2023 Africa Women's Sevens Explained

Countries:	(Qualifier) (Final tournament)
Date:	1–2 July 2023 (Qualifier)
Nations:	10 (Qualifier) 8 (Final tournament)
Prevseason:	2022

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:

The following teams entered the main tournament:^[3]

Qualifier event

Pool stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	3	0	0	100	15	+85	9
	3	2	0	1	55	48	+7	7
	2	1	0	1	19	36	-17	4
	2	0	0	2	10	61	-51	2
	2	0	0	2	19	43	-24	2

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Knockout stage

9th place

5th place

Cup

Standings

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Final tournament

Pool stage

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	3	0	0	72	12	+60	9
	3	2	0	1	34	24	+10	7
	3	1	0	2	38	44	–6	5
	3	0	0	3	10	74	–64	3

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	3	3	0	0	89	17	+72	9
	3	2	0	1	32	52	–20	7
	3	1	0	2	66	47	+19	5
	3	0	0	3	20	91	–71	3

Knockout stage

5th place

Cup

Standings

Legend
Qualified for 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified for Olympic Repechage

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8

References

1. Web site: Kaumba . Michael . 2023-06-17 . Zambia Set To Host Women's Sevens Pre Olympic Qualification Tourney . 2023-07-23 . www.znbc.co.zm.
2. Web site: Dube . Godfrey . 2023-02-03 . Rugby women can qualify for Olympic event - Magasa . 2023-06-25 . Zambia: News Diggers! . en-GB.
3. Web site: 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 . 2023-10-13 . Rugby Afrique . en-US.