[[File:Rugby World Cup 2011 qualifier.jpg|thumb]]'''In the African Regional [[2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying|Qualifying]] Process, 14 of the 15 eligible IRB member nations took part (South Africa had already qualified from [[Rugby World Cup 2007]]).'''

The Qualifying process began with playoffs in May, 2008. The [[200809 Africa Cup]] doubled as the qualifying tournament, with the winner being Africa's direct qualifier. The runner-up of the tournament will be entered into the four team World Cup playoff for the 20th [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] finalist berth.

The Cup was decided first by four pools of three teams with the pool winners qualifying for the semi-finals.

Namibia swept Tunisia in a two-legged final, qualifying for [[2011_Rugby_World_Cup#Pool_D|Pool D]] of the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], while Tunisia advanced to the [[2011 Rugby World Cup Final Place Play-off|Final Place Playoff]].

==Preliminary Round: May 2008==Two single legged playoffs were used to cut the nations down from the 14 eligible nations to the 12 who would compete for the [[200809 Africa Cup]]. Preliminary round teams were the lowest ranked teams in the north and south respectively. [[Nigeria]] and [[Swaziland]] were eliminated in this round.

=== Matches ==={| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|CMR}}'''|26 - 6 |align="left"|{{ru|NGR}}|11 May 2008|[[Yaound]], [[Cameroon]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|BOT}}'''|25 - 7|align="left"|{{ru|SWZ}}|17-May-2008|[[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]]|}

==Round 1: June / August 2008==

Pool winners qualified for the semi-finals. Pools were determined through world rankings.[http://allafrica.com/stories/200802010696.html Pools decided]

'''Bonus point system:'''

*4 points for a win*2 for a draw*0 for a loss*1 point for scoring four tries in a game*1 point for losing by seven points or less.

===Pool A===:{| class="wikitable"|-!width=165|Team!width=40|Played!width=40|Won!width=40|Drawn!width=40|Lost!width=40|For!width=40|Against!width=40|Difference!width=40|TB!width=40|LB!width=40|Points|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center|align=left| '''{{ru|NAM}}'''|2||2||0||0||48||31||+17||1||0||'''9'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|SEN}}|1||0||0||1||10||13||-3||0||1||'''1'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|ZIM}}|1||0||0||1||21||35||-14||0||0||'''0'''|}

==== Matches ====

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|SEN}}|10 - 13|align="left"|'''{{ru|NAM}}'''|14-June-2008|[[Stade Leopold Senghor]], [[Dakar]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|NAM}}'''|35 - 21|align="left"|{{ru|ZIM}}|02-Aug-2008|[[Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|ZIM}}||align="left"|{{ru|SEN}}|''Cancelled''|[[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]|}

===Pool B===:{| class="wikitable"|-!width=165|Team!width=40|Played!width=40|Won!width=40|Drawn!width=40|Lost!width=40|For!width=40|Against!width=40|Difference!width=40|TB!width=40|LB!width=40|Points|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center|align=left| '''{{ru|CIV}}''' |2||2||0||0||53||18||+35||1||0||'''9'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|MAR}}|2||1||0||1||38||39||-1||1||0||'''5'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|ZAM}}|2||0||0||2||27||61||-34||0||0||'''0'''|}

==== Matches ===={| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|ZAM}}|18 - 29|align="left"|'''{{ru|MAR}}'''|14-June-2008|[[The Showgrounds, Sligo Town|Showgrounds]], [[Lusaka]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|CIV}}'''|32 - 9|align="left"|{{ru|ZAM}}|12-July-2008|[[Stade Flix Houphout-Boigny]], [[Abidjan]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|MAR}}|9 - 21|align="left"|'''{{ru|CIV}}'''|02-Aug-2008|[[COC Stadium]], [[Casablanca]]|}

