Kevin Wambua
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| Full name | Kevin Wambua Muema | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flyhalf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Wambua Mwema is a Kenyan rugby union coach and former player.[1] Since 4 August 2023, he has served as head coach of the Kenya national rugby sevens team (Shujaa).[2]
Early life and playing career
Wambua began his rugby career as a player with Mwamba RFC.[3]
During his time as a player, Wambua suffered an ankle injury which sidelined him for three months. Following this injury, he transitioned into coaching, starting with the Mwamba second team.
During his playing career, Mwamba RFC won four Kenya National Sevens Circuit titles, in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011.[4]
Coaching career
After moving into coaching, Wambua's first appointment was at Mwamba RFC, where he previously played. He also coached the Peponi School and Laiser Hill Academy teams.[5]
Wambua coached the Laiser Hill Academy rugby team from 2012 to 2019, and in 2015, the team won the national and East African school tournament titles.[6]
He was appointed the head coach of the Kenya Lionesses and Daystar University rugby teams.[5]
Wambua previously held assistant-coach positions in the Kenya women's sevens national team From 2012 to 2019, he served as coach of the national women's team, the Lionesses, both at 7s and 15s.[7]
Appointment as Shujaa head coach
On 4 August 2023, the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) officially confirmed Wambua as head coach of the men's national sevens team. He had previously served as deputy head coach under Damian McGrath, who was dismissed after Shujaa's relegation from the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2023.[8]
He had served as the men's sevens team assistant coach from 2018 to 2023 under Paul Murunga, Paul Feeney[9] and Damian McGrath, before being appointed as head coach.[8]
Wambua coached the Kenya team to promotion back to the World Rugby Sevens Series by defeating Germany 33–15 in the playoff final in Madrid.[10]
With Wambua as head coach, the Kenya team also qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris after beating South Africa in the 2023 continental qualification tournament in Harare, Zimbabwe.[11][12]
The Kenya team finished ninth[13] at the 2024 Olympics.
Kenya was relegated again after the 2025-25 season, and with Wambua as coach, the team will play the first leg of the Challenger Series in Nairobi in February 2026.[14]
References
- ^ "Kevin Wambua Mwema Rugby Profile | Shujaa Pride". Shujaapride.
- ^ Onyatta, Omondi (4 August 2023). "Wambua appointed new coach of national rugby sevens team". Capital Sports.
- ^ "Who is Kevin Wambua the new Kenya 7s coach? | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "National Sevens Circuit Roll Of Honor". Kenya Rugby. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Kevin Wambua: How An Injury Earned Me Top Job As Shujaa 7s Head Coach At 34 - whownskenya". 21 November 2023.
- ^ PLC, Standard Group. "Laiser Hill are the winners of this years East African Secondary School games rugby title". The Standard.
- ^ "Kevin Wambua confirmed as Kenya Lionesses Head coach | Shujaa Pride". Shujaapride.
- ^ a b "Kelvin Wambua: Kenya Sevens saviour?". Daily Nation. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Mumbi, Wambui (20 September 2019). "Paul Feeney Appointed as The Kenya Rugby Technical Director". Kenya Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Media, K. R. U. (2 June 2024). "Shujaa beat Germany to secure HSBC SVNS return". Kenya Rugby.
- ^ "Teams head to Harare with eye on Olympic prize". HSBC SVNS Series | Official Website. 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Kenya 7s 2024: From Challenger Series triumph to promotion back to the HSBC Series and third straight Olympics". blog.ke.sportpesa.com. 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Men Results - Olympic Rugby Sevens". Olympics.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Kariuki, Erick (28 November 2025). "Kenya Sevens unveil star squad as Nairobi prepares to host opening leg of HSBC SVNS 2". The Eastleigh Voice News.
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