This archive report was first published on 6 January 2022.
Shujaa head coach Innocent 'Namcos' Simiyu has named a 27-player training squad for the new year, with four players from the national 15's team, Kenya Simbas, included in the lineup.
Among the Simbas players named to the squad are fly half Jone Kubu, who impressed during the team's tour of South Africa in November, and John Okoth, Timothy Okwemba, and Derrick Ashihundu.
Simiyu has also included Chipu's Richel Wangila in the squad and retained four players who featured in last year's Safari sevens tournament: Benson Salem, Arcadius Khwesa, Zedden Marrow, and Hannington Wabwire.
The team is currently in a training camp at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani, having opened training on January 3, 2022.
Shujaa is preparing for the Malaga and Seville Sevens tournaments, scheduled for January 21-23 and 28-30, respectively. In the Malaga tournament, the team has been drawn alongside France, Canada, and Wales in Pool D.
Simiyu is using the camp and World Sevens Tour matches to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July and the Rugby Sevens World Cup in South Africa in September.
Shujaa's 2022 training squad includes:
- Nelson Oyoo (C) - (Top Fry Nakuru)
- Jeffrey Oluoch - (Homeboyz)
- Bush Mwale - (Homeboyz)
- Alvin Marube - (Impala Saracens)
- Billy Odhiambo - (Mwamba)
- Johnstone Olindi - (KCB)
- Alvin Otieno - (KCB)
- Levi Amunga (KCB)
- Edmund Anya (Impala Saracens)
- Antony Omondi (Mwamba)
- Timothy Mmasi (MMUST)
- Herman Humwa (Kenya Harlequins)
- Mark Kwemoi (Menengai Oilers)
- Collins Shikoli (Homeboyz)
- Kevin Wekesa (Kabras)
- Vincent Onyala (KCB)
- Derrick Ashihundu (Kabras)
- Ernest Kuke (Blakblad)
- Zedden Marrow (Homeboyz)
- Richel Wangila
- Benson Salem (Nondies)
- Arcadius Khwesa (Blakblad)
- Jone Kubu (Kabras)
- Hannington Wabwire (Top Fry Nakuru)
- Daniel Taabu (Mwamba)
- John Okoth (Menengai Oilers)
- Timothy Okwemba (Menengai Oilers)
