Police Bullets fire up fans ahead of Denden CAF Champions League qualifier clash

Kenya Police Bullets chairman Munga Nyale has called on fans to turn up in large numbers at Nyayo Stadium on Wednesday to support the team in their CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers match against Eritrean giants Denden FC. Kick-off is at 3pm.

The reigning Kenya Women’s Premier League champions made a strong start to their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Uganda’s Kampala Queens on Thursday, September 4.

Substitute Emily Kemunto Morang’a was the hero, netting in the 46th minute to hand Bullets all three points and put them top of Group A after the opening round.

Nyale praised coach Beldine Odemba for steering the team to a winning start and expressed confidence in the squad’s preparations.

“I have been keenly following their preparations for the game and I’m happy for the progress ahead of the match. We have a very qualified coach Odemba who guided them in the first win against Kampala, and I have no doubt that she will do the same today. As I said earlier, this tournament consists of teams which conquered their respective leagues in their countries hence we will not underrate any of them,” noted Nyale.

Their opponents, Denden FC, suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat to Kampala Queens at Nyayo National Stadium on Sunday, setting up a must-win situation for the Eritrean side.

Nyale urged fans to rally behind the Bullets, reminding them that entry to Nyayo Stadium is free.

“Fans play a big role in motivating the players to work extra hard and I’m hereby urging all our supporters to come and support the ladies. It’s a free entry at Nyayo so I’m kindly asking them to come and rally behind our girls because a win will see us proceeding to the next level of the competition,” he added.

The qualifiers, which runs until September 11, bring together nine league champions from across the region to battle for one ticket to the CAF Women’s Champions League finals in November in Egypt.