Organized as a knockout, the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 will pit Namibia, the world’s 24th-ranked nation and heavy favorites for the event, against Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe. and Algeria.
At the end of this competition, its winner, known as “Africa 1”, will be placed in Pool A of the 2023 World Cup (September 8 – October 21) alongside New Zealand, three-time world champions France, the country’s host nation, Italy. and Uruguay. Namibia, which has participated in the World Cup six times (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019), will face 91st-ranked Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals at Stade Pierre-Deloret in Marseille on July 1. the world
Final on July 10 in Aix-en-Provence
The other match pits Zimbabwe against Cote d’Ivoire. These two teams have already played in the World Cup, but not in the professional era: Zimbabwe in 1987 and 1991 and Ivory Coast in 1995. be against Kenya. None of these four teams has ever participated in the World Cup.
The two winners of the quarter-finals in Marseille will meet each other in the semi-finals in Aix-en-Provence on July 6, and the winners of the quarter-finals from Aix will travel to Marseille. Finally, Morris-David Stadium will host the final on July 10.
Africa Rugby Cup Fixtures
Quarter finals
July 1 in Marseille.
– Namibia – Burkina Faso (18:00)
– Zimbabwe – Ivory Coast (21:00)
July 2 in Aix-en-Provence.
– Uganda – Kenya (15:00)
– Senegal – Algeria (18:00)
Semi-final
July 6.
– Uganda or Kenya – Senegal or Algeria, in Marseille (18:00)
– Namibia or Burkina Faso – Zimbabwe or Ivory Coast in Aix-en-Provence (21:00)
Final:
July 10 in Aix-en-Provence (21:00)
Source: Le Figaro
