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Lionesses go hunting for Olympic slot

Past action between Kenya and Brazil in the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, in Hong Kong. [AFP]

Kenya Lionesses have a perfect chance of qualifying for the Olympic Games for the second successive time when the Africa Sevens-cum-2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifying tournament kicks off on Saturday at the Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir, Tunisia.

Lionesses, who lost all their group matches at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, arrived in North Africa yesterday afternoon beaming with confidence and ready to defend their continental title.

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