Unstoppable: Kenya Lionesses step out of Shujaa’s shadows
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Kenya’s Grace Okulu kicks the ball against South Africa in the final of the second leg of the 2025 Challenger Series in Cape Town on March 8, 2025. Kenya defeated South Africa 17-0 to win the title.
The best four teams from this round will face off against the bottom four teams from the 2024-2025 World Series.
“South Africa has been a great outing for us because we won two weekends in a row. It's historical for us as a nation and also as the Lionesses,” said head coach Dennis Mwanja from Cape Town before boarding the plane back home.
The national seven-a-side women’s rugby team, Kenya Lionesses, are determined to step out of the shadows of their male counterparts, Kenya Shujaa.
Their message was loud and clear after making history by winning a global title for the first time—twice in a row. The Lionesses dominated the first two legs of the 2025 World Rugby Challenger Series in Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend and last weekend.
