NAIROBI, Kenya, May 22, 2026 – In the wake of Kenya Police Bullets securing their third consecutive FKF Women’s Premier League (WPL) crown, one player stands alone in the pantheon of domestic football greatness: veteran defender Lydia Waganda.
While the Bullets celebrated a historic team three-peat on Sunday, Waganda was quietly celebrating an astonishing personal milestone — her sixth top-flight league title in a glittering nine-season career.
Having won three previous championships during a storied six-year stint at Thika Queens, her latest triumph with the law enforcers cements her status as the most decorated player in modern Kenyan women’s football.
Speaking after the coronation ceremony at the Police SACCO Grounds, the rock-solid defender opened up about what separates champions from one-season wonders, rubbishing any talk of an imminent retirement.
“I told myself, don’t just leave football like that. Even if I haven’t gotten an opportunity to play abroad, the opportunity I get here in Kenya, I use it well. Discipline is what has brought me this far. Many of those I started with have already retired, but here I am, still a champion with the Bullets. I’m not hanging up my boots soon,” Waganda stated firmly.
Waganda attributed her enduring success to resisting the urge to constantly switch clubs, choosing instead to build consistency.
“If you want to go far, constantly hopping around from team to team means you don’t settle. But hard work, teamwork, and discipline keep you at the top. That is my message to the young players coming up behind me like Alima and Odato, they can achieve this feeling too, but only through discipline,” she said.
With six domestic medals in her trophy cabinet, Waganda is already looking toward the one piece of silverware that has eluded her, the CECAFA Zonal Club Championship and a spot in the prestigious CAF Women’s Champions League group stage.
“Our plan next is to win by God’s grace and hard work. We want to win CECAFA and make it directly into the CAF Champions League. We want to experience that feeling on the big stage,” she revealed.
The veteran also credited the corporate infrastructure at Kenya Police Bullets for making their title defense seamless, praising the administrative bench for providing world-class facilities and smooth travel logistics for away fixtures.
While her focus remains firmly on the pitch for the foreseeable future, Waganda admitted that she is already planting the seeds for her life after football, and it will remain on the touchline.
“Coaching is definitely something that has been on my mind. When I finally do hang up my boots, I wouldn’t want to disappear outside of football. I want to transition into leadership.”
