Rising Lionesses whip China, Senegal to storm into rugby 7s semifinals at Dakar Youth Olympic Games

Kenya’s Rising Lionesses have qualified to compete in the semifinals of the ongoing Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal and China at the Complexe Iba Mar Dip CID stadium.

The imperious Under 18 Kenya Rugby 7s team continued their impressive campaign after winning two of their pool A matches ahead of tomorrow’s third and final pool A match.

On Monday evening, the Night Otwoma coached side thrashed Senegal 19–0 to earn an automatic semifinal slot following their 12–5 victory over China in the opening encounter at the

In the Kenya against Senegal match, Josphine Kerubo, went past the try line first as Joy Murigi added the extras for a 7-0 lead for Kenya conversion to give Kenya a 7-0 lead before Diana Wanjku converted Evalyne Afande’s try for a 14-0 lead then Murigi missed a conversion after Afande’s second try for a final 19-0 win.

In the opening match against China, Evalyne Afande and Micheal Mmboga scored the tries that secured Kenya’s victory. Afande, a product of Kinale Girls, the national school rugby champions, has been part of the young Kenyan side making its mark on the Olympic stage.

Tomorrow, Kenya plays Australia at 1302 hours in the final pool encounter to determine the leader with top two teams qualifying into the semifinals set to be played at 1652 hours EAT.

Both Kenya and Australia have collected six points from two matches ahead of the top tier clash but Australia leads on points difference after beating China 21-15 in their second fixture.

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