The last FKF Premier League slot for the 2025/26 season is up for grabs as top-flight side Posta Rangers locks horns with National Super League (NSL) outfit Naivas FC in a two-legged Promotion/Relegation Playoff.Follow our WhatsApp channel for more newsThe playoff pits the third-worst team in the FKF Premier League against the second runner-up in the National Super League (NSL) to compete against each other for a slot in the top tier.On loan Gor Mahia youngster out to make Mozzart Bet Cup his first major titleThe first leg takes place today, Saturday, 28 June, at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, from 1500 hrs, with the second leg coming a week later. The aggregate winner will take the last slot in the top flight, while the loser will ply their trade in the NSL next season.Posta Rangers finished the 2024/25 FKF Premier League season in 16th position to book a date with Naivas, who ended the campaign in third on the NSL log.##NAJAVA_MECA_8995864##Both teams are familiar with the playoffs as Posta Rangers, under the tutelage of head coach John Kamau, overcame the now defunct Nairobi Stima in the 2018/19 playoffs to remain in the top tier.For Naivas FC, they will be competing in the playoffs for the second consecutive season after they lost 2-0 on aggregate to Sofapaka in the 2023/24 season.Ugandan custodian laments missing out on award after joining AFC LeopardsAhead of the game, Posta Rangers will be encouraged by the fact that top-tier teams largely edge their NSL counterparts in the playoffs due to their quality, among other factors.The Mailmen also have a coach, Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo, who is known for pulling teams out of danger, which could have a positive effect psychologically.##NAJAVA_MECA_8996634##For Naivas FC tactician Elvis Ayany, he will be hoping that his team utilise the bitter lessons from last season’s playoff to get it right against Posta Rangers this time and utilise their home advantage.Ayany revealed that his team will take a cautious approach to the game, but again will draw confidence from their 3-0 victory over Nairobi United in their last league match.‘Bring on Gor Mahia’ – Nairobi United goalkeeper talks tough ahead of Mozzart Bet Cup final“It is a game like any other. However, we shall approach it cautiously since Posta Rangers are dangerous.We faced a very tough Nairobi United in our last game (of the NSL season). That encounter prepared us for the playoffs. My squad is intact and raring to go,” Ayany told The Star.
