# 2008–09 Africa Cup

The 2008–09 Africa Cup is the ninth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involves twelve teams that are divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone is then divided into two pools of three. Each pool winner then qualifies for a semi-final; the semi-final winners then play each other in the final.

## Format

The tournament will be used as the first stage of qualification for Rugby World Cup 2011. The top two teams will progress in the World Cup and in the Africa Cup, which will be the main tournament for the African qualifiers. Swaziland, Nigeria and Botswana have been added to the qualification process as they possess an IRB ranking. A two-legged playoff between the two lowest ranked teams from the south (Botswana and Swaziland) and the two lowest ranked teams from the north (Cameroon and Nigeria) will begin the tournament to take the competition numbers from 14 to 12 to make the group stage four groups of three teams.

## Division 1 (Africa Cup)
### Playoff round

* 11 May 2008
| Cameroon | 26 – 6 | Nigeria |
* Yaoundé
* 17 May 2008
| Botswana | 25 – 7 | Eswatini |
* Gaborone

### Pool Stage

Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals. Top teams also progress to second stage of world cup qualification, in the Africa Cup. Pools determined through world rankings.
Bonus point system: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, 1 point for scoring four tries in a game, 1 point for losing by seven or less.

#### Pool A

    Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. TB LB Points Notes  Namibia 22004831+17109To semifinals  Senegal 10011013-3011to 2009 Africa Throphy North  Zimbabwe 10012135-14000to 2009 Africa Throphy South
* 14 June 2008
| Senegal | 10 – 13 | Namibia |
* Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
| Zimbabwe | Cancelled | Senegal |
* 2 August 2008
| Namibia | 35 – 21 | Zimbabwe |
* Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek

#### Pool B

    Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. TB LB Points Notes  Ivory Coast 22005318+35109to semifinals  Morocco 21013839-1105to 2009 Africa Throphy North  Zambia 20022761-34000to 2009 Africa Throphy South
* 14 June 2008
| Zambia | 18 – 29 | Morocco |
* Lusaka
* 12 July 2008
| Ivory Coast | 32 – 9 | Zambia |
* Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
* 2 August 2008
| Morocco | 9 – 21 | Ivory Coast |
* COC Stadium, Casablanca

#### Pool C

    Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. TB LB Points Notes  Tunisia 22006025+35109to semifinals  Kenya 21019152+39105to 2009 Africa Throphy North  Cameroon 20021892-74011to 2009 Africa Throphy North
* 14 June 2008
| Cameroon | 12 – 16 | Tunisia |
* Yaoundé
* 12 July 2008
| Kenya | 76 – 8 | Cameroon |
* E.A. Union Ground, Nairobi
* 2 August 2008
| Tunisia | 44 – 15 | Kenya |
* Stade El Menzah, Tunis

#### Pool D

    Team P W D Lost For Ag. Diff. TB LB Points Notes  Uganda 22005932+272010to semifinals  Madagascar 21016747+20105to 2009 Africa Throphy South  Botswana 20022572-47000to 2009 Africa Throphy South
* 14 June 2008
| Botswana | 10 – 27 | Uganda |
* Gaborone
* 12 July 2008
| Madagascar | 45 – 15 | Botswana |
* Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
* 2 August 2008
| Uganda | 32 – 22 | Madagascar |
* Kyodondo Rugby Club, Kampala

### Knockout stage
#### Semifinals

Semi finals and final of this edition of the Africa Cup are to take place in 2009 doubling as the final leg of African Rugby World Cup qualification.
* 13 June 2009
| Uganda | 17 – 41 | Tunisia |
* Kyodondo Rugby Club, Kampala
* 27 June 2009
| Tunisia | 38 – 13 | Uganda |
* Stade El Menzah, Tunis
* Tunisia won the series with aggregate results of 79-30
* 14 June 2009
| Ivory Coast | 13 – 13 | Namibia |
* Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
* 27 June 2009
| Namibia | 54 – 14 | Ivory Coast |
* Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek
* Namibia won the series with aggregate results of 67-27

#### Final

* 14 November 2009
| Tunisia | 13 – 18 | Namibia |
* Stade El Menzah, Tunis
* 28 November 2009
| Namibia | 22 – 10 | Tunisia |
* Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek
* Namibia won the series with aggregate results of 40-23