Lautoka Soccer Striker Valerio Nawatu is cleared to play in the 2nd leg of the Champion vs Champion soccer series decider.

Nawatu was suspended for one match after he was shown the red card in the opening leg of the CVC series.

He had already missed a match last weekend against Suva and will now join Jone Vono Junior in the strike force.

Lautoka Soccer President Shalen Prasad said Nawatu's return is a big boost to his side, as they lacked a good finisher against Suva although they won that 2-1 on Sunday.

Lautoka lost the first leg 1-0 but to win the CVC series title, they must beat Ba in the second leg by two clear goals while The Men In Black just need a draw to win the first title of the year.

The Lautoka/Ba match will kick off on Friday at 7pm at Govind Park.

You can catch a live commentary of the match on our sister station Radio Sargam.