevens 'A' side crowned champions at Rugby Africa tournament". IOL. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
9. Zimbabwe, New (2025-06-22). "Cheetahs scoop bronze at Rugby Africa Men's Sevens 2025". NewZimbabwe.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.