2019 Africa Men's Sevens

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.

2019 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts	South Africa
Date	8–9 November
Nations	14
Final positions
Champions	Kenya
Runners-up	Uganda
Third	Zimbabwe
← 2018 2022 →

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

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

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15 September 2018 11:22

Burkina Faso	12–0	Mali

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15 September 2018 12:50

Ivory Coast	20–5	Mali

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15 September 2018 13:12

Burkina Faso	40–5	Guinea

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15 September 2018 14:40

Ivory Coast	19–7	Burkina Faso

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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
Algeria	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

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15 September 2018 12:06

Algeria	17–7	Benin

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15 September 2018 13:34

Nigeria	36–0	Benin

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15 September 2018 13:56

Algeria	15–0	Niger

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15 September 2018 15:24

Nigeria	10–0	Algeria

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15 September 2018 15:46

Benin	7–19	Niger

Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	16 September - 10:00
	Niger	22
					16 September - 11:50
	Guinea	0
					Niger	5
	16 September - 10:22
					Mali	10
	Mali	5
	Benin	0
					Seventh place
					16 September - 11:28
					Guinea	0
					Benin	24

Africa Sevens Qualification

	Semi-finals				Cup/Africa Sevens Qualification
	16 September - 10:44
	Ivory Coast	10
					16 September - 12:34
	Algeria	7
					Ivory Coast	22
	16 September - 11:06
					Nigeria	17
	Nigeria	17
	Burkina Faso	7
					Third place
					16 September - 12:12
					Algeria	0
					Burkina Faso	29

Main tournament

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

Teams

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

1.  Zimbabwe
2.  Kenya
3.  Uganda
4.  Madagascar
5.  Zambia
6.  Tunisia
7.  Senegal
8.  Morocco
9.  Namibia
10.  Ghana
11.  Botswana
12.  Mauritius
13.  Ivory Coast
14.  Nigeria

Opening round

8 November 2019 9:00

Zimbabwe	24–21	Nigeria

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 2019 9:22

Kenya	36–7	Ivory Coast

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 2019 9:44

Uganda	57–0	Mauritius

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 2019 10:06

Madagascar	38–12	Botswana

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 2019 10:28

Zambia	19–7	Ghana

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 2019 10:50

Tunisia	21–26	Namibia

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 2019 11:12

Senegal	29–17	Morocco

Bosman Stadium

Pool stage

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)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Zimbabwe	3	3	0	0	81	19	+62	9
Madagascar	3	2	0	1	93	43	+50	7
Zambia	3	1	0	2	47	59	–12	5
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	19	119	–100	3

8 November 12:43

Madagascar	28–21	Zambia

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 13:05

Zimbabwe	47–0	Nigeria

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 15:25

Madagascar	53–7	Nigeria

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 15:47

Zimbabwe	19–7	Zambia

Bosman Stadium

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9 November 9:44

Zambia	19–12	Nigeria

Bosman Stadium

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9 November 10:06

Zimbabwe	15–12	Madagascar

Bosman Stadium

Pool B (Championship)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Kenya	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

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8 November 13:49

Kenya	50–0	Senegal

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 16:09

Uganda	52–12	Senegal

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 16:31

Kenya	33–0	Namibia

Bosman Stadium

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9 November 10:28

Namibia	38–19	Senegal

Bosman Stadium

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9 November 10:50

Kenya	24–7	Uganda

Bosman Stadium

Pool C (Consolation)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	68	20	+48	6
Tunisia	2	1	0	1	33	33	–	4
Botswana	2	0	0	2	22	70	–48	2

8 November 11:59

Tunisia	5–26	Ivory Coast

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 14:41

Botswana	15–42	Ivory Coast

Bosman Stadium

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9 November 9:00

Tunisia	28–7	Botswana

Bosman Stadium

Pool D (Consolation)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Morocco	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

Morocco	24–19	Mauritius

Bosman Stadium

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8 November 15:03

Ghana	43–12	Mauritius

Bosman Stadium

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9 November 9:22

Morocco	10–7	Ghana

Bosman Stadium

Knockout stage

13th place play-off

9 November 12:16

Botswana	0–31	Mauritius

Bosman Stadium

Ninth place play-off

	Semi-finals				Ninth place
	9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium
	Ivory Coast	15
					9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium
	Ghana	19
					Ghana	33
	9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium
					Morocco	10
	Morocco	28
	Tunisia	21
					Eleventh place
					9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium
					Ivory Coast	14
					Tunisia	19

7th place play-off

9 November 14:06

Nigeria	12–14	Senegal

Bosman Stadium

5th place play-off

9 November 13:44

Zambia	5–28	Namibia

Bosman Stadium

Olympic Qualification

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium
	Zimbabwe	12
					9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium
	Uganda	21
					Uganda	0
	9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium
					Kenya	29
	Kenya	40
	Madagascar	14
					Third place
					9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium
					Zimbabwe	24
					Madagascar	7

Placings

Place	Team	Qualification
	Kenya	Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens for 2020
	Uganda	Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
	Zimbabwe	Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
4	Madagascar
5	Namibia
6	Zambia
7	Senegal
8	Nigeria
9	Ghana
10	Morocco
11	Tunisia
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