The 2026 Africa Women’s Sevens will see 11 teams battle for the continental title, with a place in World Rugby HSBC SVNS 3 at stake on 7 and 8 November at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya.

Hosts Kenya, the highest-ranked side in Pool B, are among the continent’s top teams targeting SVNS 3 qualification next weekend.

The Lionesses have left no stone unturned in their bid to return to the international sevens circuit.

They have been preparing for this important tournament for months and are in good nick. All that is left for the hosts is to execute over the two days, and home-crowd advantage will definitely count for the Kenyans.

“I urge all the fans to come and support us,” says Kenya head coach Simon Odongo. “Come and be the extra player and push us to win gold.”

North African side Tunisia, together with Ghana, complete Pool B.

The battle for SVNS 3 will have another top contender in Pool C favourites Uganda, perennially one of the most competitive teams in this tournament.

This year’s showdown in Nairobi will be no exception for head coach Charles Onen’s charges.

“Our goal is to qualify for the SVNS 3 and get back to a stage we’ve played before, and learnt a lot,” Onen tells RA Media.

“It definitely requires our best performance.”

But Uganda are not the only standout team in Pool C.

They will have to contend with a hard-running and skilful Madagascar outfit in Pool C before they can think of challenging for honours in the knockout stages.

like these and that is exactly what I wish our young squad will do next week,” Afrika tells Rugby Africa Media.

Pool A

• South Africa
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Rwanda

Pool B

Pool C

• Uganda
• Madagascar
• Mauritius
• Burkina Faso