Menengai Oilers duo Lucky Onyango and Glacious Owino are set to make their Kenya Shujaa debuts after being named in the squad for the Africa Men’s Sevens tournament in Mauritius.Head coach Kevin Wambua has selected a 12-man squad for the two-day competition, which will be held at the SPARC International Rugby Stadium in Cascavelle from Saturday, 3 to Sunday, 4 October. The team is scheduled to depart Kenya on Thursday, 1 October.##NAJAVA_MECA_9995888##Wambua has blended experience with emerging talent, with four players set to earn their first Shujaa caps in Mauritius.Patrick Sabatia, Owino, Dennis Livoi and Onyango have all been handed their first opportunity at international level following their performances in the recently concluded National Sevens Circuit.The squad will be co-captained by Elvis Olukusi and Rayvone Ambale, who will provide leadership to a side that also features experienced campaigners Gabriel Ayimba and Brian Mutua.Harambee Stars drop in provisional FIFA ranking following disappointing draw with EritreaClinton Amukwachi, David Nyangige, Arnold Agonda and Victor Odhiambo complete the squad as Shujaa continue to blend established internationals with players emerging through the domestic sevens programme.Kenya will compete in Pool B alongside Namibia, Réunion and Madagascar at the Mauritius tournament, which is the second competition in the revised 2026 Africa Men’s Sevens Series.Shujaa will open their campaign against Namibia at 8:44 am EAT on Saturday before facing Réunion at 11:50 am. Their final Pool B fixture will be against Madagascar at 2:40pm.Kenya U23 captain Wangaya rallies teammates for decisive Dar battleKenya and South Africa retain the top two positions in the 2026 Africa Men’s Sevens rankings under the revised Rugby Africa format, with the Mauritius tournament set to determine the rankings among the participating teams below them.The tournament will provide Wambua’s charges with valuable international competition as they build towards the 28th edition of Safari7s, which will be staged at Nyayo National Stadium from 9 to 11 October.Millions Kenyan-born Winfred Yavi is set to earn after historic Asian Games golden hat-trick