South Coast Pirates head coach Kevin Amiani has named his 23-man squad for their Kenya Cup match against Nondies at Ngong Racecourse Grounds, Nairobi.
In the front row, Evans Mwakio starts as the outside prop, with Sadala Mohammed at hooker and Jeremy Andati as the inside prop.
South Coast Pirates back row
The second row will feature Richard Amaye and John Asega, while Newton Okeyo and James Ainea take up the outside and inside flanker roles. Collins Kabayo will complete the forwards as the eighth man.
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The half-back pairing sees Dennis Njaguru at scrum-half, linking up with fly-half Moses Forore to dictate the pace of play.
In midfield, Brian Kimani and Charles Tendwa will handle the inside and outside center positions.
The back three consists of Joseph Musyoki on the left wing, Deven Abuga on the right wing, and Kelly Akengo at fullback.
The Kenya Cup debutants who will be aiming for a crucial win, have only secured two victories in their eight league matches so far.
South Coast Pirates Starting XV
1 Evans Mwakio
2 Sadala Mohammed
3 Jeremy Andati
4 Richard amaye
5 John Asega
6 Newton Okeyo
7 James Ainea
8 Collins Kabayo
9 Dennis Njaguru
10 Moses Forore
11 Joseph musyoki
12 Brian Kimani
13 Charles Tendwa
14 Deven Abuga
15 Kelly Agengo
Substitutes
16 Sospeter Rofino
17 Clinton Machero
18 Abdalla Mohammed
19 Eric Amiani
20 Philo Okoth
21 Abubakar Athuman
22 Ali Rashid
23 Abdull Mwaleso
