Kenya men’s rugby sevens team, the Shujaa, will face Uganda in the final of the Africa Men’s Sevens in South Africa.
The tournament which started yesterday serves as the 2020 Olympics qualifiers with the winner booking a direct ticket to the global event.
Kenya and Uganda met earlier this morning in the final Group B match with Shujaa wining comfortably.
FT scores#Shujaa 24 – Uganda 7#AfricaRugby7s pic.twitter.com/qbpFVKTwXy
— Shujaa (@KenyaSevens) November 9, 2019
In the semis, Kenya brushed off Madagascar scare, thumping them 40-14. The Islanders were the first to cross the whitewash.
Daniel Taabu swings past the defense and heads for the try line. He passes the ball to Willy Ambaka who dots down the final try, Taabu converts for a 40-14 FT score.#Shujaa 40 – Madagascar 14#AfricaRugby7s pic.twitter.com/zWfg719ElN
— Shujaa (@KenyaSevens) November 9, 2019
In the other semis, defending champions Uganda beat Zimbabwe 21-12 to reach their second final on the bounce.
Result of Match 29 🏉🏆Africa Men's Sevens 2019:
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 12 – 21 Uganda 🇺🇬#BecauseWeLoveRugby#RugbyAfrica#rugbysevens#AfricaRugby7s#Rugby7s@sg_africa@societegenerale— Rugby Afrique (@RugbyAfrique) November 9, 2019
It will be a repeat of the 2018 final in which Kenya lost to Uganda. However, Kenya did not present their strong team then like now.
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