NUMBER OF PARTICIPATIONS: 9
LAST PARTICIPATION: 2016
PREVIOUS BEST PERFORMANCE: Runner-Up (2000, 2009 and 2010)
STAFF:
🇫🇯 Jitendra Reddy (Head of Delegation)
🇫🇯 Mira Sahib (Head Coach)
🇫🇯 Aman Sharma (Assistant Coach)
🇫🇯 Nishal Prasad (Team Manager)
🇸🇧 Jerry Sam (Technical Advisor)
🇫🇯 Varoon Karan (Physiotherapist)
SQUAD:
1- 🇫🇯 Emori Ragata (GK)
2- 🇫🇯 Manasa Levaci
3- 🇫🇯 Filipe Baravilala
4- 🇫🇯 Setareki Hughes
5- 🇫🇯 Tevita Waranaivalu
6- 🇫🇯 Bruce Hughes
7- 🇫🇯 Iosefo Verevou
8- 🇫🇯 Kaliova Tivulu
9- 🇫🇯 Shahil Dave
10- 🇫🇯 Vineet Nadan
11- 🇫🇯 Rajneel Kumar
12- 🇫🇯 Anish Khem
13- 🇫🇯 Christopher Wasasala
14- 🇫🇯 Akuila Mateisuva (GK)
PREPARATORY FRIENDLIES:
Fiji played some preparation matches but the results are unknown.
GROUP STAGE MATCHES:
Fiji vs Tahiti (28 October 17:00)
Fiji vs Tonga (29 October 15:00)
Fiji vs Solomon Islands (30 October 17:00)
Fiji Futsal National Team’s biggest experience comes from the bench with head coach Mira Sahib and Technical Advisor Jerry Sam. Sahib played 2016 OFC Futsal Nations Cup for Fiji and Sam is a former Solomon Islands National Futsal Team head coach.
Most of the called-up players are well known because of field football but they also play in Fiji Futsal League. So it is better not taking them for granted because Fiji can be a surprise if they manage to beat Tahiti in the first match.
And they do believe they are able to be a very competitive team in this tournament as technical advisor Jerry Sam stated: “We are on the right track, just this week is the final preparations for us. I think Fiji won’t be an easy team to beat at the OFC. I know that this year’s competition will be tough, that’s why I have to train these boys and try my best to give my knowledge to them with the experience that I have in Futsal.“
With some experience in futsal the players are being slowly introduced to the game’s tactical aspects in order to play in a good level during the tournament.
In theory, Fiji is the third force of Group B behind Solomon Islands and Tahiti but they can prove they are capable to make tough matches against them.
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