Kenya 7s finish Paris 2024 Olympics escapade on a high with Samoa win to consolidate ninth place finish

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Kenya 7s finish Paris 2024 Olympics escapade on a high with Samoa win to consolidate ninth place finish

Mark Kinyanjui 19:10 - 27.07.2024

Shujaa have finished ninth at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 10-5 win over Samoa.

The Kenya national men’s sevens side Shujaa completed their Olympics campaign on a high with a win over Samoa to finish ninth in the playoff clash that took place at the Saint Dennis stadium in Paris on Saturday.

John Okoth landed the first try for the Kenyans after they managed to toil their way through the mean Samoa defence, although it was not well converted.

The Kenyans continued laboring away, winning all their counterracks and being defensively resolute, and it was enough to give them the lead heading into the break.

Okoth would land his second try of the afternoon right after the break, as the aggressive approach Kenyan took continued to bear fruit, with Kenya now looking certain to retain their ninth place position.

The Samoans would reduce the deficit with a try that was not converted well, and the Kenyans had work to do to defend their five point lead before full time.

In the end, the Kenyans had enough to see out the game, and the win now means they have finished the tournament as ninth-place finishers.

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