2013 Africa Cup

The 2013 Africa Cup will be the thirteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR).^[1][2] This tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2014 editions of it, will serve as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Changes from last season

Changes from the 2012 Africa Cup:

• 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
•  Madagascar was promoted to Division 1A
•  Tunisia was relegated to Division 1B
•  Botswana was promoted to Division 1B
•  Morocco was relegated to Division 1C
•  Algeria was relegated to Division 3 North, although the Division 3 games were never played
•  Cameroon will not take part, after withdrawing in 2012.
•  Egypt will not take part, although they were scheduled to play host to Division 3 North.
•  Togo sent two teams the previous year, but will only be sending one in 2013.
• After missing last years tournament,  Burundi and  Rwanda have both returned to compete in the new Division 2 South group.  Swaziland and  Tanzania were also slated to compete in Division 2, but were unable to compete.
•  Congo,  DR Congo, and  Gabon were all scheduled to return to compete in the new Division 3 Central group, however none of the Division 3 games took place
• Likewise,  Libya, and  Mauritania 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,  Central African Republic 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 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The competing teams will be (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses:

•  Kenya (37)
•  Madagascar (44)
•  Uganda (42)
•  Zimbabwe (31)

Due to losing the third place playoff, Uganda will be demoted to 2014 Africa Cup Division 1B, and was eliminated from 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 July 12:30
	Kenya	52
	Uganda	11
					14 July 14:30
					Kenya	29
					Zimbabwe	17
					Third place
	10 July 14:30			14 July 12:30
	Madagascar	18		Uganda	32
	Zimbabwe	38			Madagascar	48

Semi-finals

	Jul 10, 2013	Kenya	52 – 11	Uganda	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	12:30	Try: Brian Nyikuli (10'), Wilson Kopondo (21'), Edwin Ontieno 2 (42', 53'), Cyprian Kuto (45'), Adimo Wamamba (70'), Andrew Amonde (78') Con: Adimo Wamamba, Andrew Amonde Pen: Kenny Andola 3 (6', 30', 38'), Adimo Wamamba (63')	Team Sheet	Try: Andrew Olweny (70') Pen: Jonathan Onen (20'), Benon Kizza (33')	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	Jul 10, 2013	Madagascar	18 – 38	Zimbabwe	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	14:30	Try: Benjaniaina M Rakotoarivelo (24'), Bernard Razaindranaivo (28') Con: Jose Rakotoharison Pen: Jose Rakotoharison (9') Drop: Jose Rakotoharison (31')	Team Sheet	Try: Jacques Leitao (40'+2'), Keith Murray (49'), Garth Zieglar (55'), Sanele Sibanda (66') Con: Linience Tambwera 2, Boyd Rouse Pen: Linience Tambwera 3 (19', 45', 63') Drop: Boyd Rouse (65')	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

3rd Place Playoff

	Jul 14, 2013	Uganda	32–48	Madagascar	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	12:30	Try: Felix Lubega (9'), Paul Serunjogi (12'), Justin Kimono (60'), Robert Seguya (67') Con: Jonathan Onen, Josesh Adredo 2 Pen: Jonathan Onen (16'), Josesh Adredo (30')	Team Sheet	Try: Hery Ralaimodona (23'), Herizo Rasoanaivo 2 (33', 36'), Tahina Randrianarisoa (53'), Edmond Rakotoarimanana 2 (57', 78'), Con: Edmond Rakotoarimanana, Jose Rakotoharison 5 Pen: Edmond Rakotoarimanana (24'), Jose Rakotoharison (46')	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

Final

	Jul 14, 2013	Kenya	29 – 17	Zimbabwe	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	14:30	Try: Joshua Chisanga (5'), Nicodemus Barasa 2 (8', 76'), Edwin Otieno (65'), Con: Kenny Andola 2, Vincent Mose Drop: Kenny Andola (33')	Team Sheet	Try: Philimon Machisa (11') Pen: Linience Tambwera 4 (21', 31', 38', 63')	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Division 1B

Division 1B was held between 11 and 15 June 2013, at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, Senegal.^[3] The competing teams were (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses):

•  Botswana (78)
•  Namibia (23)
•  Senegal (47)
•  Tunisia (43)

Namibia won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1A in the 2014 Africa Cup.

