KCB hope to reclaim Kenya Cup title next season

• KCB lost the Kenya Cup to Kabras Sugar
• They had won the title four seasons in a row
• They have already started training towards the new season

KCB RFC have already started pre-season training ahead of the new Kenya Cup season, where they hope to reclaim the crown after losing out to Kabras Sugar last season.

Head coach Curtis Olago believes that the team has what it takes to battle for the title once again, saying they will look to improve from the mistakes picked out in the just concluded season.

The bankers finished last season without a trophy after being eliminated in the finals of the Kenya Cup by Kabras while they also lost to the same team in the final of the Enterprise Cup. It is for this reason that the team has started its pre-season training early to ensure they build enough to battle for success.

“We are in pre-season, and as a club we are taking everything in stride. We want to concentrate on what we did not do well last season department-wise and work on tightening the loose ends before the season begins,” said Olago.

He added; “There were lots of lessons from last season. We have now re-grouped as a team and we know exactly where we got it wrong. We have moved on and the coming season provides us with an opportunity to remind everyone that KCB RFC is the club to watch. We are daring our opponents that we have all it takes to take on their charges,” added Olago.

KCB coaches train in South Africa

In April, the skipper alongside other members of the KCB RFC technical bench including Andrew Amonde, Mariko Mushilla, Brian Otieno, and Brian Omondi attended a technical preparation and coaching training at the High-Performance Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.

He believes that the growth in ideas as well as the vital lessons picked from this trip will be vital for them to improve the squad and challenge for the title.

“We learnt quite a lot because we know that in South Africa, they totally take rugby as a very important aspect of their lives. There were so many technical and tactical lessons and we look forward to implementing that in our training and matches,” the coach said.

Meanwhile, skipper Andrew Amonde will look towards continuing his transition from playing to coaching. Last year, he retired from the national sevens team and this year, he announced that he has retired from club rugby sevens.

Expects to continue in 15s

He still expects to continue playing in the 15s, though sparingly.

“I think it is time for me to pave the way for the younger generation which has showed so much hunger. I am looking forward to continuing my coaching journey and soon I will move to full time on the touchline. At the moment, I will keep playing the 15s,” Amonde said.

The Kenya Sevens legend walks away with so much history to his name, having skippered Shujaa to their only World Rugby Sevens Cup title in Singapore in 2016.