Kenya’s representatives in the CAF Confederations Cup Kenya Police FC will on Saturday step up their preparations when they play six-time Uganda Premier League champions Vipers Sports Club.
The international friendly to mark the inaugural Vipers Day celebrations will be played at St Mary’s Kitende Stadium in Uganda.
The law enforcers bagged the Kenya Mozzart Bet Cup after a hard-fought 8-7 post-match penalties win over KCB to seal the slot for continental football.
The club finished third in the FKF Premier League behind champions Gor Mahia and runners-up Tusker.
While Vipers will use this friendly to entertain the fans and sharpen the team ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, Kenya Police will use the occasion to gauge their team ahead of the forthcoming Kenyan season and the CAF Confederation Cup.
The game is also meant to strengthen the relations between the two clubs, who are seeking to grow their brands in the region and across the continent.
Coach Salim Babu welcomed the friendly, saying it will allow them to gauge some of their newly signed players.
Police’s new signings are Daniel Sakari, Eric Zakayo (Tusker), Samuel Njau, Brian Musa and Jackson Macharia(Posta Rangers) and Jaffary Owiti (Leopards).
The club is also expected to sign Senegalese striker Abdou Karim to replace Tito Okello, who left the club for Indonesia.
Meanwhile, the friendly, which will be the final major act of the Vipers Day, will be played under floodlights. It comes after an earlier contest between Vipers Legends against a Vipers Fans Select team.