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NAIROBI, Oct. 24-- For close to two decades, Kenya teams have not failed to qualify for either the Rugby Sevens World Cup or the Olympic Games. On Nov. 8-9, the Kenyan sevens team will head to South Africa for a chance to make their sevens debut on the biggest stage. Kenya will be joined by Zimbabwe, Uganda, Madagascar, Zambia, Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco, Namibia, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria. Winner of the Africa Sevens trophy will qualify for Tokyo 2020 while runners-up will head to global repechage for another chance to qualify for the Olympics in June. "I'm grateful to the Kenya Rugby Union for believing in me and allowing me to work with Shujaa," said coach Paul Feeney. "Kenya has potential and we will work hard to harness the same and dominate at World Series and secure Olympic qualification." Fiji, USA, New Zealand, and South Africa finished in the top four of the men's World Sevens Series to confirm their places, leaving the path open to Kenya to qualify. Kenya now hopes to become the ninth team to seal their ticket when the Africa men's rugby Sevens tournament starts in Johannesburg on Nov. 8-9. So far according to World Rugby, 15 teams have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Kenya women's team is the latest to have secured the ticket when they won the Africa qualifiers in Tunisia. Kenya sevens captain Philadelphia Olando says her side is determined to experience the pleasure of playing on sport's biggest stage once again. | 
