Four players — Patrick Sabatia, Glacious Owino, Dennis Livoi and Lucky Onyango — are set to make their Kenya Sevens debuts after being named in head coach Kevin Wambua’s squad for the Africa Men’s Sevens tournament in Mauritius.
The quartet earned their places after impressing in the recently concluded SportPesa National Sevens Circuit, as Wambua blended emerging talent with experienced campaigners for the two-day continental tournament scheduled for October 3-4 at the SPARC International Rugby Stadium in Cascavelle.
Shujaa will depart Kenya on Thursday, October 1, and have been drawn in Pool B alongside Namibia, Réunion and Madagascar.
Elvis Olukusi and Rayvone Ambale will co-captain the side, providing leadership to a squad that also includes experienced players Gabriel Ayimba and Brian Mutua.
Clinton Amukwachi, David Nyangige, Arnold Agonda and Victor Odhiambo are among the other players retained in the squad as Kenya continues to combine established internationals with emerging players in its national sevens programme.
The tournament in Mauritius is the second competition in the revised 2026 Africa Men’s Sevens Series. Kenya and South Africa occupy the top two positions in the continental rankings, while the Mauritius tournament will determine rankings among the participating teams placed below the leading pair under the revised Rugby Africa format.
Shujaa will begin their Pool B campaign against Namibia on Saturday, October 3, at 8:44am EAT. They will face Réunion at 11:50am before completing their pool assignments against Madagascar at 2:40pm.
The tournament will offer Wambua’s charges important international competition as they build towards the 28th edition of Safari Sevens, which will be held at Nyayo National Stadium from October 9-11.
Kenya squad: Elvis Olukusi (co-captain), Gabriel Ayimba, Brian Mutua, Clinton Amukwachi, Patrick Sabatia, David Nyangige, Glacious Owino, Rayvone Ambale (co-captain), Dennis Livoi, Arnold Agonda, Victor Odhiambo, Lucky Onyango.
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