When Kenya Police Bullets will discover their Champions League path and group opponents

Reigning Kenya Women’s Premier League (WPL) champions Kenya Police Bullets will learn of their path towards the CAF Women’s Champions League qualification, when the draw for the CECAFA region takes place on Thursday, 30 July at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsBullets, who last season claimed Kenya’s domestic league title for a third time in succession, are among 10 regional teams that will be part of the draw, which is scheduled to start at 11:30 AM (EAT).##NAJAVA_MECA_9868216##In a brief confirmation of the draw on Wednesday, 29 July, CECAFA, through their Competitions Manager Yusuf Mossi, confirmed that this year’s qualifiers will take place in Rwanda, starting from Friday, 21 to Monday, 31 August.By virtue of dominating the local scene in recent years, this year’s competition will present Police Bullets a third straight chance at cracking the continental stage, having fell agonizingly short in their two previous attempts.AFC Leopards fill Victor Omune's shoes with Gambian internationalIn the home qualifiers last year, Bullets fell short at the semifinal stage, when they lost 4-2 on penalties to Tanzania's JKT Queens, following a 1-1 draw in regulation time at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi.CECAFA WCLQ: Heartbreak as Tanzania’s JKT rally from behind to end Kenya Police Bullets’ march to finalA year earlier in 2025, Bullets reached all the way to the final, but lost via a late goal to go down 1-0 to Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) at the Abebe Bekila Stadium.With that bitter experience, the Kenyan team hopes to finally break through to Africa’s biggest club football stage, and with that, become only the second Kenyan side to play in the CAF Women’s Champions League, alongside Vihiga Queens, who achieved that feat in 2021.Kenya eyes CECAFA Challenge Cup to usher in matches at Talanta StadiumTo say their journey will be tough is an understatement, however, as regional rivals like: Simba Queens, the aforementioned CBE, and last year’s finalists Rayon Sport WFC, will also gun for that solitary spot to represent the region.Teams to be drawnTop Girls Academy (Burundi), FC Ujeco (Djibouti), Commercial Bank of Ethiopia FC (Ethiopia), Denden FC (Eritrea), Kenya Police Bullets (Kenya), Rayon Sport WFC (Rwanda), Yei Joint Stars (South Sudan), Simba Queens (Tanzania), Kawempe Muslim Ladies (Uganda), Mafunzo WFC (Zanzibar).

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