Kenya Police FC tactician Etienne Ndayiragije has weighed in on his team’s title chances after losing to Ulinzi Stars in the Disciplined Forces Derby.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe Law Enforcers hosted the Soldiers in a league match on Friday, 18 April, at the Ulinzi Sports Complex, with the match ending 1-0 in favour of Ulinzi courtesy of a 46th-minute strike from captain Boniface Muchiri.Kakamega Homeboyz goalkeeper opens up on Rising Stars exclusionThe result left Police’s lead at the summit of the log in jeopardy as they are within reach of Tusker and Gor Mahia, who have played a match and two games less, respectively.Speaking after the loss to Ulinzi, Ndayiragije insisted that his team is still at the heart of the title race despite the result.##NAJAVA_MECA_8867607##“We will provide a better answer at the end of the season. In football, you do not lose hope as long as you still have a chance, even if it is slim. You never know, our rivals can play and drop points too,” said Ndariyagije.Ulinzi Stars coach reveals why his players were infuriated by Kenya Police’s decisionThe Burundian tactician attributed the loss to his side’s wastefulness in front of goal, an aspect of the game that Ulinzi were good at.“I want to congratulate Ulinzi. They played better than us. They got their chance and utilised it while we wasted ours. There is nothing that went wrong. They just played better than us,” he added.##NAJAVA_MECA_8867602##Additionally, the former Tanzania national team head coach also linked the first-half injury to Kenneth Muguna and other injuries in the team to the loss“We have been unfortunate to lose Muguna to injury, but I believe he will be back soon, and so is Bajaber (Mohammed). We will be better when they return,” he stated.Inside Cheche’s back-to-back U17 World Cup plansWith seven matches to play before the season’s curtains are drawn, the former Azam FC head coach said that his team will pick lessons from the loss to Ulinzi to propel them to league glory.“We must fight, we have not lost, we have learnt and we will utilise those lessons going forward,” he remarked.Notably, Police’s last match of the season will be against title rivals and league defending champions Gor Mahia.
