<p>Niall Kearney</p>
Niall Kearney leads the Irish in the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga, nine shots behind India's Shubhankar Sharma.
He shot a level par 71 to make the cut with a shot to spare on one-under as Jonathan Caldwell shot 66 and Cormac Sharvin and Paul Dunne 72s to make it on the mark.
Gavin Moynihan could not recover from a slow start and missed out by a shot after a 73. Scores
In the Challenge Tour's Mangaung Open, Tom McKibbin continued his impressive start to the season, adding a 70 to his opening 68 to share 38th on six-under in the weather-delayed Mangaung Open. Scores
He was seven shots behind South Africa's Pieter Moolman with Richard O'Donovan just outside the projected cut mark on four-under after a 69 and Robin Dawson and John Murphy three-under with nine and 12 holes to complete, respectively.
At the Alps Tour's New Giza Open in Cairo, Naas' Jonathan Yates made seven birdies in a six-under 66 to share fifth place, just three strokes behind Spain's Joel Moscatel with West Waterford's Gary Hurley the next best Irishman after a 68.
James Sugrue was tied 36th after a 70 with Conor Purcell and David Carey tied 56th after 71s.
Simon Bryan shot 74 to share 90th with Paul McBride five-over after a 77.
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