Africa Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Africa Cup | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Most recent champion(s) | Namibia |
The Africa Cup is an annual rugby union tournament involving African nations, organised by Rugby Africa. The tournament was first held in 2000, and has since been contested on an annual basis. Prior to being renamed the Africa Cup in 2006, the tournament was known as the CAR Top 9 and CAR Top 10.
Results
Below is a list of previous tournaments and final results:
| Year | Final | details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
| 2000 |  South Africa Amateurs | 44–14 |  Morocco | Details |
| 2001 | South Africa Amateurs | 36–20 | Morocco | Details |
| 2002 |  Namibia | 17–24 / 26–19 |  Tunisia | Details |
| 2003 | Morocco | 27–7 | Namibia | Details |
| 2004 | Namibia | 39–22 | Morocco | Details |
| 2005 | Morocco | 43–6 |  Madagascar | Details |
| 2006 | South Africa Amateurs | 29–27 | Namibia | Details |
| 2007 |  Uganda | 42–11 | Madagascar | Details |
| 2008–09 | Namibia | 18–13 / 22–10 | Tunisia | Details |
| 2010 | Not assigned | Details | ||
| 2011 |  Kenya | 16–7 | Tunisia | Details |
| 2012 |  Zimbabwe | 22–18 | Uganda | Details |
| 2013 | Kenya | 29-17 | Zimbabwe | Details |
| 2014 | Namibia | Round Robin | Zimbabwe | Details |
| 2015 | Namibia | Round Robin | Zimbabwe | Details |
| 2016 | Namibia | Round Robin | Kenya | Details |
- NOTE: In the 2010 Africa Cup no outright winner was declared. Morocco beat Tunisia 29-6 in the final of the north section, whilst Kenya won the 2010 Victoria Cup in the south.
Current Nations
There will be 23 nations playing in the 2016 Africa Cup. They are split into several divisions. The highest division is called Division 1A and the winner of this division will be crowned Africa Cup champions. The other divisions are Division 1B, Division 1C and Division 2 (Centre and West). The highest placed team in each division (except Division 1A) will be promoted and the last-placed team in each division will be relegated.
| Division 1A | |
|---|---|
| Kenya | |
| Namibia | |
| Uganda | |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Division 1B | |
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Madagascar |  Botswana |
 Senegal |  Ivory Coast |
 Zambia | Tunisia |
| Division 1C | |
 Cameroon | |
 Mauritius | |
| Morocco | |
 Nigeria | |
| Division 2 | |
| Centre | West |
 Burundi |  Benin |
 DR Congo |  Burkina Faso |
 Rwanda |  Ghana |
 Mali | |
 Niger | |
 Togo |
Overall
The overall record of the teams are as follows:
| Team | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 6 | 2 |
| South Africa Amateurs | 3 | 0 |
| Morocco | 2 | 3 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 3 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 2 |