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Kenya is targeting a top eight finish in the 2024-25 World Rugby Series following their promotion back to the top flight in June.
Shujaa earned an instant return to the big time at the season finale in Madrid in June after spending last season in the second tier Challenger Series following their relegation in May 2023 and ahead of the new campaign, they are staying realistic.
This is down to the fact that dynamics have changed since the last time they were in the World Series, with the old format of 16 teams replaced with 12, where the top eight stay in the division while the bottom four go into a relegation-promotion playoff alongside the top four from the Challenger Series.
Kenya Rugby Union is standing its ground over the contracts offered to Shujaa players as a number of senior players have boycotted training demanding for better terms ahead of the Dubai leg.
It means Kenya need to be among the top eight to avoid getting into the relegation scrap and heading into the season-opening leg in Dubai later this month, this is the target.
“It is more competitive than ever. When we were there, it was 16 teams, now, it is 12 and we are targeting a top eight finish and we can build on that in the following season,” Kenya Rugby Union chairman Sasha Mutai told
“We have faith in the squad and talent that we have. We have a good coach in Kevin Wambua, one of the best in the world, and in Chris Brown, one of the best conditioning experts whom we rate highly.
Patrick Odongo is looking to use the expereince of the Olympics to carry Shujaa to glory at the Safari Sevens.
“Our best ever finish was top five under Mike Friday and we have faith that we will eventually get there. We have a new sponsor coming in soon.”
Shujaa are in a tough Group A in Dubai where South Africa, France and Australia will be their opponents in the November 30-December 1 event, and they will need at least a cup quarter-final place to get their ambitions on the right track.
KRU and the Shujaa players are, however, locked in a contractual dispute with some senior players boycotting training as they demand for better terms after rejecting the new two-year deal that was recently offered to them.
Paarwater was far from pleased with his boys' performances despite their narrow 27-25 win over Uganda in the Elgon Cup first leg clash that took place in Nairobi.
