After guiding Rainbow FC to secure automatic promotion to the National Super League, coach Evans Macharia wants to make history by helping the club finish top of the second tier and scale to the top division.Rainbow won the Division One Zone A league and consequently made it back to back promotions as they had previously won the Division 2 league in 2021/22.Macharia says there is no time to celebrate their promotion as the technical bench has already rolled up its sleeves and is plotting to navigate the murky Super League waters.##NAJAVA_MECA_7403371##Rainbow were promoted alongside Division One Zone B league winners Luanda Villa who confirmed their place in the final day of the campaign after flooring Zoo FC.Nairobi United will take on Zoo in a one-off playoff on Sunday in Nakuru to determine which other team gets promoted to the second tier.“Our ambition as a team is to play in the highest competition in the land. We have already started planning for the new season. We are aware that the second tier is tough and that’s why we’ve began the early preparations,” said the former Acakoro coach.The two top teams in the Super League ordinarily get promoted to the top tier at the end of the season.Against All Odds: The inspirational journey of Paul Jawa, refugee turned football starTo achieve this, Macharia revealed plan to improve on the player welfare as well as sign talented players who, will strengthen and inject competition in the team.“You can’t win anything meaningful if the welfare of the players is not well taken care of. We will try our best to keep our players comfortable,” said the former Young Talent coach.Promising Kenyan defender switches to Rainbow FC in Dubai from local franchiseMeanwhile, Macharia, a CAF C license holder said the club will be keen on sending several players to European leagues through their Dubai based partner Elite Falcons FC.Last year, Rainbow defender Faiz Ouma, a former national U17 team player joined Falcons.“Of course, we want to give our players better opportunities abroad,” added the former Nairobi Stima gaffer.
