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By Jacob Icia Published on: May 09, 2025 10:17 (EAT) Manchester United's Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui (C) and Manchester United's Uruguayan midfielder Manuel Ugarte (R) fight for the ball in the air with Athletic Bilbao's Spanish defender Yerai Alvarez during the UEFA Europa League semi final second leg football match between Manchester United and Athletic Club Bilbao at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England, on May 8, 2025.

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By Jacob Icia Published on: April 13, 2025 08:17 (EAT) History was written as the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series came to aconclusion on Saturday in Krakow - Poland, with the Kenya Lionesses beingcrowned champions for the first time. The Dennis Mwanja-coached Lionesses exhibited zest and zeal across thethree rounds, winning two Cup titles in South Africa and finishing third inKrakow, to top the standings with 56 points.

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Kenya 7s team Shujaa have qualified for the Singapore 7s final after overcoming Spain 12-5 in a closely contested semi-final at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday. The win sets up a final clash at 2:41PM (EAT) against Fiji, who beat Argentina in the second semi-final to book a date with Kenya. This is the first time Kenya has qualified for a HSBC World Series final since 2016, coincidentally at the same Singapore 7s, which they went on to win under the tutelage of coach Benjamin Ayimba.

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By Jacob Icia Published on: March 30, 2025 10:55 (EAT) Kenya 7s forward Patrick Odongo dashes to score a try during their 9th place playoff against South Africa at the Hong Kong 7s on March 30, 2025. South Africa won 19-17. Photo courtesy of KRU. Kenya 7s men’s team Shujaa fell short in a closely contested clash againstSouth Africa, losing 19-17 to finish 10th at the Hong Kong Sevens held at KaiTak Stadium on Sunday.

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By Jacob Icia Published on: March 21, 2025 12:10 (EAT) Debutants Mohammed Bajaber and Wilson Lenkupaewere each on target, as was Michael Olunga as Kenya settled for a 3-3 drawagainst Gambia in a 2026 World Cup qualifier on Thursday, at the Alassane Ouattara Ebimpé OlympicStadium inIvory Coast. Musa Barrow struck twice as Yankuba Minten scoredone to ensure the Jonathan McKinstry coached Gambia earned a point in thethriller, in which the West Africans threw away a two-goal lead to allow thedraw.