The 2023 Africa Women's Sevens was the 11th edition of the Africa Women's Sevens, an annual African rugby sevens tournament. The qualifier event took place at the Lusaka Rugby Club, Zambia between 1 and 2 July 2023.[1] The main event took place in Tunisia. The winner qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and the second and third placed teams qualified for the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. In addition, the top two teams qualified for the 2024 Challenger Series.
A total of fifteen teams participated.
Format
Teams are seeded according to their performances in the previous championship. The top five teams from the previous championship entered the main tournament, while the remaining ten entered the qualifier.[2]
Teams
The following teams entered the qualification tournament:
Algeria
Burkina Faso
DR Congo
Egypt
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Mauritius
Senegal
Zambia
Zimbabwe
The following teams entered the main tournament:[3]
Kenya
Madagascar
South Africa
Tunisia
Uganda- Zambia
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
Qualifier event
Pool stage
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| Advanced to quarter finals |
- Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Zambia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 15 | +85 | 9 |
 Senegal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 7 |
 Mauritius
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 4 |
 Algeria
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 61 | -51 | 2 |
 Egypt
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 43 | -24 | 2 |
| Zambia
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35–10 | Algeria
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| Senegal
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24–19 | Egypt
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| Zambia
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36–0 | Mauritius
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| Senegal
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26–0 | Algeria
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| Egypt
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0–19 | Mauritius
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| Zambia
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29–5 | Senegal
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| Egypt
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v | Algeria
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| Senegal
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v | Mauritius
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| Zambia
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v | Egypt
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| Mauritius
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v | Algeria
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- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zimbabwe
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ghana
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivory Coast
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 DR Congo
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Burkina Faso
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghana
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24–12 | Ivory Coast
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| Zimbabwe
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v | DR Congo
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| Ghana
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24–0 | Burkina Faso
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| Zimbabwe
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43–0 | Ivory Coast
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| DR Congo
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12–19 | Burkina Faso
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| Ghana
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19–15 | Zimbabwe
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| DR Congo
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v | Ivory Coast
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| Zimbabwe
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v | Burkina Faso
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| Ghana
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v | DR Congo
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| Burkina Faso
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v | Ivory Coast
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Knockout stage
- 9th place
| Egypt
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46–0 | DR Congo
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- 5th place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
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| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 19 | |||||
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| Seventh place | ||||||
| Mauritius | 24 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 12 | |||||
- Cup
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| Zambia | 26 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 5 | |||||||||
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| Senegal | 7 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 10 | |||||||||
Standings
| Legend | |
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| Qualified for Main Tournament | |
| Rank | Team |
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Zambia
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Ghana
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Zimbabwe
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| 4 | Senegal
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| 5 | Ivory Coast
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| 6 | Algeria
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| 7 | Mauritius
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| 8 | Burkina Faso
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| 9 | Egypt
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| 10 | DR Congo
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Final tournament
Pool stage
| Legend |
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| Advanced to quarter finals |
- Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 12 | +60 | 9 |
 Uganda
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 7 |
 Tunisia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 44 | –6 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 74 | –64 | 3 |
| 14 October | Tunisia
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5–12 | Uganda
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| 09:00 |
| 14 October | South Africa
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26–5 | Zimbabwe
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| 09:22 |
| 14 October | Tunisia
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26–5 | Zimbabwe
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| 11:22 |
| 14 October | South Africa
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19–0 | Uganda
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| 12:06 |
| 14 October | Uganda
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22–0 | Zimbabwe
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| 14:56 |
| 14 October | South Africa
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27–7 | Tunisia
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| 16:02 |
- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenya
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 17 | +72 | 9 |
| Zambia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 52 | –20 | 7 |
 Madagascar
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 5 |
| Ghana
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 91 | –71 | 3 |
| 14 October | Kenya
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27–0 | Zambia
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| 09:44 |
| 14 October | Madagascar
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34–10 | Ghana
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| 10:06 |
| 14 October | Kenya
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42–0 | Ghana
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| 12:28 |
| 14 October | Madagascar
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15–17 | Zambia
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| 12:50 |
| 14 October | Zambia
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15–10 | Ghana
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| 15:18 |
| 14 October | Madagascar
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17–20 | Kenya
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| 15:40 |
Knockout stage
- 5th place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| Tunisia | 24 | |||||
| Ghana | 5 | |||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||
| Madagascar | 25 | |||||
| Madagascar | 15 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 10 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 10 | |||||
- Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||
| Kenya | 27 | |||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Zambia | 10 | |||||
| Uganda | 29 | |||||
Standings
| Legend |
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| Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics |
| Qualified for Olympic Repechage |
| Rank | Team |
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South Africa
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Kenya
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Uganda
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| 4 | Zambia
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| 5 | Madagascar
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| 6 | Tunisia
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| 7 | Zimbabwe
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| 8 | Ghana
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References
- ^ Kaumba, Michael (2023-06-17). "Zambia Set To Host Women's Sevens Pre Olympic Qualification Tourney". www.znbc.co.zm. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ Dube, Godfrey (2023-02-03). "Rugby women can qualify for Olympic event - Magasa". Zambia: News Diggers!. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Mensah, Herbert (2023-10-13). "African Women's Rugby OQT: Overview, groups, team schedule to watch and how to watch these Paris 2024 qualifiers live". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
This page was last edited on 6 November 2023, at 17:46