体坛英语资讯：Burkina Faso pull out as six international teams challenge Kenya in Safari Sevens
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 8-- <span word="Defending">Defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Shujaa">Shujaa</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seeded">seeded</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Safari">Safari</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Burkina">Burkina</span> <span word="Faso">Faso</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>.</p><p><span word="Godwin">Godwin</span> <span word="Karuga">Karuga</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Safari">Safari</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="Mwamba">Mwamba</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="Circuit">Circuit</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Karuga">Karuga</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Safari">Safari</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>' <span word="Under">Under</span>-19 <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> 12 <span word="teams">teams</span>.</p><p><span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalists">medalists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Men">Men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> 15<span word="s">s</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2019 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Apache">Apache</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Mwamba">Mwamba</span>.</p><p><span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="features">features</span> 2017 <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Samurai">Samurai</span>, <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Wailers">Wailers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Emerging">Emerging</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="grouped">grouped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Morans">Morans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Homeboyz">Homeboyz</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>.</p>
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