The Kenya National Sevens Rugby side, famously known as Shujaa, went down 14-35 against Scotland in a group B encounter of the ongoing HSBC World Sevens Rugby Series 2019, Dubai Series.
The result leaves Shujaa with an uphill task of winning the two remaining fixtures in group B, in order to qualify for the quarterfinals of the main Cup.
The group also includes France and heavyweights Fiji, who beat France 37-0 in another group B encounter.
Kenya will take on France in the second match of group B at 11.44am Kenyan time, before wrapping up with a game against Fiji at 6.06pm.
After the Dubai leg, action will head to the Cape Town South Africa Series on December 09 and 10, 2018.
Kenya is in group A alongside hosts South Africa, France again and Russia, in the Cape Town leg.
The team is under head Coach Paul Murunga, who was appointed by Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) in October to replace Innocent Simiyu.