Nasinu: president O’Neil Chand becomes head coach in Battle of the Giants

The group stage of 2020 Battle of the Giants finished on Sunday. Four teams advanced to the semi-finals while the other four teams were knocked out of the tournament. One of the teams that left the tournament is Nasinu that lived a different story in the last weekend.

Nasinu’s first match in the tournament was a disaster. The Giant Killers lost to Ba by 7-3 in the opening day and team’s head coach Tagi Vonolagi was sent off in the first half due to sharp comments against the referees.

Vonolagi’s absence became a problem for the team as another person would have to coach the team in the remaining matches of the group stage, and this person was O’Neil Chand – the president of Nasinu Football.

Chand surprised everyone by leading Nasinu in the remaining two group stage matches: a 3-1 win against Suva and a 1-1 draw against Labasa. His side did not have an amazing performance but it was almost enough to book a spot in the semi-finals as Nasinu finished the tournament with four points in three matches – the same amount of points as group leaders Ba as you can check by clicking here.

The Giant Killers now turn their attentions back to the Vodafone Premier League that resumes later this month. You can check the current national league standings by clicking here.