# 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.
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, as well as the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.

## 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).

### 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 |
| 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 |
* 15 September 2018 12:06
| Algeria | 17–7 | Benin |
* 15 September 2018 13:34
| Nigeria | 36–0 | Benin |
* 15 September 2018 13:56
| Algeria | 15–0 | Niger |
* 15 September 2018 15:24
| Nigeria | 10–0 | Algeria |
* 15 September 2018 15:46
| Benin | 7–19 | Niger |

### Knockout stage

Plate
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Plate Final | Plate Final |
| 16 September - 10:00 | 16 September - 10:00 |
| Niger | 22 |
| Niger | 22 | 16 September - 11:50 | 16 September - 11:50 |
| Guinea | 0 | 16 September - 11:50 | 16 September - 11:50 |
| Guinea | 0 | Niger | 5 |
| 16 September - 10:22 | 16 September - 10:22 | | Niger | 5 |
| 16 September - 10:22 | 16 September - 10:22 | Mali | 10 |
| Mali | 5 | Mali | 10 |
| Benin | 0 | | |
| Benin | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 16 September - 11:28 | 16 September - 11:28 |
| | | Guinea | 0 |
| | | Benin | 24 |
Africa Sevens Qualification
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Cup/Africa Sevens Qualification | Cup/Africa Sevens Qualification |
| 16 September - 10:44 | 16 September - 10:44 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 16 September - 12:34 | 16 September - 12:34 |
| Algeria | 7 | 16 September - 12:34 | 16 September - 12:34 |
| Algeria | 7 | Ivory Coast | 22 |
| 16 September - 11:06 | 16 September - 11:06 | | Ivory Coast | 22 |
| 16 September - 11:06 | 16 September - 11:06 | Nigeria | 17 |
| Nigeria | 17 | Nigeria | 17 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | | |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16 September - 12:12 | 16 September - 12:12 |
| | | Algeria | 0 |
| | | Burkina Faso | 29 |

## Main tournament

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

### Teams

The order of teams is based upon seeding from the prior year's tournament's placement.
* Zimbabwe
* Kenya
* Uganda
* Madagascar
* Zambia
* Tunisia
* Senegal
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Ghana
* Botswana
* Mauritius
* Ivory Coast
* Nigeria

### Opening round

* 8 November 2019 9:00
| Zimbabwe | 24–21 | Nigeria |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 2019 9:22
| Kenya | 36–7 | Ivory Coast |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 2019 9:44
| Uganda | 57–0 | Mauritius |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 2019 10:06
| Madagascar | 38–12 | Botswana |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 2019 10:28
| Zambia | 19–7 | Ghana |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 2019 10:50
| Tunisia | 21–26 | Namibia |
* Bosman Stadium
* 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
* 8 November 13:05
| Zimbabwe | 47–0 | Nigeria |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 15:25
| Madagascar | 53–7 | Nigeria |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 15:47
| Zimbabwe | 19–7 | Zambia |
* Bosman Stadium
* 9 November 9:44
| Zambia | 19–12 | Nigeria |
* Bosman Stadium
* 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
* 8 November 13:49
| Kenya | 50–0 | Senegal |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 16:09
| Uganda | 52–12 | Senegal |
* Bosman Stadium
* 8 November 16:31
| Kenya | 33–0 | Namibia |
* Bosman Stadium
* 9 November 10:28
| Namibia | 38–19 | Senegal |
* Bosman Stadium
* 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
* 8 November 14:41
| Botswana | 15–42 | Ivory Coast |
* Bosman Stadium
* 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
* 8 November 15:03
| Ghana | 43–12 | Mauritius |
* Bosman Stadium
* 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 | Semi-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium |
| Ivory Coast | 15 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium |
| Ghana | 19 | 9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium |
| Ghana | 19 | Ghana | 33 |
| 9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium | | Ghana | 33 |
| 9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium | Morocco | 10 |
| Morocco | 28 | Morocco | 10 |
| Tunisia | 21 | | |
| Tunisia | 21 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium | 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium |
| Zimbabwe | 12 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium |
| Uganda | 21 | 9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium |
| Uganda | 21 | Uganda | 0 |
| 9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | | Uganda | 0 |
| 9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | 9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | Kenya | 29 |
| Kenya | 40 | Kenya | 29 |
| Madagascar | 14 | | |
| Madagascar | 14 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium | 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:
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 |