Labasa and Ba to clash in Fijian CVC

Current Vodafone Premier League winner Ba and 2019 Battle of the Giants winner Labasa will face each other in the Champion vs Champion (CVC). The first match is schedule to be played today at 7pm at Churchill Park, Lautoka.

Ba brought some good players in order to strengthen their squad for 2020 OFC Champions League. It is already known that newcomers Samuela Drudru and Beniaminio Mateinaqara are available to debut for Ba.

It seems that Labasa is not going to bring any player in the transfer window. According to local sources, Babasiga Lions head coach Ronil Lal might be count on young players to play the first leg of CVC.

Labasa managed to hold two important players in this transfer window: Siotame Kubu and Antonio Tuivuna. However it is not clear if Tuivuna will be ready to play tonight.

Ba is the biggest champion of CVC winning 20 titles while Labasa won for three times. The first CVC happened in 1992 and Labasa won Ba by 1-0 in the aggregate score. It is going to be the fourth time that both teams will clash to decide the CVC title (1992, 1994 and 2007).

According to Fiji Football Association the winner will receive $5000 Fijian dollars. The second leg will be played on Sunday at Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori.