The Football Kenya Federation men’s Division One league playoff between Nairobi United and Zoo has been abandoned, Kandanda House announced on Sunday.The development comes after the Sunday afternoon tie at the RVIST Grounds, Nakuru came to a premature ending, thanks to a period of crowd trouble that ensued as the game entered the 85th minute.FKF’s Leagues and Competitions Committee will make a decision regarding the abandoned playoff match between Zoo FC and Nairobi United. The match was abandoned in the 85th minute due to crowd trouble with United leading 1-0. Brian Lusamukha the only goal of the game in the 80th… pic.twitter.com/vUGnWGQGsI— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) August 6, 2023 The decision to abandon the game was arrived at, as per FKF, to guarantee the safety of the players, match officials, fans and support staff.At the time of the stoppage, Nairobi United were in the driving seat, as they had just gone ahead courtesy of an 80th minute goal by Brian Lusamukha.##NAJAVA_MECA_7410292##With that, it is expected that the FKF Leagues and Competitions Committee shall make a decision on the match upon receipt of the match officials’ reports.The winner of the encounter shall grab the final and third available ticket to the second tier slot, joining the already promoted Rainbow FC and Luanda Villa SC.Madira Girls’ crowned FKF Women’s Division One championsRainbow FC were last week crowned as the Zone A champions, with Luanda Villa winning the Zone B league, forcing the two runners-up in respective leagues to face off in the final playoff match-up.
