Beldine Odemba ‘chasing’ WPL golden boot after league triumph

Kenya Police Bullets FC have already won FKF’s Women Premier League (WPL) but that’s not enough for head coach Beldine Odemba.She now hopes that one of her goal scorers will win the golden boot by the end of the season.The law enforcers were crowned champions over the weekend after seeing off Zetech Sparks 6-2 courtesy of braces from Rebecca “Becky” Okwaro and Lucy Kwekwe with Lydia Akoth and Juliet Andibo scoring one each.Season over for Sharks defender following injury in Mozzart Bet Cup tieIn the Golden Boot race, Tumaini Waliaula of Vihiga Queens leads the pack with 15 goals, followed by Purity Alukwe of Bullets with 14 goals as teammate Rebecca Okwaro completes the top three at the moment with 13 goals to her name.With the two Bullets players firmly in the golden boot race their coach Odemba is hopeful either of her girls wins it”I wish them all the best. It would really be good if any of my players wins the golden boot. It is also good that my players are scoring. We have more than one player scoring goals in every match. Ours though is to make sure that we get the goals regardless of who scores even though we are grateful for those who have been doing it,” she offered.Kenya Police Bullets FC are the #FKFWPL 2023/24 Champions!!! Congratulations 💃 pic.twitter.com/Ec0jHsfVNG— FKF Women Premier League (@FKF_WPL) May 25, 2024 Odemba, who also doubles up as the Harambee Starlets head coach was delighted with her side’s achievement of the season, winning their first ever title.”The journey has been exciting. We have been treating each game as a final and taking one game at a time until the time that we were crowned champions. I also want to thank the men’s team who have been supportive and attending our matches to cheer us and all our family members,” she continued. The journey has also seen some of her players suffer with injuries in the course of the season and the coach says they played a big role and hopes to get some back in due course”They have played a big role in this victory, especially Lydia Waganda who is a leader and has been pushing the team to perform better. Most of them are undergoing treatment and we hope that by the time we are going for CECAFA Club championships, they will be ready,” she explained.With history made by giving Police FC Bullets their first league title, Beldine will be hoping to steer the team to even greater heights in the international stage and in the coming season.##NAJAVA_MECA_990689568130238##

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