Shujaa lost their two opening matches of the Singapore sevens on April 8 against France and the United States as their poor run in the Sevens Series continued.

Kenya fell 26-19 to France and 21-19 to the USA and will now have to beat Uruguay with a big margin in their final pool match to qualify for the main cup quarterfinal.

USA lost their opening match to Uruguay 24-21 while France beat Uruguay 26-12 to secure a slot in the quarters with two wins.

In the match against France, Shujaa began strongly with Herman Humwa crashing over the line. Tony Omondi slotted home the conversion for a 7-0 lead.

The French who are third overall on the log fought back through Leraitre Paul and Jordan Sepho scoring a try each with one converted for a 12-7 lead.

Shujaa were not giving up without a fight and Kevin Wekesa crossed the whitewash with Omondi slotting the extras for a 14-12 lead at the interval.

On resumption, Alvin Otieno broke through three tackles before offloading the ball to Omondi who touched down for an unconverted try and a 19-12 lead.

The French stayed in the contest with a try by Jefferson Lee which was duly converted by Jean Pascal to tie the match at 19-19.

Kenya were in control of the match in the closing stages and looked poised for victory but a turnover by the French at the breakdown saw William Iraguha score a last-gasp try to break Kenyan hearts.

In the match against the USA, Kenya fell behind when Perry Baker and Lucas Lacamp saw Mike Friday's charges lead 14-0.

Skipper Nelson Oyoo halved the deficit with Omondi converting for a 14-7 result at the break.

On resumption, Alvin Otieno powered his way to the line to level the score. Baker restored USA's lead for a 21-14 score. George Ooro scored a late consolation try which was not converted.