16th Africa Cup

Final positions
Champions	Namibia
Runner-up	Kenya
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The 2016 Africa Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union competition for African nations organised by Rugby Africa.

The competition was split into four divisions – Division 1A, Division 1B, Division 1C and Division 2, with promotion and relegation between the divisions.

Divisions

Division 1A

2016 Africa Cup Division 1A
Countries	Kenya Namibia Uganda Zimbabwe
Date	2 July – 6 August 2016
←  2015 2017 →

The 2016 Africa Cup Division 1A was decided on a round-robin format. The matches was played between 2 July and 6 August 2016. The top two teams from 2015, Namibia and Zimbabwe played two home matches each, while Kenya (who finished third in 2015) and Uganda (who were promoted from Division 1B) hosted one match each. The log leader after the round-robin matches was crowned the Division 1A champions, while the team ranked last was relegated to Division 1B for 2017.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2016 Africa Cup Division 1A:

2016 Africa Cup Division 1A teams
Kenya
Namibia
Uganda
Zimbabwe

Uganda were promoted from the 2015 Africa Cup Division 1B.

Standings

The final log for the 2016 Africa Cup Division 1A were:

2016 Africa Cup Division 1A log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Namibia	3	3	0	0	156	74	+82	3	15
2	Kenya	3	2	0	1	127	95	+32	2	10
3	Uganda	3	1	0	2	89	112	−23	3	7
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	64	155	−91	1	1
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, BP= Bonus points, Pts = Log points.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Africa Cup Division 1A: ^[1]

	2 July 2016	Uganda	31-40	Namibia	Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala
	16:30	Try: Pius Ogena 7' Philip Wokorach 32'c, 79'c Eric Kasita 55'c Oscar Kalyango 66' Con: Chris Lubanga 32' Philip Wokorach 55', 79'	[1]	Try: Chrysander Botha 23'c, 44' Gino Wilson 27'c, 30'c JC Greyling 63'c Penalty Try 74'c Con: VC Kotze 23', 27', 30', 63', 74'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Fhatuwani Rasivhenge

	9 July 2016	Zimbabwe	15-61	Kenya	Police Grounds, Harare
	15:40	Try: Boyd Rouse T. Parirenyaywa Con: Lenience Tambwera (1/2) Pen: Lenience Tambwera	[2]	Try: Tony Onyango David Ambunya (2) Dennis Muhanji (2) C. Licako Tony Owuor Edwin Achayo Dan Sikuta Max Adaka Con: Darwin Mukidza (4/9) K. Masai (0/1) Pen: Darwin Mukidza Cards: Tony Onyango 24' to 34'

	16 July 2016	Namibia	56-21	Kenya	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	15:00	Try: TJIUEE UANIVE 3' CRYSANDER BOTHA 6' ROHAN KITSHOFF 15' GINO WILSON 18' TINUS DU PLESSIS 23', 28' Con: THEUNS KOTZE (6/6) 4', 7', 16', 19', 24', 29' Cards: CRYSANDER BOTHA 40' to 50'	report	Try: ISAAC ADIMO 32' Con: DARWIN MUKIDZA (1/1) 33' Cards: SIMON MUNIAFU 1' to 11' SIMON MUNIAFU  12'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	23 July 2016	Zimbabwe	27-34	Uganda	Police Grounds, Harare

	30 July 2016	Kenya	45-24	Uganda	RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi
					Attendance: 4,169

	6 August 2016	Namibia	60-22	Zimbabwe

Division 1B

2016 Africa Cup Division 1B
Countries	Botswana Ivory Coast Madagascar Senegal Tunisia Zambia
Date	12 June – 16 July 2016
←  2015 2017 →

The 2016 Africa Cup Division 1B consisted of two round-robin tournaments, with the winners of each tournament playing each other in the final. The six teams were divided into two pools, with three teams in each pool. The Pool B tournament between Madagascar, Senegal and Zambia was played in Antananarivo, Madagascar between 12 June and 19 June 2016, while the Pool A tournament between Botswana, Ivory Coast and Tunisia was played in Tunis, Tunisia between 26 June and 2 July 2016. The pool winners met in the final on 16 July 2016, with the winner of that match earning promotion to Division 1A. The team ranked last was relegated to Division 1C for 2017.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2016 Africa Cup Division 1B:

2016 Africa Cup Division 1B Pool A teams
Botswana
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
2016 Africa Cup Division 1B Pool B teams
Madagascar
Senegal
Zambia

Tunisia were relegated from the 2015 Africa Cup Division 1A, while Zambia were promoted from the 2015 Africa Cup Division 1C.

Standings

The final log for the 2016 Africa Cup Division 1B were:

2016 Africa Cup Division 1B Pool A log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	0	93	15	78	10
2	Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	25	63	-38	4
3	Botswana	2	0	0	2	23	63	-40	1
2016 Africa Cup Division 1B Pool B log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Senegal	2	2	0	0	84	27	57	9
2	Madagascar	2	1	0	1	48	45	3	5
3	Zambia	2	0	0	2	18	78	-60	0
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points.

