This archive report was first published on 13 October 2019.
The Lionesses made history by becoming the eighth team to book a slot at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, after a successful campaign at the Africa Sevens-cum-Olympic qualifiers in Tunisia on April 13, 2018.
With South Africa's decision not to send their team to the summer games, the Lionesses will be Africa's flag-bearers at the Olympics.
Coached by Felix Oloo, the team conceded only one try in a 26-5 win over Zimbabwe in the quarter-finals before beating hosts Tunisia 19-0 in the semi-finals.
They also registered impressive wins over Ghana (36-0), Senegal (36-0), and Botswana (49-0) in the preliminaries.
Having reached the title decider in the Africa Women's Sevens, both Kenya and South Africa also booked slots at the 2020 Hong Kong Sevens.
Kenya is set to make a second appearance at the Olympics after competing in Brazil in 2016, when Sevens rugby was introduced at the quadrennial event.
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