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Lionesses in financial crisis ahead of Olympic qualifiers

Philadelphia Olando (KEN) of Kenya tackles Fanny Horta (FRA) of France - REUTERS/Phil Noble

The national women’s rugby Sevens team, Lionesses, is in a financial crisis ahead of the Africa Sevens-cum-2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifiers slated for Jemmel, Tunisia next weekend.

Lionesses, who are the defending champions of the continental showpiece, are scheduled to leave on Tuesday with Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) CEO Sylvia Kamau saying they are struggling to cater for the team’s expenses.

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