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 June
	Senegal	12
	Namibia	35
					15 June
					Namibia	45
					Tunisia	13[4]
					Third place
	11 June			15 June
	Botswana	12		Senegal	41
	Tunisia	43			Botswana	5[4]

Semi-finals

	Jun 11, 2013	Senegal	12 – 35	Namibia	Iba Mar Diop, Dakar, Senegal
		Pen: Aldric Folliot 4		Try: David Philander, Chrysander Botha, Danie Dames 2 Con: Theuns Kotzé 3 Pen: Theuns Kotzé 3

	Jun 11, 2013	Botswana	12 – 43	Tunisia	Iba Mar Diop, Dakar, Senegal
		Try: Eddy Ernest, Thato Maifala Con: Hugo Botha		Try: Jabri Chadi, Mohamed Chargui 2, Haithem Chelly, Abbes Kherfeni, Chamseddine Khalifa Con: Salim Barhoumi 5 Pen: Salim Barhoumi

3rd Place Playoff

	Jun 15, 2013	Senegal	41 – 5	Botswana	Iba Mar Diop, Dakar, Senegal
		Try: Mouhamed Samba, Ousmane Ndiaye, Maxime Boyer, Aldric Folliot, Cire Sam Con: Aldric Folliot 5 Pen: Aldric Folliot 2		Try: Tyronne Warburton

Final

	Jun 15, 2013	Namibia	45 – 13	Tunisia	Iba Mar Diop, Dakar, Senegal
		Try: Chrysander Botha 2, Rohan Kitshoff, penalty try, Heinrich Smit Con: Theuns Kotzé 4 Pen: Theuns Kotzé 4		Try: Unknown Con: Unknown Pen: Chamseddine Khalifa 1, Unknown

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 Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.^[5]

Ivory Coast won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1B in the 2014 Africa Cup.^[6]

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Ivory Coast (45)	3	3	0	0	178	21	+157	15
2	Morocco (33)	3	2	0	1	130	29	+101	10
3	Nigeria (90)	3	2	0	1	116	51	+65	10
4	Zambia (75)	3	1	0	2	43	142	–109	5
5	Niger (NR)	3	1	0	2	37	120	–84	4
6	Mauritius (96)	3	0	0	3	19	163	–144	0

Numbers in parentheses indicate pre-tournament IRB Ranking. NR=not ranked

Match Schedule All times in UTC

	23 June 2013	Morocco	77 – 3	Niger	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	9:00	Try: Boutaty Abdelatif (2', 47'), Boudjemaa Mehdi 3 (6', 12', 17'), Slayki Ismail 2 (24', 32'), Mouad Labi (35'), Hamza Zouhair (40'), Amraoui Houcine (56'), Klur Pierre (70') Con: Rieger Benoit 8 Pen: Rieger Benoit 2 (10', 64')	Team Sheets	Pen: Eric Soubeiga (5')	Referee: Hamda Boukid

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	23 June 2013	Ivory Coast	77 – 3	Zambia	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	14:00	Try: Yann Lohore (9'), Toussaint Kassi Anzian 2 (13', 57'), J Maurice Oulama 2 (50', 75'), Mohamed Dembele (60'), Pierre Diallo (63'), Kouadio Konan (70'), Bakary Meite 2 (72', 80') Con: J Maurice Oulama 9 Pen: J Maurice Oulama 3 (2', 6', 55')	Team Sheet	Pen: Benaya Mukwamba (10')	Referee: Stéphane Boyer

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	23 June 2013	Mauritius	3 – 63	Nigeria	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	16:00	Pen: Georges Bechard (21')	Team Sheet	Try: Moyo Osibini (3'), Tan Mbonu 3 (13', 31', 46'), James Doherty 2 (24', 52'), Obaderin Adewola 3 (27', 35', 76'), Chukwuma Osazuwa (43'), Temitope Okenla (60') Con: Tiwaloluwa Obisesan 4	Referee: Heykel Bahroun

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	26 June 2013	Ivory Coast	83 - 3	Mauritius	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	9:00	Try: Pierre Diallo 2 (8', 40+1'), Kouadio Konan (27'), Sydney Djiropo 2 (34', 59'), Salif Touré (37'), Yann Lohore (42'), Christopher Ahipo 2 (55', 64'), Ibrahima Konate (69'), Poupeau Quentin (74'), 1 try (76') Con: J Maurice Oulama 9 Pen: J Maurice Oulama (4') Cards: Serge Jouve 19' to 29', Salif Touré 38' to 48'	Team Sheet	Pen: Georges Bechard (31')	Referee: Heykel Bahroun

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	26 June 2013	Morocco	38 - 8	Nigeria	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	14:00	Try: Penalty Try (33'), Boutaty Abdelatif (42'), Abderahman Jidi (44'), Houcine Amraoui (57'), Mohamed Azizi (71') Con: Rieger Benoit 2 Pen: Rieger Benoit 3 (11', 27', 40')	Team Sheet	Try: Obaderin Adewola (36') Pen: Tiwaloluwa Obisesan (21')	Referee: Stéphane Boyer

