Kenya Sevens head coach Kevin Wambua has named a 14-man squad for the second and third legs of the 2026 2026 SVNS 2 set to take place in Montevideo and São Paulo as the team looks to finish the campaign on a high.
Wambua has largely retained the squad that finished third during the opening leg in Nairobi, with David Nyangige keeping his place in the travelling team. The coach has also included Gabriel Ayimba, who is set to make his first-ever appearance on the global sevens circuit for Kenya.
Brian Tanga returns to the squad after a lengthy injury layoff and has been included in the 14-man travelling side that also features regular faces such as George Ooro, Samuel Asati, Vincent Onyala, Kevin Wekesa and Patrick Odongo.
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The 2026 SVNS 2 marks the inaugural season of the second-tier global rugby sevens competition organised by World Rugby. The series features three tournaments hosted in Nairobi, Montevideo and São Paulo.
At the end of the three legs, the top four teams on aggregate points will qualify for the SVNS World Championship playoffs.
Kenya 7s
Squad:
George Ooro (C) – 3
Samuel Asati (C) – 9
John Okoth – 22
Dennis Abukuse – 13
Vincent Onyala – 4
Kevin Wekesa – 6
Patrick Odongo – 11
Festus Shiasi – 5
Nygel Amaitsa – 10
Floyd Wabwire – 25
Chrisant Ojwang – 7
David Nyangige – 26
Gabriel Ayimba – 55
Brian Tanga – 20
Technical bench
Kevin Wambua – head coach
Lois Kisia – assistant coach
Andrew Amonde – strength and conditioning
Lamech Bogonko – physio
Erick Ogweno – team manager
Fixtures
Montevideo – 21st & 22nd
São Paulo – 28th & 29th
