Africa Cup
Current season or competition: 2013 Africa Cup |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 22 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Zimbabwe |
The Africa Cup is an annual rugby union tournament involving African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). The tournament was first held in 2000, and has since been contested on an annual basis. Prior to being renamed the Africa Cup in 2006, the tournament was known as the CAR Top 9 and CAR Top 10.
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Results[edit]
Below is a list of previous tournaments and final results:
| Year | Final | ||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
| 2000 Details |
 South Africa Amateurs |
44–14 |  Morocco |
| 2001 Details |
South Africa Amateurs |
36–20 | Morocco |
| 2002 Details |
 Namibia |
17–24 / 26–19 |  Tunisia |
| 2003 Details |
Morocco |
27–7 | Namibia |
| 2004 Details |
Namibia |
39–22 | Morocco |
| 2005 Details |
Morocco |
43–6 |  Madagascar |
| 2006 Details |
South Africa Amateurs |
29–27 | Namibia |
| 2007 Details |
 Uganda |
42–11 | Madagascar |
| 2008–2009 Details |
Namibia |
18–13 / 22–10 | Tunisia |
| 2010 Details |
Morocco |
29–6 | Tunisia |
| 2011 Details |
 Kenya |
16–7 | Tunisia |
| 2012 Details |
 Zimbabwe |
22–18 | Uganda |
- NOTE: In order to compete on an equal footing, the South Africa RFU does not send its professional players to the Africa Cup.
Current Nations[edit]
There are 22 nations playing in the 2012 Africa Cup. They are split into several divisions. The highest division is called Division 1A and the winner of this division will be crowned Africa Cup champions. The other divisions are Division 1A, Division 1B, Division 1C and Division 2. The highest placed team in each division (except Division 1A) will be promoted and the last-placed team in each division (except Division 2) will be relegated.
| 2012 Nations | ||||
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| Division 1A | ||||
 Kenya |
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 Madagascar |
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 Uganda |
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| Zimbabwe |
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| Division 1B | ||||
 Tunisia |
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 Botswana |
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 Namibia |
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 Senegal |
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| Division 1C | ||||
 Morocco |
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 Cameroon |
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 Ivory Coast |
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 Mauritius |
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 Nigeria |
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 Zambia |
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| Division 2 | ||||
 Algeria |
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 Benin |
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 Burkina Faso |
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 Egypt |
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 Ghana |
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 Mali |
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 Niger |
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 Togo |
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Overall[edit]
The overall record of the teams are as follows:
| Team | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
3 | 3 |
| Namibia |
3 | 2 |
 South Africa Amateurs |
3 | 0 |
| Uganda |
1 | 1 |
| Kenya |
1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe |
1 | 0 |
| Tunisia |
0 | 4 |
| Madagascar |
0 | 2 |
See also[edit]
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