| Union | Kenya Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Lionesses | |
| Ground(s) | RFUEA Ground | |
| Coach(es) | Dennis Mwanja | |
| Captain(s) | Grace Okulu | |
| ||
Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
In 2012, Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda.
Kenya qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens. [1] [2] [3] In 2019, despite coming second at the Africa Women's Sevens, they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics because South Africa declined their regional spot. [4] [5]
In 2024, they competed in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; they were runners-up in the first round of the series which took place in Dubai. [6] [7]
| Olympic Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2016 | Placement round | 11th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2020 | 9th Place Match | 10th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Games record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2018 | Placement round | 6th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2022 | Did not qualify | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rugby Africa Women's Sevens record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 2008 | Semi Final |  | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2012 | Final |  | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 2013 | Semi Final | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 2014 | Final | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 2015 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 2016 | Final | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 2018 | Final |  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Final | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Plate Final | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Final | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Titles | 11/11 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 0 |
Kenya's squad to the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series: [8]
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Naomi Amuguni |
| 2 | Christabel Lindo |
| 3 | Sheila Chajira |
| 4 | Stella Wafula |
| 5 | Phoebe Otieno |
| 6 | Moreen Muritu |
| 7 | Sinaida Nyachio |
| 8 | Diana Nyairo |
| 9 | Judith Okumu |
| 10 | Grace Okulu |
| 11 | Sharon Auma |
| 12 | Diana Ochieng |
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