The roar will return to Ngong Road as Kenya prepares for the 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens that will be hosted at the RFUEA Grounds from 15 to 16 November 2025, in what will soon likely be one of the continent’s most electrified weekends of women’s rugby.
Under the theme “Home Ground. Home Glory,” the tournament will gather 12 countries in Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Madagascar, Zambia, Tunisia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Egypt.
The significance of this celebration for Kenya is that it continues to define itself as a sports destination in Africa. From Madagascar’s ferocious pace, into South Africa’s precision, to Uganda’s determination, and Tunisia’s grit to name just a few, each and every game is guaranteed to be an exciting demonstration of speed, ability, and national consciousness.
The RFUEA Grounds, once considered the spiritual home of Kenyan rugby, will be the scene for a festival of sport, culture and empowerment with fan zones, rugby clinics, women-in-sports workshops, live music, and cultural highlights.
But beyond the competition, the 2025 edition is symbolic of something deeper for Kenya and the continent’s rugby fraternity. After completing the Safari Sevens and a strong international season, the Kenya Lionesses will also head the charge as hosts and contenders for continental greatness. For the players, it’s about more than victory — it’s about legacy.
“This is a personal tournament,” the Kenya Rugby Union said in a statement. “It’s about showing that home is where legacies are forged, and that women’s rugby in Africa is not the future — it’s the present.”
The RFUEA tournament underlines Kenya’s growing recognition as a sporting hub where international meetings such as the African Nations Championship (CHAN) and Safari Sevens were hosted. State and private sector investments of huge scale in sports facilities, fan interaction, and athlete development have been used to build their reputation.
The women’s sevens will ensure that not only are Kenyan women playing in a professional capacity, but equally in promoting global standards of female sport. For decades, female rugby players in Africa have sought exposure, resources and recognition. Many played on uneven pitches with scant funding and still went on to represent their countries on a global stage.
The 2025 championship is a tribute to those pioneers and a guide for a new generation of young athletes rising from community clubs, schools, rural living and national pride in Africa.
On day one, the RFUEA Grounds atmosphere will be electric again with the whistle blowing. Early fixtures such as Tunisia vs Egypt will be set up in their respective ways, but all eyes will be raised to the Kenya Lionesses as they begin their campaign in front of a spirited Kenyan crowd. Fans will rally the red, green, and black as the team defends its den.
For Kenya, this is not just an opportunity to win silverware; it’s also a chance to demonstrate to Africa — and to the world at large — what excellence looks like when passion and preparation meet. The Lionesses have been continental finalists, Olympians and champions in spirit. Now, supported from home and with the sound of Kenyan drums playing through Ngong Road, they hope that they can channel that spirit into victory.
“We believe the 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens will draw thousands of fans, regional broadcasters and international audiences, cementing Kenya’s recognition as Africa’s pulsating core of the game,” the report is published.
When Africa plays, the world looks on—and this November every eye of the crowd will be focused on Nairobi, where, once more, the Lionesses will defend the den.
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