The 2003 Africa Cup (officially called at those time "Africa Top Nive") was the fourth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa Nine teams were admitted, but Tunisia withdrew. The final was played in 2004, due to the participation of Namibia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup tournament. The teams were divided in three pools, with the winner of the pool and the better second admitted to the semifinals. A second division was also played
| Date | 6 January 2003– 28 February 2004 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Botswana  Ivory Coast  Kenya  Madagascar  Morocco  Namibia  Tunisia  Uganda  Zimbabwe |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Morocco |
| Runner-up | Namibia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
← 2002 2004 → | |
Division 1 (Africa Cup) edit
Regional pools edit
Pool A edit
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Morocco |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 4 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 2 |
| 3 | Tunisia (withdraw) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | -42 | 0 |
Pool 2 edit
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Namibia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 27 | +67 | 4 |
| 2 | Kenya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 41 | +49 | 2 |
| 3 | Botswana |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 142 | -116 | 0 |
Pool 3 edit
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Madagascar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 4 |
| 2 | Uganda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 2 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 46 | -43 | 0 |