After eight years, former Tusker FC forward Jesse Were has made a return to the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL), Mozzart Sport can confirm.Were has signed for Mozzart Bet Cup champions Kenya Police FC according to a highly placed source in the team.##NAJAVA_MECA_8298206##The former Zesco United centre forward even travelled with his new club to Ethiopia last weekend when the team edged out Ethiopian Coffee FC 1-0 in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup.According to a reliable source in the team, Were will be available to play when they take on Egyptian giants Zamalek SC in the second round of the CAF Confederation Cup next month.Engin Firat on why Michael Olunga sometimes struggles at Harambee Stars“He has joined us and all his papers are ready for him to play. He brings a wealth of experience to the team that will help us do well at the continental level,” said our source.Were formerly with Tusker had a highly successful stint while at nine-time Zambian champions, Zesco United where he scored a record 100 plus goals.##NAJAVA_MECA_8298214##Among his successes while at Zesco include four league titles, two Charity Shields and two ABSA Cup championships. He also reached the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League with the Zambian club.He left the Zambian side at the start of the 2022 season to join Kansanshi Dynamos after another successful stint where he scored eight goals and six assists and in the process emerged as the club’s top scorer.Key omissions in Engin Firat’s Harambee Stars squad for 2025 AFCON qualifiersLast year, he made another return to Zesco on a one-year contract which has just lapsed hence his return to the local league.Despite his success at club level, he has failed to replicate the same at the national team level where he has earned few call-ups where he failed to impress.His return to Kenya Police continues an ongoing tradition at the club of signing veteran players. Police finished fourth last season in the league.
