Currently leading the league with 24 points in nine matches, Eels have the chance to open a huge advantage on top of the table. The team coached by Eddie Marahare can open a seven-point lead if they win today’s clash against Real Kakamora.
Henderson Eels are currently leading 2020 Telekom S-League – Telekom S-League Media
Eels’ morale is very high after smashing Malaita Kingz by 15-0 last weekend. On the other hand, Real Kakamora is returning from a bye week which means that they had two weeks to get ready for today’s match. Let’s see how Peter Konata prepared for this clash as his side will face the most powerful attack in the league.
This match will be livestreamed by Telekom S-League on Facebook. You can check the current league standings, results and top scorers by clicking here.
The 2020 Telekom S-League season is approaching its halfway mark as the first round of the season is reaching its end. While Henderson Eels are having a wonderful season, Laugu United and Solomon Warriors have to work the extra mile to stay alive in the fight for the title.
It was announced by Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) that the mid-season transfer window opens on Monday 26 October and closes on Saturday 27 November ahead of the second round of the season. According to the federation, Telekom S-League board will run a meeting to approve regulations regarding the mid-season registration period.
Teams will be allowed to add new players to their squads – Telekom S-League Media
The opening of the transfer window gives all eleven teams the opportunity to strengthen their squads for the rest of the season, specially those teams that did not have a good start in the tournament like Southern United and Malaita Kingz. You can check Telekom S-League standings, results and top scorers by clicking here.
After finishing 2019-20 PVFA Premier League in the seventh position, Yatel still have to fight for a place in Port Vila’s top football league next season. As in previous seasons, the seventh-placed team from PVFA Premier League has to face the runners-up of PVFA First Division in a play-off match to decide which team will play 2020-21 PVFA Premier League.
Seveners United finished the 2019-20 PVFA First Division in the second position with 27 points in fourteen matches and now they are one victory away from being promoted to Premier League. However, Seveners’ players and staff need to have in mind that Yatel are the favourites for this match.
Yatel starting eleven in a PVFA Premier League match – Vanuatu Sports News
The clash between Seveners and Yatel is scheduled to take place on October 22 in Port Vila – the capital of Vanuatu. Oceania Football Center wish good luck for both sides.
The PVFA Premier League season finished but the season is not over for Tafea FC as they will face Erakor Golden Star this Saturday in the PVFA Top Four – a knock-out competition where the top four teams from 2019-20 PVFA Premier League will fight for a spot at National Super League – the national football tournament from Vanuatu.
Despite counting on a very strong squad, Tafea have many troubles for Saturday’s clash against Erakor Golden Star. According to the club’s media, Bob Jeffery, Eddison Stephen, Harrison Massing, Malakai Andrew and Waiwo Kalmet are currently injured and they are not expected to play this weekend.
Tafea’s starting eleven in a PVFA Premier League match – Vanuatu Sports News
It is known that Bob Jeffery is dealing with a serious knee injury while Waiwo Kalmet has been suffering from ankle injuries. On the other hand, there is no news about Eddison Stephen, Harrison Massing and Malakai Andrew injuries.
Anyway, Tafea’s head coach Robert Yalou still relies on key players like goalkeeper James Iamar, defender Junior Felix and striker Allista Kakip for the upcoming clash. You can check more information about 2020 PVFA Top Four by clicking here.
The 2019-20 PVFA Premier League reached its end last weekend, but it was not the end of the season for Erakor Golden Star, Galaxy FC, Ifira Black Bird and Tafea that are going to contest the PVFA Top Four to fight for a spot in the National Super League.
Tafea and Erakor Golden Star – teams hat finished 2019-20 PVFA Premier League in third and fourth respectively – will face each other in the opening match of the Top Four on this Saturday. The winner of this game will face Galaxy FC – that finished second in the Premier League – in the second stage. The winner of the second stage will face PVFA Premier League champions Ifira Black Bird in the Top Four’s final on October 24.
