2016 Africa Cup Sevens
The 2016 RA Africa Cup Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held in Safaricom Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya on 23–24 September 2016.[1] It was the 4th championship in a series that began in 2013.
| 2016 Africa Cup Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Kenya |
| Date | 23–24 September |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Third | Kenya |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The top two placed teams (excluding Kenya) will qualify to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, where they will have a chance to earn core team status in the Sevens World Series
Teams
Pool Stage
Teams ranked 1-4 qualify to Cup Semi-finals Teams ranked 5-8 qualify to Plate semi-finals Teams ranked 9-12 go into relegation semi-finals
All times Eastern Africa Time (UTC+3)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semi-final | |
| Teams that advanced to relegation semi-finals | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | +59 | 6 |
 Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 4 |
 Senegal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 67 | –62 | 2 |
23 September 2016 15:36 |
| Senegal |
5-36 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Madagascar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | +59 | 6 |
 Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 4 |
 Zambia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 62 | –50 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Relegation Semi-Final
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 Sept - 11:12 | ||||||
 Botswana (9) | 24 | |||||
| 24 Sept - 15:58 | ||||||
 Mauritius (12) | 21 | |||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| 24 Sept - 11:34 | ||||||
| Senegal | 55 | |||||
| Zambia (10) | 14 | |||||
| Senegal (11) | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 Sept - 15:36 | ||||||
| Mauritius | 0 | |||||
| Zambia | 45 | |||||
Plate Semi-final
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 Sept - 11:56 | ||||||
 Zimbabwe (5) | 24 | |||||
| 24 Sept - 16:42 | ||||||
| Morocco (8) | 5 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||
| 24 Sept - 12:18 | ||||||
 Tunisia | 7 | |||||
| Nigeria (6) | 7 | |||||
| Tunisia (7) | 12 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 Sept - 16:20 | ||||||
| Morocco | 5 | |||||
| Nigeria | 12 | |||||
Cup Semi-final
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 Sept - 12:40 | ||||||
| Madagascar (1) | 7 | |||||
| 24 Sept - 17:26 | ||||||
| Namibia (4) | 10 | |||||
| Namibia | 19 | |||||
| 24 Sept - 13:02 | ||||||
| Uganda | 38 | |||||
| Kenya (2) | 12 | |||||
| Uganda (3) | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 Sept - 17:04 | ||||||
| Madagascar | 0 | |||||
| Kenya | 46 | |||||
Final standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Winner and qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens |
| Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens. |
| Relegated |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Uganda |
 | Namibia |
 | Kenya |
| 4 | Madagascar |
| 5 | Zimbabwe |
| 6 | Tunisia |
| 7 | Nigeria |
| 8 | Morocco |
| 9 | Senegal |
| 10 | Botswana |
| 11 | Zambia |
| 12 | Mauritius |
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