Shujaa hammer Namibia 50-0 to book Africa Sevens quarterfinals
Rugby
By
Washington Onyango
| Sep 16, 2023
Debutant Patrick Odongo, John Okoth, and captain Vincent Onyala all scored a brace as Kenya Sevens thrashed Namibia 50-0 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Rugby Africa Sevens with a game to spare on Sunday afternoon at Harare Sorts Club in Zimbabwe.
Shujaa who are also chasing a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics with the two-day tournament acting as a qualifier started the day on the front foot after hammering Nigeria 34-10 in their opening Group B match played in the morning.
Daystar University Falcons flyer Patrick Odongo got off his debut to a perfect start after giving Shujaa a 7-0 lead inside the opening minute, a try that was converted by Tony Omondi.
Shujaa captain Vincent Onyala got onto the score sheet to extend Kenya's lead to 12-0 before Kevin Wekesa made it 17-0 with another unconverted try.
Onyala gave Kenya a healthy 24-0 halftime break after racing to cross over in the stroke of halftime.
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In the final half, Menengai Oilers star John Okoth opened his account in Harare by extending Shujaa's lead to 31-0 before Wekesa showed his physical power by turning defense into attack, racing to the try line and playing in Odongo for his brace as Kenya led 38-0.
Okoth would also bag his brace after selling a dummy to the Namibian defense to touch down between the posts for a 45-0.
George Ooro sealed the win with a late unconverted try.
Kenya will play Zambia next from 4.34pm Kenyan time.