2024 Rugby Africa Cup

2024 Rugby Africa Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Uganda
Dates	20–28 July
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Zimbabwe (2nd title)
Runners-up	Algeria
Third place	Namibia
Fourth place	Kenya
← 2021–22

The 2024 Rugby Africa Cup is the 2024 edition of the Rugby Africa Cup. Administered by Rugby Africa, it is being held from 18 July to 29 July in Kampala, Uganda, and features eight teams.^[1][2]

Algeria reached the final by shocking Kenya 20–12 in the semifinal^[3][4] while Zimbabwe also caused an upset in their semifinal by beating nine-time champion Namibia for the first time in 23 years.^[5][6]

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location
Algeria	Ahmed Zabana Stadium	40,000	Oran	Ousmane Mané	Rabah Abdelkader
Burkina Faso	Stade du 4 Août	29,800	Ouagadougou	Sekou Sakho	Ibrahim Traoré
Ivory Coast	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium	33,000	Abidjan	André Adopo	Edgar Babou
Kenya	RFUEA Ground	6,000	Nairobi	Jerome Paarwater	Daniel Sikuta
Namibia	Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium	10,000	Windhoek	Allister Coetzee	Johan Deysel
Senegal	Stade Iba Mar Diop	5,000	Dakar	Jean-Marc Foucras	Demba Kane
Uganda	Legends Rugby Grounds	5,000	Kampala	Fred Mudoola	Ivan Magomu Kanindo
Zimbabwe[7]	National Sports Stadium	60,000	Harare	Piet Benade	Hilton Mudariki

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Burkina Faso	5
	Namibia	38
					Namibia	10
					Zimbabwe	32
	Uganda	20
	Zimbabwe	22
									Zimbabwe	29
									Algeria	3
	Algeria	32
	Ivory Coast	12
					Algeria	20
					Kenya	12			Third place
	Kenya	36
	Senegal	17
									Namibia	38
									Kenya	27

Quarter-finals

20 July 2024	Burkina Faso	5–38	Namibia	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report

20 July 2024	Algeria	32–12	Ivory Coast	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report

20 July 2024	Uganda	20–22	Zimbabwe	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report

20 July 2024	Kenya	36–17	Senegal	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report

Semi-finals

24 July 2024	Namibia	10–32	Zimbabwe	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report

24 July 2024	Algeria	20–12	Kenya	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
		Report

Third place match

28 July 2024	Namibia	38–27	Kenya	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Final

28 July 2024	Zimbabwe	29–3	Algeria	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Classification stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Uganda	25
	Burkina Faso	15
					Uganda	34
					Senegal	31
	Senegal	25
	Ivory Coast	8
					Third place
					Burkina Faso	10
					Ivory Coast	23

5–8th place matches semi-finals

24 July 2024	Uganda	25–15	Burkina Faso	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

24 July 2024	Senegal	25–8	Ivory Coast	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Seventh place match

28 July 2024	Burkina Faso	10–23	Ivory Coast	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Fifth place match

28 July 2024	Uganda	34–31	Senegal	Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Final Standings

Pos.	Team
	Zimbabwe
	Algeria
	Namibia
4	Kenya
5	Uganda
6	Senegal
7	Ivory Coast
8	Burkina Faso

References

1. "2024 Rugby Africa Cup, 18th to 29th July 2024 in Kampala, Uganda". www.ncs.go.ug. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
2. Asiimwe, Brian (2024-05-23). "Teams Confirmed for the 2024 Rugby Africa Cup". NBS Sport. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
3. "Kenya Simbas sent packing by Algeria in Rugby Africa Cup". Citizen Digital. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
4. Mensah, Herbert (2024-07-24). "Sure-footed Caminati inspires Algeria to stunning win over Kenya as Les Lionceaux reach final of 2024 Rugby Africa Cup". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
5. Mensah, Herbert (2024-07-24). "Zimbabwe Storm into Final After beating Old Rivals Namibia for the First Time in 23 Years at the 2024 Rugby Africa Cup". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
6. "Zimbabwe's Sables Triumph Over Namibia 32-10 to Reach Africa Cup Final – The Zimbabwe Mail". www.thezimbabwemail.com. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
7. Mensah, Herbert (2024-07-19). "Uganda Welcomes 2024 Rugby Africa Cup for Historic Continental Tournament". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2024-07-24.