Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) chairman Oduor Gangla has announced this year’s Safari Sevens tournament scheduled from October 14th through to 16th will head back to the RFUEA ground.
The 2020 edition was did not take place due to the Covid-19 pandemic while the 2021 edition was held at Nyayo Stadium but the chairman believes a return to its spiritual home this round will be superb.
“Anyone who’s been to a rugby match in Kenya knows there is no place like the RFUEA.
“We wanted to go back to that environment and make it fun, enjoyable and competitive. We have 12 men and 6 women teams as well as the age grade and vets (0ver 35) categories. It will be a great weekend of rugby,” added Gangla.
The KRU boss believes the tournament will be a build-up for Shujaa ahead of the World Sevens Series, which kicks off in Hong Kong in November.
This will be the 25th edition of the event since its inception in 1996 and will feature a total of 12 men and six women’s team.
On his part, KRU vice chairman, Moses Ndale, who doubles up as the Safari Sevens Organizing Committee boss asked fans to turn up in large numbers.
“We want to request the fans to show up in numbers for a great weekend of rugby. We will be revealing the participating teams and ticketing details in subsequent communications.”
He added that fans expect top-class action from the top-calibre teams coming for the three-day rugby extravaganza.
“We expect top-quality actions from the teams we are talking to and we hope by next week we can give an update on the teams we expect,” added Ndale.
Apart from the men and women’s tournaments, there will also be an age grade tournament as well as a veteran’s contest, which will take place on Friday night.