RVSA on cusp of history as they seek FKF Division One promotion

RVSA midfielder Benard Amunabi in action in a previous match. He will be relied upon on Sunday when his side clashes with All Blacks in a FKF Division Two game [Courtesy]

Rongai-based Rift Valley Sports Academy (RVSA) will on Sunday be seeking promotion to the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Division One League as they take on Nairobi West-based All Blacks FC in their final home fixture at the Nakeel Stadium in Ongata Rongai.

With a comfortable four-point gap lead at the top of the table, RVSA look poised to navigate their way to the upper level league but their head coach Daniel Magero is not taking any chances.

“We know we are almost there, but we need to get the three points to be assured. We have trained hard and the boys know what is expected of them,” said Magero of his side that boasts of 63 points from 28 games, ahead of second-placed Jamhuri FC, who have amassed 59 points from a similar number of matches.

RVSA, who are credited to have produced national team Harambee Stars midfielder Richard Odada and national Under 20 star Fabian Sheldon Onyango, will be banking on their key players Alim Tiote, Bedan Amunabi and Nicholas Wambua in this tricky encounter against the 10th-placed All Blacks, who have 37 points in the league.

Magero said the club appreciates the support from local fans and their former star players like Odada, who have been inspirational to the playing unit.

“These players and the team have enjoyed great support from the fans and Richard Odada, who is in constant communication with the team,” said Magero. 

Established in the year 2007 by football enthusiast Sir Philip, to nurture talents in Kware, Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, RVSA has helped young people to live a drug-free lifestyle and embrace zero tolerance to crime by making the players busy, henceforth exposing the young talented to immense opportunities through sport.

Apart from Odada, now a national team player, some of RVSA's products are also playing in the National Super League, but Magero is upbeat that in the years to come, RVSA will be producing more players for the national team.