Ambitious Baraza maintains faith in landing maiden Kenya Police Premier League title

Kenya Police Coach Francis Baraza has jumped to the defence of Nairobi City Stars. Photo Credit: Goal.

FKFPL Ambitious Baraza maintains faith in landing maiden Kenya Police Premier League title

Mark Kinyanjui 14:58 - 15.05.2023

Police beat Mathare United 1-0 to put them eight points behind league leaders Tusker with four games left to play.

Kenya Police FC head coach Francis Baraza still believes that winning the title is a realistic expectation for his side following their 1-0 win over Mathare United at the Police Sacco Stadium, Nairobi on Sunday afternoon.

Police edged the Slum Boys courtesy of a goal by golden boot chaser Elvis Rupia which was enough to give the side three more points to a total tally of 56, just eight short of league leaders Tusker with four games left to play.

“The hope is there, the league is not decided by one match alone,” he said. “Anything can still happen in the run in between now and the end of the season,” he added.

“I will keep fighting to the very end. I am not looking at other teams but just looking at my own team. I am focusing on my own matches and not the other teams’ fortunes.”

“We will focus on trying to win all our remaining matches and then see where the points accumulated will take us at the end of the season.”

Since Baraza took charge of the club in December from Sammy Pamzo Omolo who was fired after overseeing a dismal start to the new season, Police have steadily climbed up the ladder, only losing one league match under his watch.

The tactician, who won an against-all-odds title with SoNy Sugar in 2006 knows what it takes to win a title in tight conditions, and with Tusker set to play Gor Mahia in a clash that could see either side share the spoils or drop points, his side’s win in their next encounter will put them just six points behind Tusker should they draw with K'Ogalo.

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