Catholic Monks head coach John Isalambo has named his squad for the varsity clash against Daystar University Catholic University Karen.
The two teams are all seeking a home semis later on in the promotion playoffs as the race to Kenya Cup intensifies. Monks are seeking to get back to the Kenya Cup where they were last season.
The front row will have Elly Okomo and Roy Jakinada as the props and Jeremy Odhiambo hooking. Isaac Kubasu and Meshach Opagala are the locks with Felix Okumu coming in at blindside flank and Eugene Odhiambo is the open-side flanker with Ian Bakari being the eighth man.
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Zephenes Obwanga is the scrum half pairing with Brian Nyamboki at fly-half. Elly Ojwang partners with Felix Omondi in midfield as inside and outside centres respectively.
Captain Hassan Wambani comes in on the left wing. Dennis Mulinge occupies the right wing and Victor Omupere is the fullback.
Catholic Monks
1 ELLY OKOMO 2 JEREMY ODHIAMBO 3 JAKINADA ROY 4 ISAACK KUBASU 5 MESHACK OPAGALA 6 FELIX OKUMU 7 EUGENE ODHIAMBO 8 IAN BAKARI 9 ZEPHENES OBWANGA 10 BRIAN NYAMBOKI 11 HASSAN WAMBANI – C 12 ELLY OJWANG 13 FELIX OMONDI 14 DENNIS MULINGE 15 VICTOR OMUPERE
BENCH BOOST
16 EMMANUEL ADOYO 17 WYCLIFFE OMONDI 18 DAVIAN NABISWA 19 JOSHUA ONGERI 20 JOSHUA ONGERI 21 KELVIN MBURU 22 ALBERT KELVIN 23 PATRICK VIERI
TECHNICAL BENCH
CAMILLE MARLYN – TM JOHN ISALAMBO – HEAD COACH CALEB WYCLIFE- ASS. HEAD COACH SIMON JAWICHRE – SPORTS DIRECTOR STEPHEN MANKONE – PHYSIO
