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Innocent Simiyu: We are ready for Olympics scrum down

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Shujaa's Nelson Oyoo tackles Angelo Davids of South Africa during Rugby Africa Solidarity Camp in South Africa. [Courtesy]

Kenya Sevens head coach Innocent Simiyu is confident Shujaa will be ready for the Tokyo Olympics when the global games begin on July 23.

Speaking after guiding the national rugby Sevens team to a second-place finish at the two-week Rugby Africa Solidarity Camp mini-friendly tournaments in South Africa, Simiyu is optimistic the team would have worked out all their errors and team chemistry before heading to Tokyo.

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