Kenya Simbas arrived in Uganda safely Thursday evening as they begin the final leg of preparations for their meeting with Uganda in the African Senior Men's Rugby Championships to be held in Kampala on Tuesday.

The team of 28, together with members of the technical bench arrived in Kampala aboard a Kenya Airways flight and proceeded to hold a warm down session in Kampala ahead of their quarterfinal clash with Uganda Tuesday 8 July 2025.

Prior to the trip, the team held a one-month long High-Performance camp in South Africa, during this period, they played 9 matches with various teams. “The guys are looking well prepared and ready for the tournament in Uganda. We’re glad that we don’t have any serious injuries within the team,” said head coach Jerome Paarwater.

“There have been a lot of lessons learned in South Africa and the players bonded very well with each other and this improves the teamwork both on and off the field,” head coach Paarwater added.

The squad sees the introduction of four fresh faces who will be out to make a name for themselves, these are Vincent Mwikhali, Patrick Sabatia, David Bunduki and Samuel Ovwamu. They all made a clear statement while in South Africa by raising their hand for selection. Thomas Okeyo, Samuel Asati, Jone Kubu and John Okoth are also back in the final squad.

“We are confident in the squad that has been selected and we are confident that we have selected the best team we have. The four new players will bring a fresh feel within the set up.” added Jimmy Mnene, Kenya Simbas Team Manager.

The Simbas will kick off their campaign on Tuesday against Uganda after which they will face either Zimbabwe or Morocco on  13th July. The matches will be held at the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole.

Kenya Simbas Squad in Uganda

Ephraim Oduor(Kabras Sugar RFC), Edward Mwaura (Kabras Sugar) Eugene Sifuna (Kabras Sugar RFC) Teddy Akala (Kabras Sugar RFC) Wilhite Mususi (KCB RFC) Vincent Mwikhali (Menengai Oilers RFC) Hibrahim Ayoo (Menengai Oilers RFC) Thomas Okeyo (NovaVit Griffons) Andycole Omolo (KCB RFC)

Emanuel Silungi (KCB RFC) George Nyambua (Kabras Sugar RFC) Patrick Sabatia (Kabras Sugar RFC) David Bunduki (NovaVit Griffons) Obat Kuke (Blak Blad RFC) Bethuel Anami (MLSGP 78) Elkeans Musonye (Menengai Oilers RFC), Samuel Asati (KCB RFC) Brian Tanga (Kabras Sugar RFC) Barry Young (Kabras Sugar RFC) Brian Wahinya (KCB RFC) Griffin Chao (Kabras Sugar RFC) Walter Okoth (Kabras Sugar RFC) Samuel Ovwamu (Menengai Oilers RFC) Bryceson Adaka  (Kabras Sugar RFC) John Okoth (Menengai Oilers RFC) Timothy Omela (Menengai Oilers RFC) Jone Kubu (Kabras Sugar RFC) Derrick Ashihundu (Kabras Sugar RFC)