The year is 2018 and Solomon Islands are ready to host the U16 OFC Championship at its main venue, the Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. The expectations of the local team are high: would it be possible for the Solomon Islands boys to qualify for their country for the first football FIFA tournament ever? TheContinue reading “U17 National Team makes Solomon Islands proud”
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Tito Vodowaqa: I would be grateful to be part of Fiji National Team
Tito Vodowaqa is one of the most talented players from Fiji. The 21-year-old forward has recently moved to Australia with some other Fijian footballers to play for Frankston Pines. Fiji Football Association set a partnership with Multi-Cultural Sports Association, Victoria Football and Frankston Pines FC to send young Fijian players to Australia in last November.Continue reading “Tito Vodowaqa: I would be grateful to be part of Fiji National Team”
Football in Oceania begins to march towards professionalism
Oceania Football Confederaton (OFC) is the only continental confederation where football is not professional and it needs to change in order to develop the sport in the region. There is a big gap between other confederations and OFC and making football a professional sport in Oceania will surely help to reduce this gap. Vanuatu FootballContinue reading “Football in Oceania begins to march towards professionalism”
Micah Lea’alafa: football, futsal and foreign interested clubs
It is already known that 29-year-old forward Micah Lea’alafa is back to Solomon Islands after leaving Maritzburg United from South Africa. He is currently a free agent and there is speculation about the next step of his career as a footballer. The Solomon Islands international played only eleven matches in the 2019-20 ABSA Premiership –Continue reading “Micah Lea’alafa: football, futsal and foreign interested clubs”
Mustafa Mohammed: Fijian blood aims to represent Australia
Football in Australia is developing very well since they joined Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The National Team played the last four World Cups and won 2015 AFC Asian Cup after beating South Korea in the final. Australia and South Korea are specially connected to a young and talented footballer with Fijian heritage: Mustafa Mohammed. TheContinue reading “Mustafa Mohammed: Fijian blood aims to represent Australia”
Lae City: Defense vs. Attack
The reigning national champions of Papua New Guinea have recently been involved in a series of incidents that have drastically changed the team’s structure and history: Lae City achieved success through the leadership of head coach Peter Gunemba, who counted on players such as Nigel Dabinyaba, Ronald Warisan and Raymond Gunemba – Lae City wonContinue reading “Lae City: Defense vs. Attack”
Lea’alafa and Le’ai: present and future of Solomon Islands National Team attack
Football has been played around the world for around a century; the game is changing and evolving from generation to generation, and new characteristics are being introduced by new players, coaches and all those involved in the creation of the sport. It is a must to always prepare the younger generations to perform more andContinue reading “Lea’alafa and Le’ai: present and future of Solomon Islands National Team attack”
Ba set to have exhausting sequence in Vodafone Premier League’s resumption
The 2020 season of Vodafone Premier League is going to resume on July 11 when current league champions Ba and newly promoted Navua will clash at Fiji FA Academy. People are already excited with football resumption Fiji but it must be bringing some worries to Ba. The Men in Black are set to have anContinue reading “Ba set to have exhausting sequence in Vodafone Premier League’s resumption”
Avinesh Suwamy to lead Nadi back to contention
After 15 years playing for Ba, Fijian football star Avinesh Suwamy moved to Nadi at the beginning of the 2020 season. The now 34-year-old midfielder showed what he is capable of even before the national league’s forced break due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Suwamy scored four goals against Nasinu and helped his side to anContinue reading “Avinesh Suwamy to lead Nadi back to contention”
Leon Kofana: ready for a professional contract
One of Solomon Islands’ most promising footballers seems ready for a full professional opportunity abroad, the strong defender Leon Kofana just celebrated his 18th birthday and, alongside other key players such as Raphael Lea’i and Charles Mani, Kofana seems to belong to a golden generation of footballers who will come to the football-mad Solomon Islands.Continue reading “Leon Kofana: ready for a professional contract”
