This archive report was first published on 7 October 2019.
On Sunday, September 6, 2019, Kenya Police's Moses Cheplaiti (left) and Willis Walesi of Western Jaguars faced off at City Park Stadium.
Kenya Police, the former champions, beat Western Jaguars 2-1 to revive their hopes of a top-two finish in the Kenya Hockey Union men's Premier League.
Western Jaguars had a bad weekend, losing 3-0 to Wazalendo on Saturday, September 5, 2019, at City Park.
Goals from Robert Masibo and Moses Cheplaiti in each half were enough to see the law enforcers chalk up their sixth win of the season and narrow the gap between them and league leaders Butali Warriors to 12 points.
Police captain Oliver Echenje attributed their slow start to the season for their current position, saying, “The points we dropped at the beginning of the league gave our opponents an upper hand and we’ve had to lower expectations. The title is not within our reach because for us to have a chance, they (Butali) must lose at least four matches and I doubt it will happen because they are in brilliant form. Wazalendo are also very strong and are closer to the title than we are so we just have to be realistic and fight for what is achievable.”
Despite the two losses, Jaguars coach Mike Malungu remained optimistic, saying, “We desire a top four finish and we’ll not let these two losses dampen our spirits. We still have five matches to play.”
