Kenya Police head coach Salim Babu believes that the club stands a good chance to win the first league title if the team starts the season well and remains focused throughout.Despite the heavy investments the management has made in the playing unit, Police are still in their wait for their maiden league crown.They however came close in the 2022-2023 season and the recently concluded one, an indication that the law enforcers are marching towards the right direction.Police were at some point in the race in the concluded season but it proved too late to bridge the gap between them and Gor Mahia and in the end, settled for a third-place finish.##NAJAVA_MECA_8180864##Babu, who took over in December last year, said the club could have won the title if they had taken off smoothly.Police struggled with form in the early stages of the campaign and had to bring changes in the technical bench, firing coach Francis Baraza.Subsequently, the club hired Croat Zdravko Logarusic but their fortunes didn’t change up until when he was sent home with Babu, who served as an assistant, was elevated.Why KCB defender Haniff Wesonga was withdrawn from the U23 teamBabu says the biggest lessons he learnt in the campaign was a strong start and remaining consistent was the only way to win the title.”We have a squad that is good enough to win the title. If we had started well, we would have stood a chance. This is one of the biggest lessons we learnt as a team in the season,” remarked the soft-spoken coach.Police might have fallen short in the title race but have a chance to redeem themselves in the Mozzart Bet Cup final this weekend.Police will take on KCB in the final with the winner bagging 2 million shillings and a ticket to the CAF Confederation Cup.Babu insists that their poor build up to the final is not a cause for concern as the team is adequately prepared for the bankers.Gor Mahia hoping to break CAF Champions League group stage jinx next seasonThe law enforcers are winless in their last three league assignments but Babu is not worried at all.”Our run to the final has not been good due to tactical reasons. We rotated our squad and attempted different formations in the final three matches of the season. All these were aimed at assessing the players ahead of the final. We are ready for it,” added the former Nzoia Sugar tactician.
