South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Madagascar Shine on Day One at 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens
With the final day set for tomorrow, the top 12 teams in the Africa Women’s Sevens will compete in the decisive round that will determine both the tournament champion and the coveted HSBC SVNS Series place. (Fixtures and streaming information below)
NAIROBI, Kenya – Today, nearest rivals Kenya and Uganda emerge with a 100 percent win record while defending champions South Africa make a strong statement on day one of the 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens in Nairobi with two big wins.
The Springbok Women Sevens first demolished Mauritius 68-0 before overcoming neighbours Zimbabwe 45-0 in Pool A.
In their first match against Mauritius, the highlight for South Africa was braces of tries from Maria Tshiremba, Simamkele Namba, Patience Mokone and Vianza Boer with skipper Nadine Roos converting five of those in addition to a try of her own.
Against the Zimbabweans, Roos crossed the whitewash twice while Mokone scored a hat-trick.
Zimbabwe beat Mauritius 29-5 in the other Pool A tie.
Kenya, last year’s runners-up, also finished the day with two wins out of two, led by their inspirational captain Sheila Chajira.
The hosts eased past Côte d’Ivoire 44-0 and Ghana 37-0 in Pool B in their first step to lift the title on home soil.
Uganda, another top contender and the third-placed team from last year’s tournament in Ghana, also recorded two victories on the first day in Pool C.
Charles Onen’s charges overwhelmed Burkina Faso 50-0 in a scintillating try-fest at the RFUEA Ground but found Zambia to be tougher opponents before finally edging out the Southern Africans 20-14.
The other team to end the day with a 100 percent record was Madagascar in Pool D. The Lady Makis defeated debutants Egypt 31-7 and Tunisia 21-14.
The best-placed team in this tournament, outside Kenya, will secure a place in Division Three of next season’s SVNS Series.
Organised by Rugby Africa (www.rugbyafrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, in partnership with Kenya Rugby Union (https://www.kru.co.ke) from November 15 to November 16. All matches are available for streaming on Rugby Pass TV and Rugby Africa Facebook.
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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
Streaming
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Match Day 1: Saturday 15 November 2025 (Local Time) (EAT)
- 09:00 – Tunisia (22) vs Egypt (0)
- 09:22 – Zambia (52) vs Burkina Faso (0)
- 09:44 – Ghana (57) vs Côte d’Ivoire (0)
- 10:06 – Zimbabwe (29) vs Mauritius (5)
- 12:00 – Madagascar (31) vs Egypt (5)
- 12:22 – Uganda (50) vs Burkina Faso (0)
- 12:44 – Kenya (44) vs Côte d’Ivoire (0)
- 13:06 – South Africa (68) vs Mauritius (0)
- 15:00 – Madagascar (21) vs Tunisia (14)
- 15:22 – Uganda (20) vs Zambia (14)
- 15:44 – South Africa (45) vs Zimbabwe (0)
- 16:06 – Kenya (37) vs Ghana (0)
Match Day 2: Sunday 16 November 2025 (Local Time) (EAT)
- 09:00 – Cup QF1- South Africa V Ghana
- 09:22 – Cup QF2- Madagascar V Zambia
- 09:44 – Cup QF3- Uganda V Tunisia
- 10:06 – Cup QF4- Kenya V Zimbabwe
- 10:28 – 9th Place SF1- Mauritius V Egypt
- 10:50 – 9th Place SF2- Côte d’Ivoire V Burkina Faso
- 11:30 – 5th Place SF1- Loser Match 13 v Loser Match 14
- 11:52 – 5th Place SF2- Loser Match 15 v Loser Match 16
- 12:14 – Cup SF1-Winner Match 13 v Winner Match 14
- 12:36 – Cup SF2- Winner Match 15 v Winner Match 16
- 12:58 – 11th Place Final- Loser Match 17 v Loser Match 18
- 13:20 – 9th Place Final- Winner Match 17 v Winner Match 18
- 15:00 – 7th Place Final-Loser Match 19 v Loser Match 20
- 15:25 – 5th Place Final-Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 20
- 15:54 – Bronze- Loser Match 21 v Loser Match 22
- 16:30 – Gold- Winner Match 21 v Winner Match 22
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Written By Enock Muchinjo
