2025 Rugby Africa Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uganda |
| Dates | 8–19 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
← 2024 | |
The 2025 Rugby Africa Cup is the 20th edition of the Rugby Africa Cup. Administered by Rugby Africa, it is being held from 8 to 19 July in Kampala, Uganda for the second consecutive time, and features eight teams.[1]
The competition serve also as a qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with the winner qualifying for the World Cup, while the runner-up will progress to an Africa / Asia play-off match.[2]
Venue
| Kampala | |
|---|---|
| Mandela National Stadium annex | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
Participants
| Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
| Algeria | Ahmed Zabana Stadium | 40,000 | Oran | Adrien Buononato | Rabah Abdelkader |
| Ivory Coast | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | 33,000 | Abidjan | Edgar Babou | Edgar Babou |
| Kenya | RFUEA Ground | 6,000 | Nairobi | Jerome Paarwater | Daniel Sikuta |
| Morocco | Stade Tessema | 5,000 | Casablanca | Pierre Chadebech | Houssine Arabat |
| Namibia | Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium | 10,000 | Windhoek | Jacques Burger | Prince !Gaoseb |
| Senegal | Stade Iba Mar Diop | 5,000 | Dakar | Jean-Marc Foucras | Demba Kane |
| Uganda | Legends Rugby Grounds | 5,000 | Kampala | Fred Mudoola | Byron Oketayot |
| Zimbabwe | National Sports Stadium | 60,000 | Harare | Piet Benade | Hilton Mudariki |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 43 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 8 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ||||||||||
| Kenya | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 32 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 24 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 55 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 17 | |||||||||
| Namibia | ||||||||||
| Algeria | Third place | |||||||||
| Algeria | 41 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 6 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Classification stage
| Semi-finals | 5th/6th | |||||
| Morocco | ||||||
| Uganda | ||||||
| Senegal | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| 7th/8th | ||||||
Semi-finals
7th/8th play-off
5th/6th play-off
Final standings
References
- ^ "Uganda gears up preparation for Rugby Africa Cup 2025". The Independent (Uganda). Redaction team. 15 June 2025.
- ^ "We will need to be a lot better – Sables Coach on Africa Cup Draw". Rugby Africa. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.