Kenya have named their squad of 12 players to compete in the Africa Men's Sevens in Jemmel, Tunisia on the 13th and 14th of October.
The travelling delegation includes Leonard Mugaisi, Alvin Otieno, Michael Wanjala, Herman Humwa, Cyprian Kuto and Charles Owino who have been in the squad set up in the past.
They are joined by 2017/2018 Shujaa Academy member and Victoria Falls 7s winner Brian Wahinya, while Daniel Taabu, Eliakim Kichoi, Derrick Keyoga, Benjamin Marshall and Gramwel Bunyasi are set to make their maiden appearance for Shujaa this weekend.
Kenya, the tournament's top seeds, will be joined by Morocco and Botswana in Pool A, while defending champions Uganda headline Pool B where they will meet Senegal and Ghana.
Pool C contains Zimbabwe and Mauritius alongside hosts Tunisia, while Madagascar, Namibia and Zambia make up Pool D.
Squad: Eliakim Kichoi, Daniel Taabu, Charles Owino, Leonard Mugaisi, Alvin Otieno, Michael Wanjala, Herman Humwa, Cyprian Kuto, Derrick Keyoga, Brian Wahinya, Benjamin Marshall, Gramwel Bunyasi.
The team will leave for Tunisia early on Thursday morning and will play their first two matches on Saturday 13 Oct. against Botswana and Morocco at 13:00 (EAT) and 16:40 (EAT) respectively.
At the end of the pool matches, the first two teams per pool will have qualified for the Cup Quarterfinals while the last two will battle it out in the Challenge Trophy.