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.

[6] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Pool B of the competition against Spain and scored two tries and two conversions to help South Africa to a 24–0 victory.

Despite a 5–12 defeat in this match,[11][12] South Africa still finished top of Pool B to set up a quarter final rematch against Australia.

[13][14] He started South Africa's semi-final match against Great Britain but could not prevent them losing 5–7 to be eliminated from gold medal contention.

[15][16] He also started their third-place play-off, scoring two tries and kicking five conversions in his side's 54–14 victory over Japan[17][18] to help South Africa secure a bronze medal in the competition.

Afrika retired from international sevens as South Africa's all time leading World Series scorer in June 2020.