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.
History On 9 July 2026, Rugby Africa announced a new format that would witness a two-tournament structure designed to strengthen the continent's competitiveness.
Results by year Winners and runners-up for official Rugby Africa and IRB (WR) sevens tournaments:
YearHostFinalThird place matchRefsWinnerScoreRunner-upThirdScoreFourthAfrican Sevens Championship2000Nairobi, Kenya26–1433–21RWC Qualifier: Nairobi, Kenya. 6/23/2000 - 6/24/2000. Rugby7. 2000.2004Lusaka, Zambia33–1424–19 RWC Qualifier: Lusaka, Zambia. 7/26/2004 - 7/27/2004. Rugby7. 2004.2008Tunis, Tunisia26–1426–12 Africa Qualifier: Tunis, Tunisia. 10/31/2008 - 11/1/2008. Rugby7. 2008.2012Rabat, Morocco33–1219–12 RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012. Rugby7. 2012.2013Mombasa, Kenya24–1931–5 Africa Cup Sevens: Mombasa, Kenya. 4/27/2013 - 4/28/2013. rugbyarchive 2013.2014Harare, Zimbabwe38–541–5 Africa Cup Sevens: Harare, Zimbabwe. 11/29/2014 - 11/30/2014. rugbyarchive 2014.Africa Cup Sevens2015Johannesburg, South Africa21–1719–12 Kenya qualify for Rio 2016 Sport 24. 15 November 20152016Nairobi, Kenya38–1946–02017Kampala, Uganda10–726–7Africa Men's Sevens2018Monastir, Tunisia17–524–192019Johannesburg, South Africa29–024–72020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa20212022Kampala, Uganda28–019–122023Harare, Zimbabwe17–1224–122024Mapou, Mauritius2025Port Louis, Mauritius26–1221–192026Kampala, Uganda (Uganda Edition)26–1919–17Cascavelle, Mauritius (Mauritius Edition)15–1222–14
Classification determined after two legs.
Team Records TeamChampionsRunners-upThirdFourth7 (2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023, 2026)3 (2000, 2014, 2018)2 (2016, 2022)1 (2025)4 (2000, 2012, 2018, 2026)5 (2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022)2 (2014, 2019)3 (2004, 2023, 2024)4 (2016, 2017, 2022, 2024)2 (2019, 2026)3 (2004, 2018, 2023)–2 (2014, 2025)2 (2023, 2024)1 (2026)––2 (2004, 2016)1 (2000)1 (2008)–2 (2025, 2026)2 (2017, 2024)5 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019)–1 (2012)2 (2008, 2013)3 (2000, 2014, 2015)––2 (2015, 2026)–––1 (2012)––––3 (2017, 2022, 2026)–––1 (2026)
Results by nation Team 2000 2004 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Years 11th12th28thGS9th 10th9th10th8th11th14th12th 10 7th6th5th9th4th5 14th 1 13th 1 8th17thGS 2 9th10th9th10th 8th65th 6th12th12th 12th 12th7th12th89thcolspan=15 12nd1st1st 1st2nd1st3rd 2nd1st3rd1st6th4th1st14=9thGS5th4th4th7th6th4th3rd4th4th5th7th3rd2nd2nd16 10th12th10th12th13th9th 10th11th7th9 7th5th 3rd8th7th8th10th 93rd2nd4th5th11th5th5th2nd 9th5th8th10th 6th13 3rd8th11th8th7th 8th 8th11th7th9 5th1 8th 10th8th11th9th6th7th7th11th 9 1st 2nd2nd1st3rd54th 3rd2nd3rd4th4th6th5th6th11th6th9th9th10th146th3rd7th 7th5th7th1st1st3rd2nd1st3rd1st5th14=9thGS6th8th9th9th12th11th4th5th6th4th5th8th6th151st4th2nd1st2nd3rd2nd5th2nd1st3rd2nd4th4th3rd15Total128108121212121012141412121212
See also
Africa Cup Africa Women's Sevens
Notes and references Notes
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