The Elite Pre-season Cup will enter the semifinal stage on Thursday afternoon with the last four teams set to battle it out the two-final slot with the ultimate million prize money up for grabs.Group stage matches came to a close on Tuesday afternoon and at the end of the match between Kariobangi Sharks and Rainbow FC. Sharks, Nairobi City Stars, Kenya Police FC and Bidco United made it to the final four with Ulinzi Stars, MCF, Rainbow FC and Sofapaka bowing out of the inaugural tournament.Semi finals pairings will see Sharks take on Nairobi City Stars while Kenya Police FC will take on Thika-based Bidco United. Both matches will be played at the Kasarani Annex on Thursday afternoon.Final Standings after Round 1.#ElitePreSeasonCup pic.twitter.com/0oYUd2BUID— Kariobangi Sharks FC (@k_sharksfc) September 27, 2022 Police coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omolo believes that his side can clinch the title but has warned that his team has to approach a game at a time.”I think it is within our sight but for us it is one game at a time but this group has given that confidence. We faced some tough teams like City Stars and Ulinzi those were very difficult games,” he added.Of the four semifinalists, only Bidco United lost a game in the group stage. Sharks overcame Rainbow and Bidco and registered a draw against Sofapaka while Bidco United downed Sofapaka, Rainbow and suffered a defeat against Sharks.Kenya Police forced draws against City Stars and Ulinzi Stars and whitewashed MCF. City Stars also picked a win over MCF before registering draws against Ulinzi and Kenya Police FC.NOCK congratulates CS Namwamba
