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Shujaa name 15-man squad for European assignments

We’ve picked a very solid and experienced squad. The boys all understand what’s at stake and we are just going to play to our best-McGrath.

In Summary

• The technical bench and the players really know the task at hand and they will  be heading out there with their minds straight that they need to go there and play well-Kayange.

• Shujaa head to France and London respectively 

Kenya's Nelson Oyoo drives through the Australia defence in a past event
Kenya's Nelson Oyoo drives through the Australia defence in a past event
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Shujaa head coach Damian McGrath has named a 15-man traveling party to the final two rounds of the 2022/23 World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse, France and London, England respectively.

Speaking during the squad announcement at the team’s Kasarani training base, McGrath said:  “We’ve picked a very solid and experienced squad. The boys all understand what’s at stake and we are just going to play to our best.”

He added: “We need to eradicate our own mistakes which have been our Achilles heel. We’ve got a very simple plan that we hope suits what we have and we’ll try and follow it through".

Shujaa had a dismal show in the Singapore Sevens last month and improvement is needed in the remaining legs.

“Throughout the season, we’ve had some good plays, we’ve had moments where we didn’t get lucky in terms of getting our results in. Such is the nature of the sport," Humphrey Kayange, a former Shujaa skipper and KRU Director in Charge of National Squads said.

He added: "The main task for the team going out is to focus on Toulouse and work very hard to ensure we get results and maintain our status on the series.”

SHUJAA SQUAD: 

Nelson Oyoo (Captain), Herman Humwa, Edmund Anya, Brian Tanga, Johnstone Olindi, Alvin Otieno, Kevin Wekesa, Jeff Oluoch, John Okoth, George Ooro, Daniel Taabu, Denis Abukuse, Billy Odhiambo, Ronaldo Omondi, Tony Omondi