NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 26 – The national Sevens team squeezed into the Cup Quarterfinals of the season opening Dubai 7s as the best third placed team after finishing third Pool B with five points.
Shujaa, who will face titans Fiji in the last four, had only managed to pick one win in the group stages beating Spain 26-12 in their last match after going down 14-7 to USA and 22-17 to Argentina.
In the other pairings, Argentina faces Ireland, South Africa lock horns with Australia while USA plays Great Britain.
Kenya will be seeking to start on a high in the season after finishing third last season that had less core sides after the impact of the COVID-19.
The Innocent Simiyu side is mainly composes of a younger team skippered by Nelson Oyoo after the retirement of Andrew Amonde while veterans Collins Injera, Sammy Oliech and Willy Ambaka among others were left out.
