‘Rayon is a small team’ - JKT Queens coach bullish ahead of Women's Champions League qualifier final

JKT Queens coach Azishi Kondo has sensationally claimed that Rayon Sports Women is a 'small club' ahead of their CAF Women's Champions League - CECAFA qualifiers final.

This is not the first time the tactician has come out strongly and fired shots at the opponents' camp ahead of a crucial assignment.

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Earlier in the campaign, Kondo expressed his desire to teach Kenyan champions Police Bullets football lessons, despite Beldine Odemba's charges enjoying home advantage.

His promise came to pass as JKT floored Bullets in the semifinals to book a date with Rayon Sports in the final.

Ahead of the final set for Tuesday at Kasarani Stadium from 3 pm, Kombo remains bullish of a win and a ticket to the CAF Champions League.

“Rayon is a small team in women's football. We will not look at what they do and how they play. They are the ones to look at how we play. They should devise a method to contain us, not the other way round,” claimed Kondo.

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Asked about his source of confidence, the tactician attributed it to the quality of players at his disposal.

He also cited their solid preparations for the tournament, which made a return on Kenyan soil after four years.

“We are going to beat Rayon in the finals. We are confident of winning this championship. The most important thing in these championships is to have a good team. We have a good team and therefore we will triumph.

Rayon Sports is a good team, but we are a better team. We prepared and trained to win four matches, we have won three, and that is the one remaining,” he added.

Meanwhile, the tactician opened up on their win over Police, which ended the Kenyan girls' hopes of reaching their second final of the tournament.

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JKU won the game 4-2 on post-match penalties following a 1-1 draw in regular time.

“We came here knowing that we would meet Police either in the semi-finals or finals. We met in the semis, and we had to prepare well to beat them.

While other teams had other targets, we came here with a mission - to beat Police and win the championship,” he stated.