Uganda Lady Cranes have secured their place in the HSBC SVNS 3 after being crowned the 2026 Africa Women’s Sevens champions following an emphatic 33-0 victory over Tunisia in the final at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi on Sunday.
The victory marks Uganda’s first-ever Africa Women’s Sevens title and completes an impressive campaign in which they demonstrated their dominance, conceding tries in only two matches throughout the tournament. Their continental triumph also earns them qualification for the SVNS 3 competition scheduled to take place in Dubai in December.
The Lady Cranes delivered a commanding performance in the final, with Lydia Namabiro opening the scoring through an early try, which Tina Akello converted to give Uganda a 7-0 lead.
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Namabiro returned to score her second try, extending Uganda’s advantage to 14-0 despite the team playing with a player in the sin bin.
Uganda continued to dominate after the break, with Susan Adong adding another try to increase their lead. Despite receiving another yellow card, the Lady Cranes maintained their composure, with Namabiro completing her hat-trick before Gertrude Kateesa, who had returned from the sin bin, crossed the try line to seal the 33-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Kenya Lionesses finished third after recovering from their semi-final disappointment to defeat Zimbabwe 27-7 in the bronze medal match.
Sheila Chajira, Nelly Chikombe and Sinaida Mokaya scored first-half tries for Kenya, while Zimbabwe responded through Chiwoniso Mabika.
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Catherine Elizabeth and Stellah Wafula added further tries in the second half to seal a convincing victory for the Lionesses, who finished the tournament on a positive note in front of their home supporters.
In the fifth-place final, Zambia defeated South Africa 17-12 to claim fifth position, registering their second victory over the defending champions during the tournament.
Ghana also finished their campaign strongly, defeating Burkina Faso 41-0 to secure ninth place, while Madagascar beat Mauritius 22-12 in the other classification final to finish seventh.
2026 Africa Women’s 7s final standings
- Uganda – Champions
- Tunisia – Runners-up
- Kenya – Third place
- Zimbabwe – Fourth place
- Zambia – Fifth place
- South Africa – Sixth place
- Madagascar – Seventh place
- Mauritius – Eighth place
- Ghana – Ninth place
- Rwanda – Tenth place
- Burkina Faso – Eleventh place
All Africa Women’s Sevens Day Two results
Sunday, 8 November 2026 (EAT)
Cup Quarter-finals
- Kenya 52-0 Mauritius
- Uganda 24-17 South Africa
- Tunisia 31-7 Madagascar
- Zambia 5-12 Zimbabwe
Ninth-place semi-final
- Ghana 43-0 Rwanda
Fifth-place semi-finals
- Mauritius 0-48 South Africa
- Madagascar 7-40 Zambia
Cup semi-finals
- Kenya 14-19 Uganda
- Tunisia 22-10 Zimbabwe
11th-place final
- Ghana 41-0 Burkina Faso
Ninth-place final
- Mauritius 12-22 Madagascar
Fifth-place final
- South Africa 12-17 Zambia
Bronze medal match
- Kenya 27-7 Zimbabwe
Gold medal match
- Uganda 33-0 Tunisia