Thika players in past match.They have proceeded for the December holidays leaving their playoff match against Ushuru hanging in the balance(thikaunitedfc.com)The much-hyped Kenya Premier League playoff pitting Thika United and Ushuru to determine who gets a spot to play in the Kenyan elite league next season now hangs in the balance after United players proceeded for the December holidays.According to head coach Nicholas Muyoti, the milkmen broke camp shortly after their narrow 1-0 victory against Bandari that saw them survive the relegation axe but landed them in a playoff position against the taxmen who finished third in the National Super League (NSL)."The players left for holidays after our game against.I have not been officially informed of any playoff plans and as it stands we are resting after which we will begin preparations for the 2018season", he told Futaa.com"I cannot comment much about the playoff matter because of I am an employee of the club, the management is in charge and we will take directions from them", he added.The issue has been compounded further by a standoff between KPL who are the league organizers and the Football Kenya Federation (FKF).KPL maintains that two bottom teams from the main league should be relegated and be replaced by two top sides from the NSL side while FKF is adamant that the third bottom-placed team in the KPL square it out with the third-placed side in the NSL side in a playoff. 

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