BY OUR CORRESPONDENT
Sofapaka of Sunday retained their FKF Premier League status after a 2-0 aggregate win over National Super League side Naivas.
On Sunday, Sofapaka edged Naivas 1-0 at Dandora Stadium in the second leg of the FKF Premer League play off.
Sofapaka entered the second leg with a 1-0 advantage, a late Jacob Onyango goal the difference between the sides.
The match began with Naivas creating several promising goal-scoring opportunities, clearly signaling their intent to overturn the deficit.
However, Sofapaka took the lead in the dying minutes of the first half, with Darius Msagha finding Andre Kalama, who scored in the 43rd minute.
This goal not only gave Sofapaka the lead going into halftime but also proved to be the winning goal of the match.
With this victory, Sofapaka successfully retained their FKF PL status for the 2024/25 season, while Naivas FC will have to regroup and prepare for another season in the FKF NSL.
Naivas finished third in the second tier league while Sofapaka came 16th in the FKF Premier League.
