S. OchiengAfrica 7s 2022: Shujaa land tough duels against Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Namibia
Reading Time: 2min | Sat. 23.04.22. | 11:24
Only the top two advance to the main cup semifinal
The men’s national 7s rugby team, Shujaa, will have to put their best foot forward if they are keen on defending their Africa 7s Cup title and booking a ticket to the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens scheduled to take place in South Africa later in September.
After round one matches played at the Kyadondo Grounds in Kampala, Uganda on Saturday morning, the Innocent Simiyu coached side were handed a tough pool as they were drawn against Zimbabwe, Namibia and Madagascar.
Following conclusion of the seeding matches, @kenyasevens have been drawn in Pool A alongside Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Namibia.
— Kenya Rugby (@OfficialKRU) April 23, 2022
Upcoming Shujaa Fixtures
v Zimbabwe 1.40pm
v Namibia 4.22pm
Sunday 24 April
v Madagascar 10.06am#RugbyAfrica7sUGhttps://t.co/Utt67wz95Z
In their opening match, a nervy Shujaa just managed to beat Senegal 19-0 but their small winning margin ensured they were handed those tough matchups against the 3rd, 4th and 5th seeds in the tournament.
Zimbabwe will have a point to prove as they got lucky in sailing through as the best loser after they were stunned 14-12 by Burkina Faso. Madagascar and Namibia got 47-0 and 19-10 victories over Botswana and Ghana respectively.
🏈| First game, first win for Shujaa in Kampala.
— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) April 23, 2022
Match Report📩#RugbyAfrica7sUG #Shujaa #Kenya7shttps://t.co/yHwEbljKhR
In the other pool, impressive hosts Uganda, who recorded the biggest victory of the day (beating Burundi 71-0), were drawn against Burkina Faso, Tunisia and Zambia.
In the round two pool games, the top two from each group will advance to the main cup semifinals being played on Sunday with the top three finishers the only teams that will get tickets to the World Cup.
The remaining six teams who were beaten in round one also formed their own groups to fight for the placement matches. Mauritius, Botswana and Cameroon formed one pool as Ghana, Burundi and Senegal formed the other.
New results for this first day of competition.#RugbyAfrica7sUG #RugbyAfrique #rugbyafrica #mens7 pic.twitter.com/XnNWV8fOiI
— Rugby Afrique (@RugbyAfrique) April 23, 2022
Shujaa Fixtures and Time
Saturday 23 April 2022
Kenya vs Zimbabwe - 1340EAT
Kenya vs Namibia - 1622EAT
Sunday 24 April 2022
Kenya vs Madagascar - 1006EAT
Round 1 Results
Kenya 19-00 Senegal
Uganda 71-00 Burundi
Burkina Faso 14-12 Zimbabwe
Madagascar 47-00 Botswana
Namibia 19-10 Ghana
Cameroon 07-33 Zambia
Tunisia 14-07 Mauritius
