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2019 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts Südafrika
Date8–9 November
Nations14
Final positions
Champions Kenia
Runners-up Uganda
Third Simbabwe
← 2018
2022 →

The 2019 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Johannesburg on 8–9 November 2019. It was the seventh championship in Africa Men's Sevens, a series that began in 2013.

This tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the champion team Kenya advancing.

The next two best-placed teams, Uganda and Zimbabwe were eligible to compete at a final Olympic qualifier tournament,[1] as well as the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[2]

2018 Africa Regional Sevens – West

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On 15–16 September 2018, eight teams took part in a regional tournament at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The highest ranking teams, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, advanced based on their top two finishes. All times in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).[3]

Pool Stage
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 65 12 +53 9
 Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 59 24 +35 7
 Mali 3 1 0 2 20 37 –17 5
 Guinea 3 0 0 3 10 81 –71 3
15 September 2018
11:00
Ivory Coast 26–0 Guinea
15 September 2018
11:22
Burkina Faso 12–0 Mali
15 September 2018
12:50
Ivory Coast 20–5 Mali
15 September 2018
13:12
Burkina Faso 40–5 Guinea
15 September 2018
14:40
Ivory Coast 19–7 Burkina Faso
15 September 2018
15:02
Mali 15–5 Guinea
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 72 0 +72 9
 Algerien 3 2 0 1 32 17 +15 7
 Niger 3 1 0 2 19 48 –29 5
 Benin 3 0 0 3 14 72 –58 3
15 September 2018
11:44
Nigeria 26–0 Niger
15 September 2018
12:06
Algerien 17–7 Benin
15 September 2018
13:34
Nigeria 36–0 Benin
15 September 2018
13:56
Algerien 15–0 Niger
15 September 2018
15:24
Nigeria 10–0 Algerien
15 September 2018
15:46
Benin 7–19 Niger
Knockout stage

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
16 September - 10:00
 
 
 Niger22
 
16 September - 11:50
 
 Guinea0
 
 Niger5
 
16 September - 10:22
 
 Mali10
 
 Mali5
 
 
 Benin0
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 September - 11:28
 
 
 Guinea0
 
 
 Benin24

Africa Sevens Qualification

 
Semi-finalsCup/Africa Sevens Qualification
 
      
 
16 September - 10:44
 
 
 Ivory Coast10
 
16 September - 12:34
 
 Algerien7
 
 Ivory Coast22
 
16 September - 11:06
 
 Nigeria17
 
 Nigeria17
 
 
 Burkina Faso7
 
Third place
 
 
16 September - 12:12
 
 
 Algerien0
 
 
 Burkina Faso29

Main tournament

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All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)[4]

Teams

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The order of teams is based upon seeding from the prior year's tournament's placement.

  1.  Simbabwe
  2.  Kenia
  3.  Uganda
  4.  Madagaskar
  5.  Sambia
  6.  Tunesien
  7.  Senegal
  8.  Marokko
  9.  Namibia
  10.  Ghana
  11.  Botswana
  12.  Mauritius
  13.  Ivory Coast
  14.  Nigeria

Opening round

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8 November 2019
9:00
Simbabwe 24–21 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
9:22
Kenia 36–7 Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
9:44
Uganda 57–0 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
10:06
Madagaskar 38–12 Botswana
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
10:28
Sambia 19–7 Ghana
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
10:50
Tunesien 21–26 Namibia
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
11:12
Senegal 29–17 Marokko
Bosman Stadium

Pool stage

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The teams were allocated to pools according to the results of the opening round:

Pool A: Winners of matches 1, 4, and 5, and the losing team with the smallest losing margin

Pool B: Winners of matches 2, 3, 6, and 7

Pool C: The losing teams with the 2nd, 5th, and 6th smallest losing margins

Pool D: The losing teams with the 3rd, 4th, and 7th smallest losing margins

Pool A (Championship)

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Simbabwe 3 3 0 0 81 19 +62 9
 Madagaskar 3 2 0 1 93 43 +50 7
 Sambia 3 1 0 2 47 59 –12 5
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 19 119 –100 3
8 November
12:43
Madagaskar 28–21 Sambia
Bosman Stadium
8 November
13:05
Simbabwe 47–0 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:25
Madagaskar 53–7 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:47
Simbabwe 19–7 Sambia
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:44
Sambia 19–12 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:06
Simbabwe 15–12 Madagaskar
Bosman Stadium

Pool B (Championship)

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenia 3 3 0 0 107 7 +100 9
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 94 53 +41 7
 Namibia 3 1 0 2 55 87 –32 5
 Senegal 3 0 0 3 31 140 –109 3
8 November
13:27
Uganda 35–17 Namibia
Bosman Stadium
8 November
13:49
Kenia 50–0 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
8 November
16:09
Uganda 52–12 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
8 November
16:31
Kenia 33–0 Namibia
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:28
Namibia 38–19 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:50
Kenia 24–7 Uganda
Bosman Stadium

Pool C (Consolation)

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 68 20 +48 6
 Tunesien 2 1 0 1 33 33 - 4
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 22 70 –48 2
8 November
11:59
Tunesien 5–26 Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
8 November
14:41
Botswana 15–42 Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:00
Tunesien 28–7 Botswana
Bosman Stadium

Pool D (Consolation)

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Marokko 2 2 0 0 34 26 +8 6
 Ghana 2 1 0 1 50 22 +28 4
 Mauritius 2 0 0 2 31 67 –36 2
8 November
12:21
Marokko 24–19 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:03
Ghana 43–12 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:22
Marokko 10–7 Ghana
Bosman Stadium

Knockout stage

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13th place play-off
9 November
12:16
Botswana 0–31 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium

Ninth place play-off

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Ivory Coast15
 
9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium
 
 Ghana19
 
 Ghana33
 
9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Marokko10
 
 Marokko28
 
 
 Tunesien21
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Ivory Coast14
 
 
 Tunesien19
7th place play-off
9 November
14:06
Nigeria 12–14 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
5th place play-off
9 November
13:44
Sambia 5–28 Namibia
Bosman Stadium

Olympic Qualification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Simbabwe12
 
9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Uganda21
 
 Uganda0
 
9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Kenia29
 
 Kenia40
 
 
 Madagaskar14
 
Third place
 
 
9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Simbabwe24
 
 
 Madagaskar7

Placings

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Place Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenia Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens for 2020
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uganda Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Simbabwe Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
4  Madagaskar
5  Namibia
6  Sambia
7  Senegal
8  Nigeria
9  Ghana
10  Marokko
11  Tunesien
12  Ivory Coast
13  Mauritius
14  Botswana

Source: [citation needed]

Legend
Green fill Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens
Blue fill Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series
Dark bar Already a core team in World Series

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria Rugby Sevens to play in 2020 Olympic qualifiers". Rugby Africa. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Sport: Tonga, PNG included in new Sevens Challenger Series". Radio New Zealand. 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Regional Sevens 2018". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's Sevens 2019". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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