Benjamin Ayimba: How skinny kid became rugby star

During his days as a player, Coach Benjamin Ayimba had a winning mentality, especially after reaching similar finals in the late 1990s Photo: Courtesy

Rugby Sevens coach Benjamin Ayimba will go down in history books as the man who won the 2016 Singapore Sevens after thrashing Fiji 30-7 to bring the coveted cup home. It is no mean feat.

But did you know that Ayimba’s rugby journey reads like that of the biblical Israel when they left Egypt? May be not, as many Kenyans — save for his recent win in Singapore — remember him as a man who was fired as the Sevens coach in 2011.