Will Wambua help Shujaa glitter?
By Benson Mbare and Bernard Sigei, July 28, 2023
Former Mwamba Rugby Club player-turned-coach Kelvin “Bling” Wambua has been appointed as the new Kenya Sevens head coach.
Wambua will be deputised by South African Carlos Katywa and former Kenya Sevens skipper Andrew Amonde as the Kenya Sevens seek to make a comeback to the HSBC World Rugby sevens circuit.
With the recent unfolding, the country’s rugby governing body Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has relieved current Shujaa head coach Damian McGrath of his duties just 14 months into his appointment.
This comes after the team finished joint seventh in Birmingham and twelfth in the Rugby World Cup in South Africa.
The union is keen to correct the mistakes made last season, whereby the team got relegated from the prestigious HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
Wambua’s immediate task will be in the 2023 Rugby Africa men’s sevens competition set for September 16-17 in Zimbabwe as they seek to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
He will also be tasked with pre, Amondeparing the squad ahead of the Africa Regional Championships in order to qualify for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series which will act as the pathway to the 2024/2025 series.