Kampala, July 8 -- The national teams of Algeria and Zimbabwe have sailed through to the semi-final stage of the Rugby Africa Cup 2025.
Algeria humbled Cote d'Ivoire 41-6, while the reigning champions Zimbabwe saw off Morocco 43-8 in the first quarterfinal matches played on Tuesday at the Mandela National Stadium in Uganda's capital Kampala.
Although Algeria took a slim 8-6 lead at the interval, the Lions Cubs returned in the second half and scored several tries and conversions that gave them the advantage.
"We are very happy that we managed to play as a team and get a good result against Cote d'Ivoire. Now the focus will quickly turn to the semi-final match," Algeria's instrumental player Serge Julien Caminati told Xinhua.
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