Kenya Sevens squad for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Kenya Sevens Head Coach Damian McGrath has unveiled his squad that will feature in the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens scheduled for Cape Town in South Africa next weekend.

The coach has named seven returnees and five debutants in the Shujaa squad with Collins Injera returning for his fourth World Cup appearance.

Ambaka/Odhiambo's third

Willy Ambaka and Billy Odhiambo have been retained and will make their third World Cup appearances as Nelson Oyoo, Samuel Oliech, Jeff Oluoch and Herman Humwa head to SA for their second consecutive World Cup.

Johnstone Olindi, Vincent Onyala, Kevin Wekesa, Tony Omondi and Edmund Anya are set for their first-ever World Cup.

According to the coach, Injera's addition brings experience to the team as he is not only seasoned but also influential in the dressing room.

“Collins brings a raft of experience. He’s lived it and done it, there are not many players on the sevens circuit who’ve done and achieved what Collins has, his influence in training is very good. He’s very good with the younger guys and understands how sevens should be played. With the withdrawals that we’ve had, we felt it was good to bring someone like Collins in to bring that experience to the team.” he told KRU.

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Kenya Sevens Squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens:

Nelson Oyoo (captain), Collins Injera, Billy Odhiambo, William Ambaka, Samuel Oliech, Herman Humwa,Jeff Oluoch,  Johnstone Olindi, Tony Omondi, Vincent Onyala, ,Kevin Wekesa, Edmund Anya