CBE hungry to win CECAFA Women’s Champions League title – Gizaw Heye

The head coach of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia WFC has made it clear that they are determined and hungry to win the CECAFA Women’s Champions League title and qualify for the African major tournament.

Birhanu Gizaw Heye’s team made it to the final after a hard fought 2-1 win against Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies in one of the semi-final matches played at the Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa.

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia who have played at the past three qualifiers will face debutants Kenya Police Bullets who saw off the 2022 champions 3-2 in another semi-final match played on Monday.

In an interview with Cecafaonline, Birhanu has made it clear that playing at home motivates them even more to go all out and win the trophy. “We are very hungry to in this title because we have been in pain failing the last three times,” explained Gizaw Heye.

The experienced coach made it clear that they will not underrate the Kenyan team because they know what to expect. “We lost to a Kenyan team Vihiga Queens in 2021 and now we shall work harder to see that the trophy remains in Ethiopia,” added the coach.

The Ethiopian side have won all the four matches they have played so far in the competition.

Hussein Habib, the Kenya Police Bullets assistant coach however says they know how to plan for the final match. “We started with a draw in this tournament, but we have worked hard to get to the final and shall play the final with caution,” he added.