This Saturday, at the Fiji Football Association Academy in Vatuwaqa, Suva, the stage for the 2025 BiC Fiji FACT competition will be set when its pool draws take place.
It will be the next event on the local football calendar as the Extra Premier League had its most crucial round last week.
The pool draws will see the top eight teams from the league be allocated their respective pools ahead of the Fiji FACT at the end of this month.
Nasinu and Tavua will not be a part of the tournament since they failed to qualify for it after finishing in ninth and 10th place on the recent EPL standings following their respective defeats.
Lautoka booked their spot after a decisive 4-2 win over Suva at the Uprising Sports Centre on Sunday and finished in eighth place with nine points.
Suva is also through to the Fiji FACT having finished in seventh place on the Premier League table with nine points.
Rewa bounced back from a round seven 1-2 upset against Nadroga nearly a fortnight ago to qualify for the tournament with a 2-1 win over Ba and a 8-0 defeat over Nasinu last week.
The Rodicks Singh coached side finished in second place with 16 points behind Labasa with 20 points.
Labasa qualifies following a 3-0 win over Nadroga at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka on Sunday.
Nadroga still qualify for the Fiji FACT after finishing third on the table with 13 points.
Navua were defeated 5-2 by Nadi and yet qualified after finishing in fourth place with 12 points on the table.
Menawhile, in this week’s round of EPL, Rewa will face Tavua, Labasa meets Nasinu, Lautoka faces Nadroga, Navua battles Suva and Nadi will meet Ba.
