Kenya’s female rugby players are geared towards impressing at the Brazil, Rio Olympic Games later this year.
The team which qualified for the Olympics after continental rivals South Africa had decided against going to Brazil, says they are confident and ready to defy all odds.
“We are training really hard for the Olympics and we know we can make it (do well),” captain Kate Abilla told Reuters.
“The big teams must watch out for us, because everyone thinks we are the underdogs, but we can make it.”
South Africa’s women Springboks qualified for the showpiece after emerging winner of the African Championships in September that also meant Olympic qualification.
However according to Reuters, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) said their progression “did not meet their stricter qualification criteria” and eventually opted out.
The Rio sevens will be the first time the event has been staged at an Olympics, to get underway Aug. 6-11.
