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Kenya Sevens were handed what appears to be an easy opponent in the quarter-final of the ongoing Africa Sevens which is acting as the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifier
Kenya Sevens head coach Kevin Wambua got his wish as his side landed a favourable cup quarter-final draw at the Africa Sevens which is acting as the 2024 Olympics qualifiers.
Shujaa will play Burkina Faso in Sunday’s quarter-final after the West Africans sneaked into the last eight as one of the best third-placed teams at the close of pool play alongside Nigeria.
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18:30 - 16.09.2023
RUGBY Shujaa down Zambia to finish top of their group at Olympic qualifiers in Zimbabwe
Kenya Sevens made it three wins in as many group games and will now be hoping for a favourbale draw in the cup quarter-final.
Kenya had an unblemished group stage campaign when they started with a 34-10 win over Nigeria before thrashing Namibia 50-0 in their second match and ended with a 38-12 victory over Zambia.
It is what Wambua had called on his charges to do before heading to Zimbabwe for the tournament as he feels it will help them conserve some energy for the more grueling semi-final and final matches if they get there.
12:29 - 16.09.2023
RUGBY Winning start for Shujaa in Olympics qualifiers as Nigeria are brushed aside
Nigel Amasita was the man of the moment, scoring a hat-trick as Kenya beat Nigeria 34-10 in their opening Olympic qualifying match in Zimbabwe.
Given Kenya’s pedigree, Burkina Faso do not appear to pose a big threat, at least on paper, but Shujaa would be naïve to underrate them even if they possess less quality to what Wambua’s charges have.
Hosts Zimbabwe topped Pool C and reached the cup quarters alongside defending champions Uganda while Zambia joined Kenya from Pool B. South Africa and Madagascar also qualified for the cup quarters from Pool A.
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15:03 - 16.09.2023
RUGBY Shujaa thrash hapless Namibia to secure cup quarter-final ticket at Olympic qualifiers
Kenya Sevens put Namibia to the sword to make it to the last eight of the Africa Sevens which is acting as the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers.
Kenya and South Africa, considered by many as favourites to win the tournament, will not meet until the final if both get to the latter stages of the competition following Saturday evening’s draw.
Shujaa, who play Burkina Faso at 10 am Kenyan time on Sunday, will take on the winner between Zimbabwe and Madagascar in the semi-final while South Africa will take on either Zambia or Uganda in the last four.
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06:04 - 14.09.2023
RUGBY Amonde convinced current crop of Shujaa can out perform previous golden generation
Amonde believes the current crop of players can achieve bigger things than what he and his peers ever did during his playing days.
That will set up a mouth-watering final between the two for the sole direct ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games.
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