Kenya's Shujaa beat Morans 24-5 to win fifth straight Safari Sevens title

Shujaa, the defending champions, beat the Kenya Morans 24-5 in the Cup final of the Safari Sevens at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on 11 October to win a fifth consecutive title, the Kenyan rugby website Scrummage reported. The Morans, Kenya's second men's team at the tournament, had not won the title since 2019.

In the semi-finals, Shujaa beat French Renegades 36-0 and the Morans beat Shogun 31-10, Scrummage said. In the quarter-finals earlier that day, Shujaa beat Wonder 7s 54-5 and the Morans beat SportPesa Fast Forward 7s 38-15. French Renegades reached the last four by beating Zimbabwe 17-12. Shogun beat Wellington Jaguars. At last year's tournament, Shujaa beat French Renegades 20-0 in the pool stage and Shogun 14-7 in the final to retain the title, and the Morans finished third, The Standard reported on 12 October 2025.

Shujaa led Wonder 7s 28-5 at half-time, the blog of betting firm SportPesa reported on 11 October. Victor Odhiambo scored a hat-trick, and Roy Maruti got Wonder 7s' only try. The Morans led Fast Forward 31-0 at one stage, and Lucky Onyango crossed twice for them, the blog said.

Shujaa, coached by Kevin Wambua, drew 21-21 with SportPesa Fast Forward on the opening day, 9 October, ending their 23-match winning run at the Safari Sevens, The Standard reported that day. Fast Forward led 14-0 and 21-7 before Glacious Owino came off the bench to score and make it 21-14. Elvis Olukusi levelled the match late on.

On 10 October, Shujaa beat Scotland 22-0 and Uganda 21-5, the Kenyan news site Citizen Digital reported. Shujaa finished top of Pool A, and the Morans won Pool C, with a 12-12 draw against Zimbabwe Cheetahs among their results, the Kenyan news site Eastleigh Voice reported on 10 October.

The 28th edition of the tournament, with 18 teams, runs from 9 to 11 October, according to the Kenya News Agency.