Shuiab Khan deserves a spot in Fiji National Team

While football leagues are slowly resuming, there are still doubts about international football. The situation in Oceania is currently unclear as 2020 OFC Nations Cup was cancelled so 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers will probably be the next international challenge for Oceanian countries.

It has been four months since Flemming Serritslev was announced as Fiji National Football Team’s head coach but he did not have the opportunity to lead the Bula Boys in an official match due to COVID-19 pandemics. The good point is that he is having plenty of time to know the players and study the best options for the National Team.

Actually there is a special player that deserves to be watched closely: Shuiab Khan. The 24-year-old left back was the only Fijian in the 2019-20 ISPS Handa Premiership season, the main football league from New Zealand. He played six matches for Waitakere United and finished the season as a regular starter.

Shuiab is well known by Fijian football fans. He was part of the U20 squad that represented the country in the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup held in New Zealand but he has never represented Fiji at senior level.

Khan is playing winter football leagues in New Zealand since 2015 but he had his first opportunity at ISPS Handa Premiership last year. The left-back proved his capacity and showed that is ready for Bula Boys. Now it is time to keep the hard working and wait for a Serritslev’s call-up.