The 2013 Africa Cup was the thirteenth edition of the

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, an annual international

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tournament for African nations organised by the

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(CAR). This tournament, as well as the

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and

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editions of it, served as the qualifiers for the

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Changes from last season

Changes from the

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: * Division 2 was divided into a North and South tournaments * A new Division 3 was added, divided into North and Central tournaments, however no games were ever played * was promoted to Division 1A * was relegated to Division 1B * was promoted to Division 1B * was relegated to Division 1C * was relegated to Division 3 North, although the Division 3 games were never played * will not take part, after withdrawing in 2012. * will not take part, although they were scheduled to play host to Division 3 North. * sent two teams the previous year, but will only be sending one in 2013. * After missing last years tournament, and have both returned to compete in the new Division 2 South group. and were also slated to compete in Division 2, but were unable to compete. * , , and were all scheduled to return to compete in the new Division 3 Central group, however none of the Division 3 games took place * Likewise, , and were both scheduled to compete in the new Division 3 North group, however none of the Division 3 games took place. * For the first time ever, was to be taking part in the new Division 3 Central group, however none of the Division 3 games took place.

Division 1A

Division 1A was held between 10 and 14 July 2013, at the

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. The competing teams will be (pre-tournament

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in parentheses: * (37) * (44) * (42) * (31) Due to losing the third place playoff, Uganda will be demoted to

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Division 1B, and was eliminated from

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. Semi-finals 3rd Place Playoff Final

Division 1B

Division 1B was held between 11 and 15 June 2013, at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium in

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. The competing teams were (pre-tournament

in parentheses): * (78) * (23) * (47) * (43) Namibia won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1A in the

. Semi-finals 3rd Place Playoff Final

Division 1C

Division 1C was held between 22 and 29 June 2013, at the Ecole Supérieur des Travaux Publics - Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny Sud in

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. Ivory Coast won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1B in the

. ''Numbers in parentheses indicate pre-tournament IRB Ranking. NR=not ranked'' Match Schedule ''All times in UTC'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Division 2

Starting in 2013, Division 2 was divided into North and South Groups.

North

The North Group tournament was held in

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between 3 and 10 June 2013. Due to winning,

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesDivision 1C tournament which took place three weeks following. Match Schedule ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

South

The South Group tournament was held in

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on 22 June 2013. In addition to

and

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, it was supposed to also feature

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and

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, however they were unable to attend. Rather than a full tournament, a single game was held at Stade Amahoro, with

defeating

with a score of 22 - 0.

Division 3

Starting in 2013, there is now at third division, split into North and Central groups.

Central

The Central Group tournament was to be held in

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between 26 and 31 August 2013. However, 26 August came and went with no information about fixtures, and none of the games were played. Teams: * * * *

North

The North Group tournament was to be held in

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between 10 and 13 October 2013. However, no games were scheduled by October 8, and no news about rescheduling was ever released. Teams: * * * *

References

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Changes from last season

Division 1A

Division 1B

Division 1C

Division 2

North

South

Division 3

Central

North

See also

References