Recently Oceania Football Center talked about Paul Scanlan leaving football to become a rugby player and it was said that he is not the first and he is not going to be the last one to do it in Oceania. A big example comes from a Fijian player. Filipo Daugunu re-signed his contract with QueenslandContinue reading “Former Fijian footballer re-signs with Australian rugby team”
Category Archives: Fiji
Fiji FA: still looking for a head coach
Oceania Football Center reported some weeks ago that Fiji Men’s National Team does not have an official head coach since Christophe Gamel left the charge. It was also being reported that Fiji FA had shortlisted the candidates to reveal the new National Football Team coach soon. However it seems that there was a turnaround inContinue reading “Fiji FA: still looking for a head coach”
D’York Street fights and beats Suva in OFC Futsal Champions League
D’York Street and Suva made a very tight contest in the both teams first game of OFC Futsal Champions League held in Auckland. The Vanuatu Futsal champions seemed more dangerous than Suva in the start of the game, through the combinations of Jesse Takaro and Moffat Kiriau. The team in black just could open theContinue reading “D’York Street fights and beats Suva in OFC Futsal Champions League”
FASANOC advises Fiji FA to postpone football activities
Fiji National Sports Commission (FASANOC) released a statement advising that all sporting tournaments and competitions should be postponed to 2020 due to the measles outbreak in the country. Check the full statement: Fiji would not be the first country to postpone football activities: Samoa already did it and after some days they decided do endContinue reading “FASANOC advises Fiji FA to postpone football activities”
Jason Thomas and Alex Saniel help Lautoka to win Pacific Cup
This weekend marked the final of a very important tournament for Fiji football – the Pacific Cup played in New Zealand where many sides from the Vodafone Player League played. Traditional sides as Lautoka, Labasa, Suva and Nadi took place in the competition playing against players from overseas nations. The grand final game saw LautokaContinue reading “Jason Thomas and Alex Saniel help Lautoka to win Pacific Cup”
Lautoka wins Pacific Cup again
The 2019 Pacific Cup is over. The finals were played on this Sunday at Bill McKinlay Park in Auckland, New Zealand. In the first semifinal Labasa faced AUFFI All Stars and won with a goal scored by Siotame Kubu in the last minute of the extra time to advance through the final match. It isContinue reading “Lautoka wins Pacific Cup again”
Roy Krishna saves ATK from losing to Mumbai City
ATK faced Mumbai City in the sixth gameweek of Indian Super League. Fijian forward Roy Krishna took part of the ATK’s starting eleven and he had an important role in the game. Krishna’s team opened the scoreboard with Michael Soosairaj but Mumbai City managed to net twice to take the lead. With the match comingContinue reading “Roy Krishna saves ATK from losing to Mumbai City”
Pacific Cup: semifinalists are defined!
After four days of intense football, the Pacific Cup semifinalists are finally known. The group stage is over and three clubs from Fiji are in the semifinals. Lautoka won three of their four matches in Group A to get a spot in semifinals to face Nadi that won three games in group B. The otherContinue reading “Pacific Cup: semifinalists are defined!”
2019 NCC postponed due to measles outbreak
Fiji Football Association (FFA) confirmed that the 2019 National Club Championship is postponed due to the measles outbreak in the country. “The Health Ministry had earlier advised that Fijians should avoid all mass gatherings, where cross-infection between infected and unimmunized individuals can occur […] We sincerely apologize to the clubs and regret the inconvenience causedContinue reading “2019 NCC postponed due to measles outbreak”
Pacific Cup begins today
The 2019 Pacific Cup begins this Wednesday at Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand. Ten teams will fight for the trophy in the main competition while seven teams will take part of the 40’s Cup, a competition for players who are older than 40 years old. It is a traditional competition played by Fijian clubsContinue reading “Pacific Cup begins today”
