Kenya beaten 26-0 by Madagascar after two wins at Africa Men's 7s; South Africa in semi-final

Kenya won their first two Pool B games at the Africa Men's 7s Series in Mauritius on Saturday 3 October 2026, beating Namibia 34-12 and Réunion 19-0, according to Scrummage Africa. They then lost 26-0 to Madagascar, who finished top of the pool.

The national sevens side, known as Shujaa and also called the Morans, lost their last pool match to Madagascar, who scored four tries. Yvon Randriamialisoa ran in the first and Madagascar led 14-0 at half-time, Scrummage reported. Mozzart Sport said it was Madagascar's fourth win in a row over Kenya in the series, after 7-5 and 24-19 in 2024 and 14-12 in the 2025 semi-finals.

How the Réunion game went

Kenya scored three tries at the SPARC Complex in Cascavelle. Lucky Onyango opened the scoring after breaking into space on the left wing. David Nyangige then set up co-captain Rayvone Ambale, who beat two defenders and dived over to make it 12-0, according to Scrummage. Dennis Livoi finished the scoring after what the report calls a spectacular team effort.

Madagascar beat Réunion 33-0 in Pool B earlier in the day, according to the results list on the same Scrummage page.

Onyango and Livoi are among four players who made their first appearances for the national side in this event. The others are Patrick Sabatia and Glacious Owino, Scrummage reported on 30 September. Head coach Kevin Wambua picked them after the National Sevens Circuit, and the co-captains are Elvis Olukusi and Rayvone Ambale.

A tournament delayed by Ebola concerns

The tournament was first scheduled for 20–21 June and was postponed over public health concerns linked to an Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, Mozzart Sport reported. When it was postponed, Rugby Africa and the Mauritius Rugby Union said no Ebola cases had been reported among participating teams, officials or tournament staff, or within Mauritius.

It now runs on 3 and 4 October. Eight teams are entered: Kenya, hosts Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar, Egypt, Burkina Faso and Réunion. Uganda, part of the original line-up, will not take part in the rescheduled event, Mozzart said, describing Kenya as the only East African representative.

Scrummage describes the event as the second round of the revised 2026 Africa Men's Sevens Series. Safari Sevens, the home tournament, follows at Nyayo National Stadium from 9 to 11 October.

What happens next

Kenya, second in Pool B, meet South Africa, who topped Pool A, in the first Cup semi-final on Sunday 4 October. Madagascar play Burkina Faso in the other.