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Amonde believes the current crop of players can achieve bigger things than what he and his peers ever did during his playing days.
Former Kenya Sevens captain Andrew Amonde believes that the current crop of players under the stewardship of new head coach Kevin Wambua have the potential to achieve greater things than the golden generation ever did.
Wambua on Tuesday named the squad that will be traveling to Zimbabwe to take part in the African Sevens that doubles up as the Olympic qualifying tournament.
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12:06 - 18.08.2023
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Abukuse believes Shujaa have what it takes to beat South Africa at the upcoming Rugby Africa 7s.
Amonde, who is part of Wambua’s coaching staff, has linked up with the side days after steering KCB to the National Sevens Circuit victory.
The 39-year-old believes that the side is ready and prepared for the challenge ahead, believing they have prepared well for the tournament.
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09:00 - 11.09.2023
Sportpesa 7s: KCB boss Amonde in awe of charges after storming to circuit victory
The legendary former Shujaa skipper masterminded KCB’s fruitful National Circuit campaign by delivering the Kabeberi sevens title on Sunday.
“We’ve done a lot with the boys lately. We have been able to have a very young group that we have been working with,” Amonde said.
“I am very happy with what they have done so far and what they have been doing in the training.
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18:21 - 19.08.2023
RUGBY Shujaa to begin road to Paris Olympics with clash against Nigeria
Kenya Sevens will hope to win all pool matches to top their group and land a favourable opponent in the cup quarter-final.
“It is just for them to go out and win. That is the only thing we expect from them. To go out and represent us well and bring us the medal that we need.”
Amonde believes it is just a matter of time before Shujaa gets back into the big time, believing the current crop of players can achieve bigger things than what he and his peers ever did in his playing days.
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12:30 - 12.09.2023
RUGBY: Bling Wambua unveils Kenya Sevens squad and combat plan for top dogs South Africa
Kevin Wambua has selected a mixture of youth and experience for the 2024 Olympic qualifiers and believes he has enough quality to beat fancied South Africa
“It is just a matter of time because from the kind of work we have seen and my experience of playing rugby, we still have a great chance of doing even better than what we did ourselves and players because we have a very young talented side that is ready to exploit anything.
“I see them going places that we never even reached ourselves because they are a side that have been given everything, so it is just a matter of them starting to achieve it.”
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18:30 - 13.09.2023
Collins Injera ‘not feeling the pressure’ of taking up coaching at Mwamba
Injera stepped up to head coach role at Mwamba’s sevens side on an interim capacity in the absence of Kevin Wambua who was away on international duty with Shujaa on a couple of legs in the just concluded National Sevens Circuit.
Shujaa are in Pool B alongside Zambia, Namibia, and Nigeria. Pool A features South Africa, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Ivory Coast with Pool C comprising Uganda, hosts Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Algeria.
Kenya will begin their Olympic qualifiers against Nigeria then tackle Namibia before completing group stage action against Zambia.
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06:31 - 17.08.2023
RUGBY Injera details how Kenya Sevens can regain World Rugby Sevens Series status
The former try-scoring machine reveals what Kenyan Rugby must do in order to return to the World Series.
The winner of the tournament will seal a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and if Kenya fail to win the tournament, they will hope to finish second or third to qualify for the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament while also making it to the 2024 Challenger Series.
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