Rugby: Namcos ready to help Shujaa revive lost glory

Coach Innocent Simiyu during squad naming ceremony at RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi on Nov 24, 2017. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Former Kenyan international Innocent ‘Namcos’ Simiyu has sealed a return to coaching after almost two years in the cold following his re-appointment as Kenya Sevens rugby team boss yesterday.

Simiyu, 37, who has been handed a two-year contract by the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) succeeding New Zealander Paul Feeney, was fired in 2018 after taking full responsibility of the embarrassing Paris Sevens sponsorship debacle that saw players blank out sponsor’s (Brand Kenya) branding mage on their jerseys.