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Africa expects three sevens teams at 2020 Olympics

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Kenya's Johnstone Olindi races away from the Senegal defence during the Africa Sevens tournament which was also used as 2020Tokyo Olympics qualifier in Johannesburg on November 8, 2019. [Courtesy KRU]

Rugby Africa says the continent has high hopes to field three teams to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, with Uganda and Zimbabwe set to compete at the World Repechage Cup in June.

Andrew Owuor, vice president of Rugby Africa, says with Kenya and South Africa already having secured their tickets to the Olympics, Uganda has a good chance of breaking its duck to join the two in Japan in August. World Rugby said Uganda, who are Sevens Challenger Series participants, will join Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong of China, Jamaica, Mexico, Tonga and Zimbabwe in the Olympic repechage in June 2020 to try and secure their place in Tokyo.

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