The Africa Women’s Sevens Cup, first held in 2004 in Tunisia with only Northern African teams, has grown into one of the continent’s premier rugby tournaments, showcasing the rise of women’s rugby across Africa. Initially serving as a qualifier for the 2008 Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Uganda, the competition gained momentum after Rugby Sevens was accepted as an Olympic sport in 2009, inspiring Rugby Africa to expand and professionalize the women’s game.
Over the years, the tournament has evolved from featuring nine teams to twelve by 2024, reflecting its growing inclusivity and parity with the men’s category. South Africa remains the most dominant nation with 11 titles, while Kenya and Tunisia have also claimed historic single victories each. The Cup has played a key role in offering African nations pathways to global platforms such as the Olympics and the HSBC Sevens Challenger Series.
In terms of rankings South Africa top the table followed by Kenya in position two,Uganda come in at three as Madagascar,Tunisia and Zambia follow suit at four ,five and six respectively.Ghana come in at position seven,Zimbabwe at eight and Mauritius at position nine.Cote D`Ivoire sit at position ten as Burkina Faso are ranked eleventh and Egypt closing the list at position 12.
This year the tournament will be coming to Nairobi marking the second time that the tournament will be hosted in Kenya with the first being back in 2014.The tournament will be played on the 15th and 16th November at the RFUEA grounds ,Ngong road.This year`s competition will feature 12 teams split across four pools as follows:
POOL A :South Africa,Zimbabwe,Mauritius
POOL B:Kenya,Ghana,Cote D`Ivoire
POOL C:Uganda,Zambia,Burkina Faso
POOL D:Madagascar,Tunisia,Egypt
The tournament will be played over the two days with day slated for the group stages and day two set aside for the play-offs,semi-finals and the finals.
