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Africa Men's Sevens
Sport	Rugby sevens
Instituted	2000
Governing body	Africa (Rugby Africa)
Holders	Uganda (2024)
Most titles	Kenia (6 titles)

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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.

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
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third	Score	Fourth	Refs
African Sevens Championship
2000	Nairobi, Kenia	Simbabwe	26–14	Kenia	Namibia	33–21	Tunesien	^[1]
2004	Lusaka, Sambia	Kenia	33–14	Namibia	Uganda	24–19	Simbabwe	^[2]
2008	Tunis, Tunesien	Kenia	26–14	Simbabwe	Tunesien	26–12	Namibia	^[3]
2012	Rabat, Marokko	Simbabwe	33–12	Tunesien	Nigeria	19–12	Madagaskar	^[4]
2013	Mombasa, Kenia	Kenia	24–19	Simbabwe	Tunesien	31–5	Madagaskar	^[5]
2014	Harare, Simbabwe	Südafrika	38–5	Kenia	Simbabwe	41–5	Tunesien	^[6]
Africa Cup Sevens
2015	Johannesburg, Südafrika	Kenia	21–17	Simbabwe	Marokko	19–12	Tunesien	^[7]
2016	Nairobi, Kenia	Uganda	38–19	Namibia	Kenia	46–0	Madagaskar
2017	Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	10–7	Simbabwe	Madagaskar	26–7	Sambia
Africa Men's Sevens
2018	Monastir, Tunesien	Simbabwe	17–5	Kenia	Uganda	24–19	Madagaskar
2019	Johannesburg, Südafrika	Kenia	29–0	Uganda	Simbabwe	24–7	Madagaskar
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2021	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
2022	Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	28–0	Simbabwe	Kenia	19–12	Sambia
2023	Harare, Simbabwe	Kenia	17–12	Südafrika	Uganda	24–12	Simbabwe
2024	Mapou, Mauritius	Uganda	K.A.	Südafrika	Madagaskar	K.A.	Simbabwe

Team Records

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third	Fourth
Kenia	6 (2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023)	3 (2000, 2014, 2018)	2 (2016, 2022)	-
Uganda	4 (2016, 2017, 2022, 2024)	1 (2019)	3 (2004, 2018, 2023)	-
Simbabwe	3 (2000, 2012, 2018)	5 (2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022)	2 (2014, 2019)	3 (2004, 2023, 2024)
Südafrika	1 (2014)	2 (2023, 2024)	-	-
Namibia	-	2 (2004, 2016)	1 (2000)	1 (2008)
Tunesien	-	1 (2012)	2 (2008, 2013)	3 (2000, 2014, 2015)
Madagaskar	-	-	2 (2017, 2024)	5 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Nigeria	-	-	1 (2012)	-
Marokko	-	-	1 (2015)	-
Sambia	-	-	-	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	Years
Algerien													11th	Q	2
Botswana	8th	GS	9th			10th	9th	10th	8th	11th	14th	12th			10
Burkina Faso												7th	6th	Q	3
Burundi												14th			1
Kamerun												13th			1
Eswatini	7th	GS													2
Ghana									9th	10th	9th	10th			4
Ivory Coast	5th			6th	12th	12th					12th		12th	Q	7
Kasachstan	=9th														1
Kenia	2nd	1st	1st		1st	2nd	1st	3rd		2nd	1st	3rd	1st	Q	12
Madagaskar	=9th	GS	5th	4th	4th	7th	6th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	5th	7th	Q	14
Mauritius							10th	12th	10th	12th	13th	9th		Q	7
Marokko				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	Q	8
Senegal			8th		10th	8th	11th	9th	6th	7th	7th	11th			9
Südafrika						1st	dne				dne		2nd	Q	3
Tunesien	4th		3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	6th	5th	6th	11th	6th	9th	Q	13
Uganda	6th	3rd	7th		7th	5th	7th	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	Q	13
Sambia	=9th	GS	6th	8th	9th	9th	12th	11th	4th	5th	6th	4th	5th	Q	14
Simbabwe	1st	4th	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	Q	14
Total	12^[a]	8	10^[b]	8	12^[c]	12	12	12	10	12	14	14	12	12

Notes and references

Notes

^ Botswana participated with two teams (first and B teams).
^ Tunisia participated with two teams (first and B teams).
^ Kenya participated with two teams (first and B teams).

References

^ RWC Qualifier: Nairobi, Kenya. 6/23/2000 - 6/24/2000. Rugby7. 2000.
^ RWC Qualifier: Lusaka, Zambia. 7/26/2004 - 7/27/2004. Rugby7. 2004.
^ Africa Qualifier: Tunis, Tunisia. 10/31/2008 - 11/1/2008. Rugby7. 2008.
^ RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012. Rugby7. 2012.
^ Africa Cup Sevens: Mombasa, Kenya. 4/27/2013 - 4/28/2013. rugbyarchive 2013.
^ Africa Cup Sevens: Harare, Zimbabwe. 11/29/2014 - 11/30/2014. rugbyarchive 2014.
^ Kenya qualify for Rio 2016 Sport 24. 15 November 2015

[8] Botswana participated with two teams (first and B teams).

[9] Tunisia participated with two teams (first and B teams).

[10] Kenya participated with two teams (first and B teams).

[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

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Men	2000 2004 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Women	2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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