Uganda’s Woman Rugby Cranes Sevens have acquired a big enhance forward of the 2025 Rugby Africa Girls’s Sevens Championship with the return of talismanic centre and former captain Peace Lekuru.

The event, set for November 15–16 on the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, Kenya, will see Uganda battle for continental glory and a possible ticket to the 2026 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Collection.

Peace Lekuru in motion
Picture by Hassan Wamwanyi

Lekuru’s inclusion couldn’t have come at a greater time because the dynamic and highly effective backline is contemporary off signing an expert contract with York Valkyrie in England’s Betfred Girls’s Tremendous League marking a historic milestone as the primary Ugandan to play within the Betfred Girls’s Supper League. She brings a wealth of expertise, management, and professionalism to the Ugandan facet.

Head coach Charles Onen has named a 12-player squad mixing skilled campaigners with rising expertise. The facet retains a lot of the core group that featured within the 2024 Safari 7s, with just some strategic modifications.

Alongside Lekuru, Samiya Ayikoru additionally returns to Sevens obligation after a stint within the 15s format, including depth and flexibility to the backline. In the meantime, Unity Namulala steps in to fill the void left by the absent Consolation Angayika and Tina Akello, each unavailable resulting from accidents and educational commitments.

Captain Agnes Nakuya will as soon as once more lead from the entrance, supported by vice-captain Lydia Namabiro, because the staff seeks to mix physicality within the forwards with pace and creativity within the backs.

Uganda will compete in Group C, dealing with Zambia and Burkina Faso within the pool levels earlier than progressing to the knockout rounds. With a top-two end securing qualification for the 2026 Challenger Collection, each match will carry excessive stakes.

Uganda’s Squad for the 2025 Rugby Africa Girls’s Sevens

Forwards:

• Lydia Namabiro (vc)

• Yvonne Najjuma

• Fazira Namukwaya

• Agnes Nakuya (c)

• Grace Nabaggala

• Suzan Adong

Backs:

• Sandra Amoli Lona

• Juliet Nandawula

• Peace Lekuru

• Janat Nandudu

• Samiya Ayikoru

• Unity Namulala