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Okeyo and Akuei will make their debuts in the Currie Cup Premier Division and the Major League Rugby respectively.
The Kenyan duo of Thomas Okeyo and Monate Akuei is set to make their debuts in the Currie Cup Premier Division and the Major League Rugby respectively.
Okeyo, who was signed by South African-based rugby club Griffons, will make his debut for the side on Sunday, April 16 when they face defending champions Pumas in Welkom. The forward debuted for the Simbas in 2021 and has been an important player for the past three years.
Okeyo will become the first Kenyan to play in the Currie Cup's Premier Division, former NFL player Daniel Adongo came close as he was named in the Sharks squad for the 2011 Currie Cup but failed to feature in the competition.
His most recent game for Simbas was at the Rugby World Cup 2023 Final Qualification Tournament held in Dubai from November 6 to 18 last year.
He had also previously featured for former Kenya Cup champions Nakuru RFC and South African Varsity Cup side the University of Johannesburg.
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On his part, Kenyan-born South Sudanese Akuei is in line to make his first appearance for Rugby New York alias Ironworkers who will face off against Old Glory DC on Sunday, April 16.
The club confirmed the former Nakuru RFC forward signing via their Twitter handle on Wednesday saying: “We’re thrilled to announce the signing of our newest Ironworker. A dynamic loose forward, Monate also has an inspiring backstory that we can’t wait to share with you. For now, we look forward to seeing him in New York colours.”
Akuei previously played for New York Old Blue before joining the Major League Rugby, a semi-professional rugby union competition for-profit franchise clubs in North America.
He was part of the Kenya Simbas team in 2019 and helped them win the Elgon Cup the same year. He also played for the Kenya Morans and was part of the team that won the 2019 Safari 7s.
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On his part, Akuei expressed excitement towards being signed by the North American side, he said: “Dreams do come true! First Kenyan born South Sudanese in the MLR.”
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