ACCRA, Ghana– The 2024 Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Tournament, qualifier for the 2025 Challenger Series, will take place in Accra, Ghana from Saturday November 9 to Sunday November 10, marking the first time that West Africa will host the prestigious event.
Organized by Rugby Africa (www.rugbyafrique.com), the continental governing body of Rugby across Africa, in partnership with the Government of Ghana, the 2024 tournament will bring together 12 national women’s teams at full strength, featuring nations such 2023 reigning champions South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Ghana, Mauritius, Uganda, Zambia, Senegal and Cote d’ Ivoire. Three winning nations of the 2024 tournament will qualify for the 2025 HSBC Sevens Challenger Series, a World Rugby International Competition.
The 2024 tournament will be accessible to the public with free admission. All 34 matches will be available for free streaming on RugbyPass TV(https://rugbypass.tv/home), Rugby Africa’s Official YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/RugbyAfrique) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RugbyAfrique) as well as be available for broadcast on SuperSport.
The opening match will commence with Zambia against Senegal at 9:00 local Ghana time (GMT) on Saturday, November 9 at the Rugby Stadium, University of Ghana.
Pool A: South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso
Pool B: Kenya, Madagascar, Ghana, Mauritius
Pool C: Uganda, Zambia, Senegal, Côte D’Ivoire
Match Day 1: Saturday 9 November 2024 (Local GhanaTime) (GMT)
Media contact:
Nicole Vervelde
Communications Advisor
nicole.vervelde@rugbyafrique.com
About Rugby Africa:
Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.