Twelve teams will feature including Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia, Ghana, Mauritius, Egypt, and Burkina Faso , the 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens Tournament, qualifier for the World Rugby SVNS Division 3, will take place in Nairobi , Kenya from Saturday, November 15 to Sunday, November 16 at RFUEA Grounds
Fresh from their triumphant victory at the 26th edition of the Safari7s, the Kenya Lionesses will be looking to maintain their winning momentum and reclaim continental glory on home soil.
The past two editions of the Africa Women’s Sevens, in 2023 and 2024, have produced the same top three at the end of the tournament: South Africa, Kenya, Uganda – in that order.
The fuller version of the game followed the same pattern earlier this year in June, when South Africa clinched the 2025 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup 15s title in Madagascar, with Kenya finishing runners-up and Uganda coming in third.
The 12-team tournament in Nairobi will be made up of four groups of three in the pool stages. Last year in Accra, 2012 Champions Tunisia finished fifth, below Madagascar. Everybody is looking to move up a gear in Nairobi, especially Uganda, who reckon they should have done better than their third-place finish last year.
Participating Teams:
Pool A: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius
Pool B: Kenya, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire
Pool C: Uganda, Zambia, Burkina Faso
Pool D: Madagascar, Tunisia, Egypt
