Shujaa Pump Fifty Against Namibia For Second Win In Zimbabwe
16th September 2023
The team defeated Nigeria 34-10 in the opener.

- Patrick Odongo, Vincent Onyala and John Okoth all scored two tries in the 50-0 win.
- Kevin Wekesa and George Ooro added the other two efforts.
- Shujaa will now take on Zambia in the final pool clash at 1634EAT.
The men’s
national rugby 7s side, Shujaa, picked their second successive win at the
ongoing 2023 Rugby Africa 7s Cup taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe as they
whitewashed Namibia 50-0 in their second Pool B game on Saturday.
Having beaten
Nigeria 34-10 in the group opener, the Kevin ‘Bling’ Wambua coached side once
again showed their pedigree as Patrick Odongo, Vincent Onyala and John Okoth
all scored two tries to seal the emphatic win.
Kabras
Sugar’s Kevin Wekesa and George Ooro from Strathmore Leos also got in on the
scoring act with a try apiece to maintain Kenya’s unblemished start.
Odongo, who
is making his debut in the team, showed a clean pair of heels to open the
scoring for the team with a try right under the posts that was converted by
Tony Omondi.
Onyala then
touched down at the corner to extend the lead to 12-0 before Wekesa bulldozed
his way on the other end.
Onyala got
his brace with Kenya’s fourth try as Okoth added the fifth. Unselfish play from
Okoth who had crossed the whitewash allowed Odongo to get his second after
being given the ball for the touch down.
Okoth would
get his second minutes later before Ooro sold a dummy at the corner before
divinf=g over to seal the 50-0 win.
The results
leaves Shujaa assured of a place in the quarterfinals ahead of their final pool
clash against Zambia at 1634EAT.
The 12-team
tournament is serving as the African qualifiers to the 2024 Olympics where only
the winner will book the automatic ticket to Paris, France next year.
The second
and third placed teams will have to go through a final qualification Repechage
tournament in June 2024 where they will join teams from Asia, Europe, Oceania,
North America and South America with the winner of that event taking the 12th
and final slot to the Olympics.
Round 1
Results
Zimbabwe 12 -12 Burkina Faso
Uganda 45 -7 Algeria
Zambia 31-12 Namibia
Kenya 34 -10 Nigeria
Madagascar 43 - 5 Tunisia
South Africa 39 - 0 Ivory Coast
Round 2 Results
Zimbabwe 45-5 Algeria
Uganda 45-7 Burkina Faso
Zambia 38-12 Nigeria
Kenya 50-0 Namibia
Madagascar 40-5 Ivory Coast
South Africa 43-0 Tunisia
Round 3
Fiixtures
Burkina Faso v Algeria | 1550
Namibia v Nigeria | 1612
Kenya v Zambia | 1634
Tunisia v Ivory Coast | 1656
South Africa v Madagascar | 1718
Uganda v Zimbabwe | 1740