Kenya Police FC head coach Francis Baraza has rallied his charges, saying they have to start racking up wins as they are losing ground in the FKF Premier League title race.The law enforcers registered a successive barren draw against the AFC Leopards on Sunday. They registered a similar result in their midweek match against Wazito FC a week ago in Muhoroni.##NAJAVA_MECA_7161246##Police are sixth in the log with 37 points, 12 off leaders Gor Mahia, albeit with a game in hand. They were deemed league contenders at some point but are slowly losing footing ahead of the Week 24 action that will be played on Wednesday and Thursday.After registering the stalemate against Ingwe, Baraza admitted that they should have downed Leopards and warned them to start consistently winning matches. AFC Leopards, Police labour for a barren draw”It felt like a loss because we are losing footing in the title race. At this point, each and every game is like a final, and when your rivals are getting wins, it becomes difficult. We do not have much room for slip-ups. We have to step up and start winning our remaining games,” he stated.Against Ingwe, Baraza benched a number of regulars. Abud Omar, Marvin Nabwire, Duke Abuya, Patilah Omoto, and Clifton Miheso were all benched. Miheso, Nabwire, and Abuya were introduced in the second half but could not inspire the team to win. Asked about the decision to drop the big guns, the tactician explained that he opted to bench some of the players as they had played too much.”They were tactical changes because these players have played too much since the start of the season and they needed some rest. We have depth in this team, which is why I decided to let other players play. I told them not to fail me today, and apart from not scoring, I think they played well. They all are Kenya Police FC players, and they have to show that they should be part of the team,” he added.Some good midweek matches up next.#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/viiNfa9y91— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) April 10, 2023 “When I made the changes in the second half, there was that element of maturity, particularly in our attack, but unfortunately we did not score. We now shift our focus to our next game.”Police play Nairobi City Stars on Wednesday at the Police Pavilion Grounds.
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