Africa Cup 7s in Kenya
Africa Cup 7s in Kenya - Africa Cup 7s is kicking off this morning in Nairobi, Kenya with 12 teams from the continent battling out.
Hosts and defending champions Kenya are seeded top where they will play Senegal and Nigeria. Last year’s finalists Zimbabwe are in pool B where they are playing Uganda and Mauritius.
Fast rising Morocco will play Zambia and Madagascar in pool C as Tunisia takes on Namibia and Botswana in pool D.
Kenya won the 2015 edition by beating Zimbabwe 19-17 to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
Africa Cup 2016 Pools Pool A: Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria Pool B: Zimbabwe, Uganda, Mauritius Pool C: Morocco, Zambia, Madagascar Pool D: Tunisia, Namibia, Botswana
Order of Play
Friday 23 September 2016
Timings are GMT+3
11:00am - Tunisia v Nigeria 11:22am - Morocco v Madagascar 11:44am - Zimbabwe v Uganda 12:06pm - Kenya v Nigeria 2:30pm - Botswana v Namibia 2:52pm - Zambia v Madagascar 3:14pm - Mauritius v Uganda 3:36pm - Senegal v Nigeria 6:10pm - Tunisia v Botswana 6:32pm - Morocco v Zambia 6:54pm - Zimbabwe v Mauritius 7:14pm - Kenya v Senegal
Saturday 24 September 2016
11:12am - Semi To Avoid Relegation : Rank 9 vs Rank 12 11:34am - Semi To Avoid Relegation : Rank 10 vs Rank 11 11:56am - Ranking Semi -Finals : Rank 5 vs Rank 8 12:18pm - Ranking Semi -Finals : Rank 6 vs Rank 7 12:40pm - Main Cup Semi 1 : Rank 1 vs Rank 4 1:02pm - Main Cup Semi 2 : Rank 2 vs Rank 3 3:36pm - Ranking 11th/12th : Loser 17 vs Loser 18 3:58pm - Ranking 9th/10th : Winner 17 vs Winner 18 4:20pm - Ranking 7th/8th : Loser 19 vs Loser 20 4:42pm - Ranking 5th/6th : Winner 19 vs Winner 20 5:04pm - Ranking 3rd/4th : Loser 21 vs Loser 22 5:26pm - MAIN FINAL Ranking 1st/2nd : Winner 21 vs Winner 22
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