Shujaa, the national rugby7s team registered an easy win against Ivory Coast in the first round of Africa7s tournament in South Africa cum Olympic games qualifiers.
Kenya were 36-07 winners to book into group stages where they ill lead pool B that will have either Senegal or Morocco where nations compete in the qualifying rounds before proceeding to pooling based on merit.
In the tournament starts with qualifying matches for the second round as follows: 1 vs 14/2 vs. 13/3 vs 12/4 vs 11/5 vs. 10/6 vs 9/7 vs 8.
The winning team of the 2019 Africa Men’s Sevens Tournament will qualify directly for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The two teams in second and third (2 and 3) place at the 2019 Africa Men’s Sevens Tournament will qualify for the Olympic repêchage tournament to be held in June 2020.