Shujaa, retained their Safari 7s title after defeating their feeder side, Morans, 19-5 in an all-Kenyan final played on Sunday, 11 October at the Nyayo National Stadium.Shujaa produced a dominant second-half performance to break the deadlock and secure victory in a closely contested encounter that saw both sides struggle to find their rhythm in the opening half.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsThe defending champions relied on their defensive discipline to keep the Morans at bay, with neither team managing to score in the first half despite several promising attacking opportunities.Shujaa’s Samuel Asati was sent to the sin bin, giving the Morans a numerical advantage that they attempted to exploit. ##NAJAVA_MECA_10017190##Lucky Onyango came close to opening the scoring but was stopped by a resolute Shujaa defence before he could ground the ball, with the resulting tackle forcing him to lose possession.Shujaa also threatened at the other end, with Asati releasing a long pass to Elvis Olukusi, who was forced into touch as the Morans held firm to ensure the teams went into the break level.However, the second half told a different story as Shujaa found their attacking spark.Andrew Amonde names his all-time Kenya Sevens dream teamThey broke the deadlock from a scrum, with Rayvon Ambale finishing off a well-worked move to score the opening try. Ambale added the conversion to give Shujaa a 7-0 lead.The try lifted the champions, who quickly extended their advantage through Victor Mola. Ambale converted again to stretch Shujaa’s lead to 14-0.Shujaa continued to apply pressure, with Gabriel Ayimba attempting to cross the try line, only for the Morans to hold him up and deny him a score.A substitution saw Ambale make way for Festus Shiasi, who wasted little time making his impact felt. Shiasi powered over in the right corner to score Shujaa’s third try, although the conversion attempt fell short.Brian Tanga names coaches who shaped his trophy-laden career as he hangs bootsShiasi then turned provider, setting up John Okoth for a spectacular try that further underlined Shujaa’s second-half dominance. The conversion was unsuccessful, but the champions had established a commanding lead.Morans refused to surrender without a fight and finally got on the scoreboard through Dennis Ndayala, who scored an unconverted consolation try.
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