Kenya coach Benjamin Ayimba has named a strong and experienced squad of 13 players for the two upcoming legs of the IRB Sevens World Series, in Adelaide and Hong Kong on 19-21 and 26-28 March.
Last year in Adelaide the Kenyans beat African rivals South Africa by one point in their pool and then went on to reach their first ever IRB Sevens Cup final, also against South Africa.
In the first ever all-African IRB Sevens Cup Final the Springbok Seven rose to the challenge to win their second Adelaide title, but the Kenyans left the Adelaide Oval with huge credit.
Ayimba's assembled squad will again be led by inspirational captain Humphrey Kayange, and is the second most experienced side on the World Series at present, Dennis Mahanji the only debutant.
The Kenyans currently lie sixth in the World Series standings, having reached the last eight at all of the tournaments played to date in Dubai, George, Wellington and Las Vegas, and two Cup semi finals in Wellington and Vegas.
At the recent USA Sevens the team enjoyed the largest expat fan base, 1,800 Kenyans having made the trip to the Sam Boyd Stadium, and again in Adelaide the team is set to enjoy massive support with over 3,000 Kenyans reportedly making the trip.
Video: Adelaide Sevens 2009 - Kenya v South Africa (pool and Cup Final)
Kenya's team will depart on Saturday 13 March and return on Tuesday 30 March 2010.
Kenya squad: Humphrey Kayange [Captain], Lavin Asego, Collins Injera, Horace Otieno, Allan Onyango, Victor Sudi, Sidney Ashioya, Dennis Muhanji, Brian Nyikuli, Innocent Simiyu, Dennis Mwanja, Gibson Weru, Biko Adema
