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Kenya Lionesses lose 10-12 to South Africa

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Grace Okulu of Kenya Lioness reacts against China 7S during their 2026 HSBC SVNS 2 match at Nyayo Stadium on February 14, 2026. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Kenya Lionesses lost their second Nairobi HSBC SVNS match after going down 12-10 to African champions South Africa at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday evening.

Shiniqwa Lamprecht opened the scores in the second minute to hand the South Africans an early 7-0 lead with Nadine Roos adding the extras before Lionesses captain Sheila Chajira went over for an unconverted try as Kenya trailed 7-5.

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