•Mwanja's first assignment will be the Africa Sevens Championships in Jemmie, Tunisia this weekend.
•The Lionesses will face Uganda and Zambia in the preliminary rounds in Pool 'B'.
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Dennis Mwanja has been appointed Kenya Lionesses head coach.
Mwanja takes over from Felix Oloo, who has relocated to Canada and where he is set to form part of the coaching staff at Ottawa’s Barrhaven Scottish RFC.
Mwanja's first assignment will be the Africa Sevens Championships in Jemmie, Tunisia this weekend.
He is quietly confident his charges will deliver as they seek qualification to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England in July and the World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa in September.
"The girls are in good shape, having trained with my predecessor for the last two to three months," said Mwanja.
The KCB assistant coach has a side brimming with youth and experience for the two-day event.
In his first assignment in charge of the Lionesses, has included Japan-based Janet Okello in the squad that will be out to reclaim the crown they lost to South Africa in 2019.
The Lionesses will face Uganda and Zambia in the preliminary rounds in Pool 'B'.
Powerhouses South Africa headline Pool 'A' alongside Zimbabwe and Senegal while Madagascar, Tunisia and Ghana will compete in Pool 'C'
Two teams will join South Africa at the Rugby World Cup sevens in Cape Town, South Africa in September while only team qualifies for the Club Games in Birmingham.
The Lionesses will be seeking to qualify for the first time in both events.
Squad: Janet Okello (MIE Pearls, Japan, Captain), Christabel Lindo (Impala Saracens), Grace Okulu (Topfry Nakuru), Linet Moraa (RuckIt), Stella Wafula (Impala Saracens), Leah Wambui (Impala Saracens), Judith Auma (Impala Saracens), Dorcas Sinaida (Northern Suburbs), Sophie Ayieta (Impala Saracen), Terry Ayesa (Mwamba), Naomi Amuguni (Mwamba), Jean Bisela (Impala Saracens).