Kenya Shujaa bounced back to winning ways, defeating Scotland 22-0 as Safari 7s 2026 entered its second day on Saturday morning at the Nyayo National Stadium.
The three-day tournament kicked off on Friday afternoon, but defending champions Shujaa got their title defence off to a shaky start after being held to a 21-21 draw by SportPesa Fast Forward 7s in their Group A opener.
As a result, Kevin Wambua’s charges needed a response against Scotland, who had narrowly won 17-15 to Uganda 7s on Friday.
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Victor Mola opened the scoring after finding a gap in the visitors’ defence and racing over for the opening five points, although the conversion was missed.
Shujaa dominated the proceedings and Nygel Amaitsa managed to beat his markers and made a good run between the sticks to ensure Shujaa went at halftime leading 10-0 as Rayvon Ambale could not still get his conversion.
The second half mirrored the opening period, with Shujaa quick to widen the gap. After missing his earlier conversion attempts, Ambale delivered a superb offload to Samwel Asati on the left wing.
Asati shrugged off the defence and powered over under the posts, allowing Ambale to add the extras this time.
Mola then sealed the victory with his second try of the day. Receiving a well-timed pass on the left, he broke through the Scottish defence to complete Shujaa’s 22-0 triumph, although Ambale once again missed the conversion.
Shujaa will now look to wrap up the group stage on a high when they face Uganda 7s in their final match of the day.
Meanwhile, Scotland will be chasing their second win of the tournament when they take on SportPesa Fast Forward, who also registered their first victory by beating Uganda.
Elsewhere, Kenya Morans underlined their title ambitions with a second consecutive pool-stage win after dismantling Wonder 7s 40-12.
The Morans have now recorded two victories, having defeated GEL Squad 7s 38-17 on Friday.
In the women’s category, defending champions Kenya Lionesses made it two wins from two after thrashing South African side TUKS 43-0. Uganda Lady Cranes also secured their second victory in the round-robin competition, narrowly edging Kenya Shibli 17-14.
2026 Safari 7s Schedule and Kick-off Times
Friday, October 9 – Results
Nyayo National Stadium
Women’s Round One
- 3:00 pm – Kenya Cubs 15-17 Tunisia
- 3:22 pm – Uganda 50-5 TUKS Women
- 3:44 pm – Kenya Lionesses 19-5 Junior Lionesses
Men’s Round One
- 4:06 pm – Zimbabwe 22-14 Wonder 7s
- 4:28 pm – Kenya Morans 38-17 GEL Squad 7s
- 4:50 pm – French Renegades 24-14 Wellington Jaguars
- 5:12 pm – Shogun 38-0 Southern California Nomads
- 5:34 pm – Uganda 15-17 Scotland
- 5:56 pm – Kenya Shujaa 21-21 SportPesa Fast Forward
Saturday, October 10 – Results and Fixtures
Nyayo National Stadium
Men’s Round Two – Results
- 10:32 am – Zimbabwe 24-17 GEL Squad 7s
- 10:57 am – Kenya Morans 40-12 Wonder 7s
- 11:22 am – French Renegades 24-12 Southern California Nomads
- 11:47 am – Shogun 29-7 Wellington Jaguars
- 12:12 pm – Uganda 17-24 SportPesa Fast Forward
- 12:37 pm – Kenya Shujaa 22-0 Scotland
Men’s Round Three – Fixtures
- 3:08 pm – GEL Squad 7s vs Wonder 7s
- 3:33 pm – Southern California Nomads vs Wellington Jaguars
- 3:58 pm – SportPesa Fast Forward vs Scotland
- 4:23 pm – Kenya Morans vs Zimbabwe
- 4:48 pm – Shogun vs French Renegades
- 5:13 pm – Kenya Shujaa vs Uganda