The 2023 Africa Women's Sevens was the 11th edition of the
Africa Women's Sevens, an annual
Africa
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rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
tournament. The qualifier event took place at the
Lusaka Rugby Club,
Zambia
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between 1 and 2 July 2023. The main event took place in
Tunisia
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. The winner qualified for the
2024 Olympics
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in
Paris
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, 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.
Teams
The following teams entered the qualification tournament:
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The following teams entered the main tournament:
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Qualifier event
Pool stage
; Pool A
; Pool B
Knockout stage
; 9th place
; 5th place
; Cup
Standings
Final tournament
Pool stage
; Pool A
; Pool B
Knockout stage
; 5th place
; Cup
Standings
References
{{Rugby Africa Sevens
Rugby Africa Women's Sevens
2023 in African rugby union
2023 in women's rugby union
2023 in African women's sport
Africa Women's Sevens
Africa Women's Sevens
Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification