The Elite Preseason Cup is heating up with Kenya Police FC taking on Ulinzi Stars in the disciplined forces derby while Nairobi City Stars’ clash against Mully Children’s Family FC will curtain raise the derby.City Stars vs MCF (2 PM)Nairobi City Stars will be looking to bounce back to winning ways after starting the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Kenya Police as they sit joint second in Pool B.Gor Mahia reveal why they refused to take part in Elite PreSeason CupSimba wa Nairobi skipper Peter ‘Pinchez’ Opiyo admitted that the clash against Police was not a walk in the park but they are angling for victory against MCF to ease their progression to semis of the competition.“The game against Police was a tricky one, we tried our best and managed to come from a goal down to get a point in the game which is better than a loss. Kasarani MP backs FKF Premier League clubs’ decision to snub Transition CommitteeWe have played MCF in a pre-season friendly just recently and beat them but it was just a friendly, here there is something at stake and we want to boost our chances of advancing from the group,” said Pinchez.MCF on the other hand were moments away from sealing a memorable win over Ulinzi but a Boniface Muchiri strike and a brace from Hillary Simiyu sealed a 3-1 win.##NAJAVA_MECA_6667971##A defeat for MCF in the clash will leave them needing a miracle to advance to the semis of the competition and hand themselves a chance of winning the Ksh1 million cash prize.Police vs Ulinzi (4 PM)Having registered draws in all their league encounters last season, the disciplined forces derby promises fireworks with both teams having strengthened their squads in the off-season transfer window.Ulinzi currently leads Pool B after the 3-1 victory over MCF in the first game but had to do it the hard way by coming from a goal down in the final 15 minutes.Police will be in pursuit of their maiden victory in the tournament as they look to better their chances of advancing to the knockout phases of the competition.Former AFC Leopards midfielder Marvin Nabwire who is now in the books of Police was confident of getting a victory against Ulinzi.Elite Pre-season Cup: Baron at the double as Sofapaka floor Rainbow“I expect victory against Ulinzi Stars because we have had good preparations for the match all week and we have been working on our finishing which cost us against City Stars.We just did not have luck in our first game but we are gaining momentum after losing against Bidco last week, we picked up a draw in our first game of the tournament and now we are going for a win,” said Nabwire.
