Sports and Creative Economy Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has welcomed participating teams set to take part in the Africa in the 2025 Africa Women’s 7s Cup, a World Rugby Challenger Series (SVNS Division 3) qualifier.

Ahead of the particular showpiece scheduled for Friday, November 14, to Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the RFUEA Grounds, Ngong Road, Nairobi, Mvurya has extended a warm welcome to the 11 national teams that will participate.

They are Zambia, Tunisia, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Egypt, and Ghana, which have already arrived for this premier continental rugby spectacle.

Welcoming teams

”I am pleased to welcome Africa to the 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens Cup, a World Rugby Challenger Series (SVNS Division 3) qualifier, scheduled for 14th–15th November 2025 at the RFUEA Grounds, Ngong Road, Nairobi,” CS Mvurya took to X on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

The Sports CS has also rallied rugby enthusiasts to throng RFUEA Grounds in support of the home side, the Kenya Lionesses.

”As a country, we stand firmly proud and confident in our Kenya Lionesses, who stand ready, focused, and determined to reclaim the continental crown and advance their quest for core status in the HSBC SVNS Series. Let us turn up in our numbers and demonstrate the unbreakable spirit of African rugby,” the statement added.

History behind

The Africa Women’s Sevens Cup, first held in 2004 in Tunisia with only Northern African teams, has grown into one of the continent’s premier rugby tournaments, showcasing the rise of women’s rugby across Africa.

Initially serving as a qualifier for the 2008 Women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in Uganda, the competition gained momentum after Rugby Sevens was accepted as an Olympic sport in 2009, inspiring Rugby Africa to expand and professionalise the women’s game.

Over the years, the tournament has evolved from featuring nine teams to twelve by 2024, reflecting its growing inclusivity and parity with the men’s category. South Africa remains the most dominant nation with 11 titles, while Kenya and Tunisia have also claimed historic single victories each.

The Cup has played a key role in offering African nations pathways to global platforms such as the Olympics and the HSBC Sevens Challenger Series.

This year, the tournament will be coming to Nairobi, marking the second time that the tournament will be hosted in Kenya, with the first being back in 2014.

POOL A: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mauritius

POOL B: Kenya, Ghana, Ivory Coast

POOL C: Uganda, Zambia, Burkina Faso

POOL D: Madagascar, Tunisia, Egypt