Kavaia Rawaqa: I am ready to be back to National Team

The current year did not start very well for Rewa’s player Kavaia Rawaqa. The 29-year-old left back missed the beginning of 2020 Vodafone Premier League due to an injury and the football activities were suspended in Fiji when he resumed training.

He was one of the players called by National Team’s head coach Flemming Serritslev to attend the National Camp in February but he got injured and this injury prevented him from training – “I was in the National Team camp but they told me to rest due to an ankle injury,” said Rawaqa.

This ankle injury prevented him to play for Rewa in the beginning of the season, that is why he has not played any official match so far in the season. Now he is fully recovered and ready to help Rewa in their next challenges when football resumes in Fiji, but he recognizes that he had a great support during this period out of the pitches – “My wife always support me. She helped me during this hard time,” he said.

Football tournaments are set to resume in the next month and Rawaqa is ready to stregnthen Rewa’s squad for the remainder of the season. The Delta Tigers are currently leading Vodafone Premier League with twelve points in five matches and they are focused on staying on top – “We can keep winning if we work as a team and I am sure that we will move ahead […] We want to win the league,” he stated. Rewa never won the National League and he knows that they need to work hard to achieve their goals.

The left back is very excited to resume playing to have another opportunity to impress Flemming Serritslev and book a spot in the Bula Boys – “I am ready to be back to National Team,” pointed Rawaqa. He made his international debut for Fiji in 2017 and he has already represented his country in 21 matches.

After passing by bad moments in the first semester of the year, he is ready to shine with Rewa and left a message to his teammates – “Never lose your hopes, this crisis is not the end. Be strong and get ready to the upcoming tournaments“.