 Afrika debuted for the South African sevens team during the Dubai leg of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series.During the Las Vegas leg of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series he was carried off the field on a stretcher after he was injured during the Plate Final match against Fiji, South Africa won 12–7.He was part of the sevens team that took Bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India in October.