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Kenya Simbas keep 2023 World Cup dream alive

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Kenya Simbas' Andrew Simiyu and Georges Mendy (left) of Senegal Droit during the Rugby Africa Cup Pool B at the Nyayo National stadium on Saturday, July 3, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The Kenya national 15s rugby team, Simbas, can still dream of qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup they knocked out Zambia in the Rugby Africa Cup Pool B match played in Nairobi over the weekend.

Kenya needed to defeat Zambia to join pool leaders Senegal in next year’s eight-nation final Africa World Cup qualifiers. Senegal finished as pool B winners after beating both Kenya and Zambia.

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