2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification
| Advances to Round 2, Div 1A |
| Advances to Round 2, Div 1B |
| Advances to Round 2, Div 1A |
| Advances to Round 2, Div 1B |
| Advances to Round 2, Div 1B |
| Advances to Round 3 |
Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for Africa Rugby began in June 2016, where across 3 years, 14 teams will compete for one direct qualification spot into the final tournament, and one spot in the Repechage tournament.
The Africa Cup, controlled by Rugby Africa (CAR), will be the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2019.
The first qualifying round will be the 2016 1B and 1C Divisions. The winner of Division 1C will be promoted to 1B and the second round of qualifying, while the team placed bottom in 1B will be relegated and eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention.
Similarly, 2017 will see Divisions 1A (Gold Cup) and 1B (Silver Cup) act as Round 2. The winner of the 2017 Silver Cup will advance to the Gold Cup for 2018 and remain in contention, while the loser of the 2017 Gold Cup will be relegated to the 2018 Silver Cup and eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention.
In Round 3, the winners of the 2018 Gold Cup will qualify for the World Cup as 'Africa 1', while the runner-up, 'Africa 2' will advance to the Repechage tournament as the African representative.
Fourteen teams will compete for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification. The teams world rankings are prior to the first African qualification match on 5 June 2016.
The first round consisted of ten matches between 10 teams. The winner of the Africa Cup Division 1C, Morocco, advanced to the second round and was promoted to division 1B for 2017, while the two winners of division 1B, Senegal and Tunisia, advanced to division 1A.
Africa Cup Division 1B was contested by six teams, in a two-group round-robin tournament. Pool 1 was held in Monastir, Tunisia, while Pool 2 was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The team with the worst record was relegated to Division 1C in 2017, and thus eliminated from qualification.
The two pool winners contested the final, with both teams advancing to the 2017 Africa Gold Cup.
Africa Cup Division 1C was contested by three teams in a round-robin tournament. Cameroon were meant to compete but withdrew from the tournament after it was rescheduled for a later date. The tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco.
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