Police Bullets to pitch camp in Uganda ahead of Cecafa Tourney

Kenya Women Premier League (KWPL) champions Kenya Police will pitch camp in Uganda from August 3, 2024 as they prepare to make their bow in the CAF Women’s Champions League Cecafa qualifiers set for next month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The regional tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 17, stretching to September 4.

The law enforcers were on Wednesday pooled in a tough Group A against Ethiopia heavyweights Commercial Bank (CBE), Yei Joint FC (South Sudan, Warriors Queens (Zanzibar) and Rayon Sport Women’s (Rwanda).

Bullets Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chris Oguso has has explained why the team will be camping in Uganda.

“We were torn between between Tanzania and Uganda but we finally have decided to camp in Uganda. The team will leave on August 3 and camp there till August 12, when they will head straight to Addis Ababa.”

Oguso is optimistic Bullets will qualify for the Caf Women’s Champions League.

“The team will have an advantage of being supported by their men counterparts who will be playing Coffee of Ethiopia in their second leg match of the Caf Confederations Cup which be staged the same time when they will be playing. I want to thank our Ministry of defence PS Raymond Omollo who promised to assist us financially ahead of the trip and I believe the ladies will perform well as we aim to win Cecafa and qualify for the fourth edition of Caf Women’s champion’s league.”

“We have analysed our competitors from pool A and I can say the hosts CBE are our main rivals because they will have some home advantage. Despite that, we are the Kenyan champions and we have done great signings, so I expect a good job from Police. CBE have stormed the final in previous seasons but they haven’t won the title, so we hope history will repeat itself,” he assessed.

Bullets have bolstered their squad by acquiring five new faces including striker Emily Moranga and defender Norah Ann-both from Vihiga Queens, midfielders Jane Hato of Mathare United Women, former FK Apolonia Fier (Albania) midfielder Lourna Nyarinda Nyabuto and former Gokulam Kerala (India) forward Bertha Omita.

They are still targeting other players including Zetech Sparks’ Samantha Akinyi who is in their radar.

Bullets, who were crowned FKF Women Premier League champions in June this year, will start their campaign against Zanzibar’s Warriors Queens on the first day of the tournament at Addis Ababa Stadium, before taking on Yei Joint FC three days later.

They will then square it out with Ethiopia’s CBE on August 23, before wrapping up group matches with a clash against Rayon Sport Women’s on August 29.

Group B has Tanzania’s Simba Queens (Tanzania), P.V.P Buyenzi (Burundi), Kawempe Muslim Ladies (Uganda), and FAD Djibouti (Djibouti).