Matches

Pool A

	26 June 2016	Tunisia	43–10	Botswana	Monastir, Tunisia
	22:00		[3]		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal)

	29 June 2016	Ivory Coast	20–13	Botswana	Monastir, Tunisia
	16:00		[4]		Attendance: 800 Referee: Cap Constant (Kenya)

	2 July 2016	Tunisia	50-5	Ivory Coast	Monastir, Tunisia
	22:00		[5]		Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Praderie Vivien(FRA)

Pool B

	12 June 2016	Madagascar	24–15	Zambia	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	15:00		[6]		Referee: Jean Christiant Cauquil (Reunion)

	15 June 2016	Zambia	3–54	Senegal	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	15:00		[7]		Referee: Gauthier Ozoux (Mauritius)

	19 June 2016	Madagascar	24–30	Senegal	Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar
	15:00		[8]		Referee: Lourens Van Der Merwe (South Africa)

Final

	12 November 2016	Tunisia	14 - 15	Senegal	Monastir
	15:00	Try: Chedy Jabri 69' Con: Khalifa Chemseddine (0/1) Pen: Khalifa Chemseddine (3/6) 22', 32', 74' Cards: Chargui Mohamed 56' to 66' Khalifa Chemseddine 79' to 80'	report	Pen: Folliot Aldric (5/5) 6', 37', 47', 57', 79' Cards: Mendy Felix 20' to 30' Kane Demba 52' to 62' Ndiayne Ousmane 79' to 80'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Constant Cap

Division 1C

2016 Africa Cup Division 1C
Countries	Mauritius Morocco Nigeria
Date	10 – 16 July 2016
Champions	Morocco
←  2015 2017 →

The matches of Division 1C was played between 10 and 16 July 2016 at Stade du C.O.C. in Casablanca, Morocco. ^[2] Teams from Mauritius, Morocco and Nigeria played in a round robin format. Cameroon was originally scheduled to compete, but withdrew due to internal problems with the union ^[3]

This division also doubles as the first qualification phase for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The winner of 2016 Africa Cup Division 1C will win promotion to the 2017 Africa Cup Division 1B, the second phase of the Rugby World Cup qualification process.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2016 Africa Cup Division 1C:

2016 Africa Cup Division 1C log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	Morocco	2	2	0	0	121	13	+108	2	10
2	Nigeria	2	1	0	1	41	74	-33	1	5
3	Mauritius	2	0	0	2	24	99	-75	0	0
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, BP = Bonus points Pts = Log points.

Morocco remained in Division 1C despite not playing in the 2015 Africa Cup, while Mauritius were relegated from the 2015 Africa Cup Division 1B.

Matches

	10 July 2016	Morocco	68-3	Mauritius	Stade du C.O.C., Casablanca
	17:00		[9]		Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Salem Attalh

	13 July 2016	Nigeria	31-21	Mauritius	Stade du C.O.C., Casablanca
	17:00		report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Akram Garchi

	16 July 2016	Morocco	53-10	Nigeria	Stade du C.O.C., Casablanca
	16:00		[10]		Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bahroun Haykel

Division 2

2016 Africa Cup Division 2
Countries	Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Ghana Mali Niger Rwanda Togo
Date	17 – 27 May 2016
←  2015 2017 →

The 2016 Africa Cup Division 2 was split into two regions. In the East region, Burundi, Lesotho, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda played in a tournament in Kigali, Rwanda between 17 and 20 May 2016. ^[4] In the West region, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Togo played in a rugby sevens tournament in Lomé, Togo on 27 May 2016.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2016 Africa Cup Division 2:

2016 Africa Cup Division 2 (East) teams
Burundi
DR Congo
Rwanda
Lesotho
2016 Africa Cup Division 2 (West) teams
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Mali
Niger
Togo

Congo, Lesotho, Malawi and Swaziland were not included in the 2016 Africa Cup.

Matches

East

Lesotho were originally scheduled to play in the semi-finals against DR Congo, but travel delays caused them to miss the first round, forfeiting the match.

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 May 2016
	Rwanda	15
					20 May 2016
	Burundi	3
					Rwanda	9
	17 May 2016
					DR Congo	12
	Lesotho	F
	DR Congo	0
					Third place play-off
					20 May 2016 2015
					Burundi	3
					Lesotho	6

Semi-finals

	17 May 2016	Rwanda	15–3	Burundi	National Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
	14:00	Try: Cambara Koko Marcel Con: Isimbi Carlos

	17 May 2016	Lesotho	forfeit	DR Congo	National Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
	16:00

3rd Place Finals

	20 May 2016	Burundi	3–6	Lesotho	National Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
	13:35	Pen: A. Karendo 26'	[11]	Pen: R. Molumo 15', 48'	Referee: Caition Bweupe ( Zambia)

Final

	20 May 2016	Rwanda	9–12	DR Congo	National Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
	15:20	Pen: Paul J Hadjali 47', 73' Drop: Kazungu 27'	[12]	Try: Bangabasi Ndangi 16'c Ntambwe Kanana 30' Con: Bangabasi Ndangi 17' Cards: David Mpunga 51' to 61'	Referee: Ramsey Olinga ( Uganda)

West

Round-Robin

	27 May 2016	Niger	15–10	Togo	Lomé, Togo
			[13]

	27 May 2016	Mali	12–3	Benin	Lomé, Togo
			[14]

	27 May 2016	Burkina Faso	5–12	Togo	Lomé, Togo
			[15]

	27 May 2016	Ghana	19–0	Benin	Lomé, Togo
			[16]

	27 May 2016	Niger	14–0	Burkina Faso	Lomé, Togo
			[17]

	27 May 2016	Mali	0–15	Ghana	Lomé, Togo
			[18]

Semi-finals

	27 May 2016	Niger	0–26	Mali	Lomé, Togo
			[19]

	27 May 2016	Ghana	19–22	Togo	Lomé, Togo
			[20]

5th Place Playoff

	27 May 2016	Burkina Faso	5–22	Benin	Lomé, Togo
			[21]

3rd Place Playoff

	27 May 2016	Niger	5–14	Ghana	Lomé, Togo
			[22]

Final

	27 May 2016	Togo	12–17	Mali	Lomé, Togo
			[23]

See also

• Africa Cup

References

External links

• "Official site". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 12 February 2016.