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Kenya Sevens head coach Innocent Simiyu named KCB star Andrew Amonde as captain of the 13-member team to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Amonde, one of four survivors from the squad that played at the Rio Olympics in 2016 when Kenya finished 11th, will lead the team ahead of their departure tomorrow.
Collins Injera, Billy Odhiambo and Willy Ambaka join Amonde as the four Rio survivors.
Simiyu named a team which has a mixture of experience and youth as he seeks to improve on their 2016 performance.
“Our key target is getting out of the pool. Our first pool game will set the standard for our performance in Tokyo,” said Simiyu.
Alvin ‘Buffa’ Otieno, Jacob Ojee, Vincent Onyala and Johnstone Olindi will make their first appearance at the Olympics alongside Herman Humwa, Daniel Taabu, Jeffrey Oluoch, Eden Agero and speed star Nelson Oyoo.
We look at the members of Shujaa squad ahead of their departure to Tokyo for the games.
Name: Andrew Amonde
Position: Prop
Club: KCB RFC
Olympic appearance: 2016
National Team Debut: 2006
Shujaa captain Andrew Amonde. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Collins Injera
Position: Scrum half
Club: Mwamba RFC
Olympic appearance: 2016
National Team Debut: 2006
Shujaa's Collins Injera. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Billy Odhiambo
Position: Centre/Winger
Club: Mwamba RFC
Olympic appearance: 2016
National Team Debut: 2012
France's Pierre Gilles Lakafia (R) fights for the ball with Kenya's Billy Odhiambo (L) during the 2016 Cape Town Sevens pool B rugby match between France and Kenya at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town on December 10, 2016. [AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA]
Name: Willy Ambaka
Position: Winger
Club: Kenya Harlequin
Olympic appearance: 2016
National Team Debut: 2011
Shujaa's Willy Ambaka. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Jacob Ojee
Position: Centre/Winger
Club: KCB RFC
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2014
Shujaa's Jacob Ojee. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Vincent Onyala
Position: Winger
Club: KCB RFC
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2018
Shujaa's Vincent Onyala. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Johnstone Olindi
Position: Fly half
Club: KCB RFC
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2018
Shujaa's Johnstone Olindi. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Alvin ‘Buffa’ Otieno
Position: Prop/Hooker
Club: Homeboyz
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2016
Shujaa's Alvin Otieno. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Jeffrey Oluoch
Position: Centre/Wing
Club: Homeboyz
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2016
Shujaa's Jeffrey Oluoch. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Daniel Taabu
Position: Centre
Club: Mwamba
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2018
Shujaa's Daniel Taabu. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Eden Agero
Position: Fly half
Club: Kenya Harlequin
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2012
Shujaa's Eden Agero. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Nelson Oyoo
Position: Winger
Club: Nakuru RFC
Shujaa's Nelson Oyoo. [Courtesy-KRU]
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2015
Shujaa's Herman Humwa. [Courtesy-KRU]
Name: Herman Humwa
Position: Hooker/Prop
Club: Kenya Harlequin
Olympic appearance: None
National Team Debut: 2017
Shujaa Assistant coach Anthony Muchiri. [Courtesy-KRU]
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting,
digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading
multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and
international interest.
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