===Pool C===:{| class="wikitable"|-!width=165|Team!width=40|Played!width=40|Won!width=40|Drawn!width=40|Lost!width=40|For!width=40|Against!width=40|Difference!width=40|TB!width=40|LB!width=40|Points|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center|align=left| '''{{ru|TUN}}'''|2||2||0||0||60||25||+35||1||0||'''9'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|KEN}}|2||1||0||1||91||52||+39||1||0||'''5'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|CMR}}|2||0||0||2||18||92||-74||0||1||'''1'''|}

==== Matches ===={| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|CMR}}|10 - 16|align="left"|'''{{ru|TUN}}'''|14-June-2008|[[Yaound]], [[Cameroon]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|KEN}}'''|76 - 8|align="left"|{{ru|CMR}}|12-July-2008|[[RFUEA Ground]], [[Nairobi]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|TUN}}'''|44 - 15|align="left"|{{ru|KEN}}|02-Aug-2008|[[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]]|}

===Pool D===:{| class="wikitable"|-!width=165|Team!width=40|Played!width=40|Won!width=40|Drawn!width=40|Lost!width=40|For!width=40|Against!width=40|Difference!width=40|TB!width=40|LB!width=40|Points|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center|align=left| '''{{ru|UGA}}'''|2||2||0||0||59||32||+27||2||0||'''10'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|MAD}}|2||1||0||1||67||47||+20||1||0||'''5'''|- align=center|align=left| {{ru|BWA}}|2||0||0||2||25||72||-47||0||0||'''0'''|}

==== Matches ===={| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|BWA}}|10 - 27|align="left"|'''{{ru|UGA}}'''|14-June-2008|[[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|MAD}}'''|45 - 15|align="left"|{{ru|BWA}}|12-July-2008|[[Mahamasina Municipal Stadium|Stade Municipal de Mahamasina]], [[Antananarivo]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|UGA}}'''|32 - 22|align="left"|{{ru|MAD}}|02-Aug-2008|[[Kyodondo Rugby Club]], [[Kampala]]|}

==Round 2: Semi-Finals - 2009==

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|CIV}}|13 - 13|align="left"|{{ru|NAM}}|14-June-2009|[[Stade Flix Houphout-Boigny]], [[Abidjan]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|NAM}}'''|54 - 14|align="left"|{{ru|CIV}}|27-June-2009|[[Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]|}

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=22%|Date!width=22%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|UGA}}|17 - 41|align="left"|'''{{ru|TUN}}'''|13-June-2009|[[Kyodondo Rugby Club]], [[Kampala]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|TUN}}'''| 38 - 13|align="left"|{{ru|UGA}}|27-June-2009|[[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]]|}

*Winners on aggregate progress to Round Three.

==Round 3: Qualification Final==[[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia]] and [[Tunisia national rugby union team|Tunisia]] competed for Africa's automatic place in the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] finals in [[New Zealand]] over two legs, with Namibia qualifying for their fourth consecutive world cup. Tunisia faced [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]], the third-placed team from Europe, in the Semi-Finals of the [[2011 Rugby World Cup Final Place Play-off|Play-off series]].

{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100% |- bgcolor=#C1D8FF !rowspan=2 width=25%|Home!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score!rowspan=2 width=25%|Away!colspan=6|Match Information|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF !width=14%|Date!width=28%|Venue|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|{{ru-rt|TUN}}|13 - 18|align="left"|'''{{ru|NAM}}|14 Nov 2009| [[Stade El Menzah]], [[Tunis]]|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF |align="right"|'''{{ru-rt|NAM}}|22 - 10|align="left"|{{ru|TUN}}|28 Nov 2009| [[Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium]], [[Windhoek]]|}

Namibia won the series 2-0, with an aggregate score of 40-23.

==See also==[[2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying]]

==References==

==External links==*[http://carugby.com/news/2008_competition/#6 Confirmation from CAR]*[http://www.heavensgame.com/national-news/kenya/car-releases-four-year-plan.html Competition outline]

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