Shujaa will face Germany in a make-or-break quarterfinal encounter atllat the World Sevens Series promotion playoffs in Madrid, Spain.
Kenya finished second in Pool 'B' with two wins and a loss while the Germans finished third in Pool A.It will be a repeat of the Cup quarterfinals in Munich during the Challenger Sevens Series where the hosts stunned Kenya19-17.
In the other quarterfinal matches, the United States have a date with Samoa while Uruguay take on Chile in an all-South American derby. Spain face Canada. The winners of the four matches will become core sides for the 2024-2025 World Seven Series.
Kevin Wambua's charges thrashed Chile 36-7 in their final pool match on Saturday evening.John Okoth opened the scoring, touching down and added a second a minute later as Shujaa led 10-0.
Chile regrouped and put pressure on Kenya with Cristobal Game touching down and converting his try to reduce the margin 10-7.
Shujaa stepped up the tempo and Okoth, who was having a blinder, combined with co-captain Tony Onyango to put Chrisant Ojwang over the whitewash with Onyango converting for a 17-7 lead at the interval.
On resumption, Kenya toyed with the South Americans with Samuel Asati,Vincent Onyala and George Ooro each scoring a try to put the game beyond reach.
Shujaa had mixed start to the qualifiers, beating Samoa 19-12 in the opener as speedstar Patrick Odongo grabbed a brace with Onyala scoring a third.
Kenya were, however, brought crashing back to earth with a 10-5 loss to Spain in their second preliminary match.
