Kenya Police Bullets

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Kenya Police Bullets
Full nameKenya Police Bullets
Founded2009;15 years ago (2009) As Thika Queens Football Club
GroundThika Municipal StadiumKenya
Capacity5 000
Head coach Benta Achieng
League Kenyan Women's Premier League
2020–21 Kenyan Women's Premier League 1st of 16 (champions)

Kenya Police Bullets, is a Kenyan professional women's football club based in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya, that competes in Kenyan Women's Premier League, the top tier of Kenyan football. [1] [2] [3]

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The club has won the Premier League title on three occasions in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2020–21 seasons. [4] [5] The club is affiliated to men's team of Thika United who have been playing in the Kenya Premier League.

Honours

Domestic

League titles

Winners (record) (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21 [6]

Managerial history

See also

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