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With the IOC’s decision for Rugby Sevens’ inclusion into the Olympic Games only 24 hours away, Kenya have announced their squad for the upcoming 2009/2010 IRB World Sevens Series.

The squad will assemble this Saturday (October 10) for the first of this season’s training camps. Star players and siblings, Humphrey Kayange and Collins Injera, will once again be leading from the front.

Kayange will once again captain the side, the influential player from Mwamba is in Copenhagen this week as part of the IRB committee that are presenting Sevens’ case.

IRB Sevens leading try-scorer Collins Injera will be looking to better his tally of 42 tries and is ably supported by the likes of Lavin Asego, Biko Adema, and Innocent Simiyu. Kenya finished sixth in the standing last season, meaning once again they will earn the right to play in all eight of this year’s events.

The KRFU have also announced that that the Shujaa are looking to take part in various tournaments outside the IRB season, using the players from this current squad. Collins Injera played at both the Abbotsford and Middlesex Sevens last year, and both tournaments are on the KRFU’s radar. The others include the Mosi, Tangiers, and Safari Sevens, with the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October as a major target area.

Kenya 2009/10 Sevens Squad:
Humphrey Kayange, Lavin Asego, Collins Injera, , Horace Otieno, Bennedict Nyambu, Biko Adema, Charles Kanyi, Sidney Ashioya, Allan Onyango, Leon Adongo, Victor Oduor, Naftali Bondo, Innocent Simiyu, Brian Nyikuli, Peter Ocholla, Wilson K'Opondo, Joshua Gathumbi, Andrew Amonde, Kennedy Isindu, Gibson Weru, Dennis Mwanja, Victor Sudi, Patrice Agunda, Ian Were, Collins Omae, Maurice Mbai.