General
The tournament was played at Stade Bourgogne in the Moroccan city of Rabat. The event was attended by eight rugby sevens nations. On the first day they were playing in two groups of four. The second day there were places at stake was not only the medals of the event, but also two places in the finals of 2013 World Cup.
The teams from South Africa and Kenya, who had already qualified for the World Cup, did not compete. In their absence, Zimbabwe won the competition, defeating Tunisia in the final.[1] The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013.
Group stage
Group B
| Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
+/− |
Pts |
 Zimbabwe |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
14 |
+48 |
9 |
 Tunisia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
10 |
+45 |
7 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
26 |
74 |
-48 |
5 |
 Namibia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
62 |
-45 |
3 |
Knockout phase
Bowl
| Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | |
| 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
| | |
|
|  Zambia | 10 |
| 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
|
| Namibia | 22
| |
| Namibia | 24 |
| 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
|
| | Ivory Coast | 7
|
| Ivory Coast | 12 |
| |
|  Morocco | 7
| |
| Third place |
| |
| 30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne
|
|
| Zambia | 5 |
|
| Morocco | 14 |
Cup
| Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | |
| 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
| | |
|
|  Madagascar | 0 |
| 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
|
| Tunisia | 7
| |
| Tunisia | 12 |
| 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
|
| | Zimbabwe | 33
|
| Zimbabwe | 19 |
| |
|  Nigeria | 14
| |
| Third place |
| |
| 30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne
|
|
| Madagascar | 12 |
|
| Nigeria | 19 |