Winning the Mozzart Bet Cup is the irreducible minimum for Police FC.Speaking to the press after seeing his side eliminate AFC Leopards, head coach Salim Babu was full of confidence saying his side must win the cup.Police FC saw off AFC Leopards courtesy of a seventh minute header by the on form Tito Okello who was making a return to the team after missing out in his sides previous two matches.Kenya Police hold AFC Leopards to march to Mozzart Bet Cup finalWith the win, Police got their revenge on AFC Leopards, who had beaten them a fortnight ago by a similar score-line in the league.The will for Police to win this cup, proved to be too much for Leopards to stop.”Just as I had said before, for us, the goal is to win the cup. Nothing more, nothing less. We have to do it. We know that KCB is a good side but that does not change our resolve and purpose.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8123547##The match had to be played in two days following an abandonment in the 60th minute on Sunday after second assistant referee Samwel Kuria was hit by an object in the head and sustained an injury.Consequently, fans stormed the pitch forcing the match to be abandoned, and later proceeded on Monday to complete the final minutes.The job for Police FC was cut out as they just needed to stay put for the 38 minutes that were played, a job that they did perfectly.How KCB managed to overcome Sharks in Mozzart Bet Cup semi”We knew it was going to be challenging for the team and there was a risk of complacency from the team. We did psyche up the players and urged them to stay focused for the game.”If Police FC goes on to win the Mozzart Bet Cup, it will not only be the first time for the star studded moneybags, but also the first time for their head coach Babu to win it.”I know I have never won the cup and so does my team. However, we are ready for the challenge and all of us have decided that we must do it this time round. At stake is a chance to represent the country and that is enough motivation.”Man of the match Kenya Police FC vs AFC Leopards. Kenneth Muguna#MozzartBetCup pic.twitter.com/20Qzmz0ZzR— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) May 27, 2024 Additionally, the winner of the Mozzart Bet Cup will walk home with Ksh. 2 million with the runners up getting Ksh. 1 million.The winner of the third place play offs will get Ksh. 700,000 while the fourth placed team will earn themselves half a million.
