Oberth Simon debuts with a goal for Kutubu as he expects a great season ahead

The 2019-20 National Soccer League season is finally back in Papua New Guinea as five matches were contested on Saturday in the eleventh matchweek of the league. One of these matches was contested by Kutubu and Tusbab Stallions and the final score was a 2-2 draw. This match marked the official debut of Dinniget LuaineContinue reading “Oberth Simon debuts with a goal for Kutubu as he expects a great season ahead”

Kina Likiliki: young player from Tonga finding his space in New Zealand

Despite being a very small nations in the Pacific, Tonga has some talented footballers living abroad like Mohammad Rajani and AJ Inia that play in Australia. However there are some talented footballers from Tonga playing in New Zealand like Kina Likiliki. Likiliki is a 20-year-old attacking midfielder that used to play for Christchurch United’s reserveContinue reading “Kina Likiliki: young player from Tonga finding his space in New Zealand”

Hekari United: Gunemba and Dabinyaba do not debut against Bougainville due doubts on availability

Kolu Kepo scored twice to give Hekari United an important win over Bougainville on last Saturday for PNG National Soccer League. Hekari struggled and only found the nets in the final 15 minutes of play. It could had been much different if the new star-duo that recently signed for Hekari United, Nigel Dabinyaba and RaymondContinue reading “Hekari United: Gunemba and Dabinyaba do not debut against Bougainville due doubts on availability”

Stahl Gubag debuts for Lae City

The current top goalscorer of the season in Papua New Guinea top-tier league has debut for his new club Lae City. Stahl Gubag recently moved to Lae City coming from Madang-based side Tusbab Stallions – the player scored nine goals for Stallions in the PNG National Soccer League and he is a fantastic addition toContinue reading “Stahl Gubag debuts for Lae City”

Saula Waqa suspended for three years after testing positive for prohibited substance

Terrible news for Ba football fans – and for entire Fiji football community. Fijian international Saula Waqa is suspended for three years due being tested positive on marijuana – an illegal substance on Fiji FA regulations. “He’s a second offender, a repeat offender so three years and a $500 fine,” said Fiji FA chief executiveContinue reading “Saula Waqa suspended for three years after testing positive for prohibited substance”

Politician who has a football stadium named after him in Fiji passes away

Kishore Nand Govind passed away in Sydney, Australia. Govind was a politician and he was the Mayor of Ba from 1969 to 1975. He was also a judge of the High Court of Fiji. He was a passionate supporter of Ba FC and the team’s stadium (Govind Park) is named after him. The stadium wasContinue reading “Politician who has a football stadium named after him in Fiji passes away”

David Browne back to action in Finland as HJK beats KuPS in Veikkausliga

HJK faced KuPS at Savon Sanomat Areena in Kuopio in the eighth matchweek of 2020 Veikkausliga – the top-tier of Finnish football. This match marked the return of Papua New Guinea international David Browne to the main squad after one month. The 24-year-old forward came from the bench in the 62nd minute to replace RikuContinue reading “David Browne back to action in Finland as HJK beats KuPS in Veikkausliga”

Lae City hit five to hit the top upon PNG National Soccer League Resumption

Five goals from five different players saw Lae City return to the top of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League after their thrashing of Gulf Komara on Saturday, while league leaders Vitiaz United were denied victory by a late goal by Star Mountain. With the games taking place without spectators and in a reducedContinue reading “Lae City hit five to hit the top upon PNG National Soccer League Resumption”

Women’s Premier League launched in Solomon Islands

The 2020 Telekom S-League kicked-off this weekend as four matches were contested at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara – the capital of Solomon Islands. However another important event related to football took place in the same city this weekend as the National Women’s League was officially launched. The official launch of the Solrais Women’s PremierContinue reading “Women’s Premier League launched in Solomon Islands”

AS Magenta draws but remains on top of Mobil Super Ligue

🇫🇷 Français The fourth matchweek of 2020 Mobil Super Ligue reached its second day in New Caledonia. Two more matches were being contested and you can check the details of each match in the paragraphs below AS Magenta conceded its first draw of the season against AS Mont-Dore on this Sunday at Numa-Daly stadium. TheContinue reading “AS Magenta draws but remains on top of Mobil Super Ligue”