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	26 June 2013	Zambia	30 - 21	Niger	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	16:00	Try: Sizwayo Mvula 2 (2', 35'), Ackim Mushota 2 (22', 70') Con: Benaya Mukwamba 2 Pen: Benaya Mukwamba 2 (12', 60') Cards: Danel Njovu 38' to 48', Sizwayo Mvula 55' to 65'	Team Sheet	Try: Bah Traore Bignozi (45'), Guiminou Ousseini (66'), Garba Mamane (80') Pen: Eric Soubeiga 2 (39', 42')	Referee: Hamda Boukid

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	29 June 2013	Zambia	10 - 45	Nigeria	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	9:00	Try: Benaya Mukwamba (64') Con: Benaya Mukwamba Pen: Benaya Mukwamba (6') Cards: Owen Mwila  62'	Team Sheet	Try: Jay Udo Udoma 2 (14', 78'), Temitope Okenla (25'), Abdulahi Abdul (43'), Obi Wilson (51'), Chukwuma Osazuwa 2 (63', 73'), Adedoyin Layade (67') Con: Tiwaloluwa Obisesan Pen: Tiwaloluwa Obisesan (4')	Referee: Heykel Bahroun

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	29 June 2013	Mauritius	13 - 17	Niger	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	16:00	Try: Jean Bruno Bax (12'), Laurent Bourgault (29') Pen: Laurent Bourgault (46') Cards: Georges Bechard 58' to 68'	Team Sheet	Try: Boukari Azahidou (16'), Salifou Issifou (68') Con: Eric Soubeiga 2 Pen: Eric Soubeiga (75')	Referee: Hamda Boukid

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	29 June 2013	Morocco	15 - 18	Ivory Coast	ESTP INPHB Sud, Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
	14:00	Pen: Rieger Benoit 4 (6', 8', 25', 51') Drop: Rieger Benoit (21') Cards: Loukrassi Mohamed  29'	Team Sheet	Pen: J Maurice Oulama 2 (15', 23'), Jonathan Lo 4 (56', 58', 66', 70') Cards: J Maurice Oulama  29'	Referee: Stéphane Boyer

Division 2

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

North

The North Group tournament was held in Niamey, Niger between 3 and 10 June 2013. Due to winning, Niger qualified for the Division 1C tournament which took place three weeks following.

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points [7]
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Niger	3	3	0	0	94	17	+77	13
2	Burkina Faso	3	2	0	1	82	29	+53	9
3	Mali	3	2	0	0	56	38	+18	9
4	Togo	3	1	0	2	82	32	+50	6
5	Ghana	3	1	0	2	12	68	-46	4
6	Benin	3	0	0	3	0	152	-152	0

Match Schedule

	3 June 2013	Niger	48-0	Benin	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	3 June 2013	Ghana	13-11	Togo	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	3 June 2013	Burkina Faso	13-23	Mali	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	6 June 2013	Ghana	3-29	Niger	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	6 June 2013	Mali	19-8	Togo	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	6 June 2013	Burkina Faso	41-0	Benin	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	10 June 2013	Ghana	6-28	Burkina Faso	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	10 June 2013	Niger	17-14	Mali	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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	10 June 2013	Togo	63-0	Benin	Seyni Kountché Stadium, Niamey, Niger
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South

The South Group tournament was held in Rwanda on 22 June 2013. In addition to Rwanda and Burundi, it was supposed to also feature Swaziland and Tanzania, however they were unable to attend.

Rather than a full tournament, a single game was held at Stade Amahoro, with Rwanda defeating Burundi with a score of 22 - 0.^[8]

	22 June 2013	Rwanda	22-0	Burundi	Stade Amahoro, Kigali City, Rwanda
	15:00

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo 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:

•  Central African Republic
•  Congo
•  DR Congo
•  Gabon

North

The North Group tournament was to be held in Egypt between 10 and 13 October 2013. However, no games were scheduled by October 8, and no news about rescheduling was ever released.

Teams:

•  Algeria
•  Egypt
•  Libya
•  Mauritania

See also

• Africa Cup
• 2015 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

References

1. "CAR 2013 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Confederation of African Rugby. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
2. "2013 INTERNATIONAL RUGBY FIXTURES AND RESULTS". rugbyinternational.net. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
3. "Les Lions menés par 6-13 à la mi-temps" (in French). Agence de Presse Sénégalaise.
4. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/matches/match=14266/index.html
5. "La Cote D'Ivoire Accueille La Coupe D'Afrique" (in French).
6. http://www.confederation-africaine-rugby.com/index.php/en/home/2-uncategorised/853-africa-cup-1c-day-3
7. Barthès, Janick. "Africa Cup 2ième division J3" (in French). Confédération Africaine de Rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
8. "Rwanda Rugby". Rwanda Rugby. Retrieved 2013-06-27.