Nairobi United defender Daniel Bichiok is confident that the team will win their final match of the season and make it to the promotion/relegation playoffs.The Naibois are placed fourth on the National Super League with 72 points, one behind Naivas who are ranked third.Heading to the last game of the season this weekend, both teams need to win so as to finish third and try their luck in the playoff against Sofapaka.Batoto Ba Mungu finished third from bottom in the recently concluded top tier season.The winner of the playoffs on aggregate will grace the top flight next season.##NAJAVA_MECA_8180864##Ahead of their game against Silibwet Leons, Bichiok is confident that the team will beat the already relegated Silibwet and secure the third spot.While Nairobi will be away to Bomet for their clash, Naivas will take on SS Assad in Ukunda, also seeking to be the third-best team in the competition.”We have prepared well and I believe we will win our match and finish third. No one should rule us out given that results in the other match can go either way,” said the central defender.In the event that Nairobi fail to finish third, the team will definitely take pride in the fact that they managed to bid for promotion in their first season in the second tier.Secrets behind Mara Sugar’s succesful campaign in the NSLThe team was promoted last year alongside Rainbow and despite their inexperience, they punched above their weight and at some point, we firmly in the top two bracket.Unfortunately, they lost form when it mattered most, and ended up watching Mathare United and Mara Sugar secure automatic promotion to the top tier.Looking back at how the season has been, the South Sudanese defender is proud of the performance of the team and his personal growth.The 17-year old said the relatively youthful playing unit pushed hard to, write history as one of the clubs from the third tier to, navigate trough the murky Super League waters successfully in the first time of asking but fell short.Why KCB defender Haniff Wesonga was withdrawn from the U23 teamNonetheless, he is happy with how the season was and hopes that a third-place finish will be perfect reward to their efforts.”It has been a wonderful season for us as a team. Most of us had not played in the competition and I am proud of what we achieved. Personally, I feel I covered significant ground in terms of my development,” he added.
