Police Bullets focused on CECAFA knockouts

Kenya Police Bullets tactician Beldine Odemba is optimistic of picking maximum points when the law enforcers meet the Eritrean side DenDen FC in the second match of the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers on Wednesday at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.

The reigning Kenya Women’s Premier League champions began their campaign on a high after beating Uganda’s Kampala Queens 1-0 on Thursday, September 4, to lift their spirits ahead of the second fixture.

Bullets, who were making their return to the zonal qualifiers for the second successive year, needed a 46th-minute goal from substitute Emily Kemunto Morang’a to secure the win, which puts them on top of Group A after the first round of matches.

“We are very much prepared for the match against DenDen. Though we don’t know them very well, we saw their match against Kampala Queens, which they lost with a big margin of 7-0, and we have noted some of their weaknesses, which we will capitalize on going to the match.

"I also want to thank all our fans for coming in large numbers to support us. That alone is a big motivation to the girls, and being the home team, we must prove that we are superior by winning all our matches.”

Their opponents, Kampala Queens, reignited their campaign at the CECAFA Women’s Club Championship with a resounding 7-0 victory over Eritrea’s Denden FC at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday, September 7.

The win raised them to second place in Group A on three points, level with leaders Kenya Police Bullets, who still have a game in hand.

The tournament, which runs until September 11, brings together nine league champions from across the CECAFA zone as they battle for a single coveted ticket to the CAF Women’s Champions League finals, which are scheduled for November in Egypt.

Bullets are making their second consecutive appearance on the continental stage.

Last year, they fell agonizingly short, losing 1–0 to CBE in the CECAFA final, missing out on a historic first qualification for Kenya since Vihiga Queens’ success in 2021.