Ifira Black Bird won 2019-20 PVFA Premier League
The winner of PVFA Top Four advances to the National Super League (NSL) – a national tournament that is contested by eight teams, one team from each Member Association of Vanuatu. Oceania Football Center wish good luck to all four teams in the Top Four.
It has been three days since Lae City have beaten Vitiaz United by 1-0 to clinch 2019-20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League’s title, but fans continue to celebrate the national title – the sixth in a row.
Although they lost only one game in the season, winning this title was not as easy as it looks. Lae City had to deal with many issues during this journey – and they dealt with all the problems perfectly. Lae City’s boss Ian Chow sacked head coach Peter Gunemba because he was not happy with the team’s performance at 2020 OFC Champions League. Bob Morris was hired to replace Gunemba.
Gunemba’s depature brought a huge problem for Chow as core players left the team along with the head coach. However, Lae City had time to deal with this problem as the league was stopped due to COVID-19 pandemics.
Despite the arrival of new players, there were many doubts about Lae City’s attack with the departure of Nigel Dabinyaba and Raymond Gunemba who joined Hekari United. Talented midfielder Emmanuel Simon was named the new team captain and his great performances were crucial to keep Lae City fighting on top of the table. Another players like Emmanuel Airem and Jacob Sabua stepped up to become key players while Ecuadorian star Abdias Aguirre started to play as a striker. On the other hand, Bob Morris managed to build a very strong defense with the Komolong brothers, veteran Philip Steven and Thomas Yagum.
The title won by Lae City is the result of hardworking and resilience. The team coached by Bob Morris was able to overcome all problems to play at a good level and win the PNG National Soccer League title for the sixth straight time.
The most important football tournament from New Zealand already has a proposed date to begin as 2020-21 ISPS Handa Premiership is set to kick-off next month. The biggest news is that only eight teams will fight for the title this season as Southern United and Tasman United merged with Canterbury United.
It was also confirmed that fans will be allowed to attend the matches. The eight teams will play 14 matches in the regular season while the knock-out stage will be contested in March. The 14 round season will run from 14 November 2020 with the grand final scheduled for 14 March 2021.
Auckland City are the current league champions – OFC Media
Fixtures are subject to change as 2021 OFC Champions League dates are not set yet. Current league champions Auckland City face Eastern Suburbs at Kiwitea Street while Hamilton Wanderers will visit Hawke’s Bay United at Bluewater Stadium. You can check the full schedule of 2020-21 ISPS Handa Premiership by clickinWaig here.
After more than two decades being a football player, Taniela Waqa announces that he will retire from football at the end of this year. The 37-year-old defender recently helped Labasa to clinch the title of 2020 Inter-District Championship.
Waqa has a long and successful career as he lifted many trophies over the years. He was part of Fiji National Team’s squad that won the gold medal at 2003 Pacific Games. He played an important role in this tournament by scoring a goal in the 2-1 victory over Tahiti in the semi-finals. In all, Waqa played 35 matches for the Bula Boys, scoring four goals.
Taniela Waqa holding 2019 Battle of the Giants’ trophy – Fiji FA Media
Football fans still have some opportunities to watch him playing for Labasa as he is expected to play the Fiji FACT and the remaining matches of Vodafone Premier League – the top-tier league from Fiji. In the current season, Waqa scored three goals in eighteen matches, counting all competitions.
Henderson Eels are living a wonderful season at Telekom S-League – the national football league from the Solomon Islands. The team coached by Eddie Marahare is on top of the table with eight wins in nine matches and it seems that they are going to be the league champions this year.
With a powerful attack led by Raphael Le’ai and Joses Nawo, Henderson Eels look like a machine created to win and win. They have hammered Malaita Kingz by 15-0 last week and it did no reduce the team’s focus: “We set ourselves a key objective to achieve this season which is to improve from past seasons. We can only achieve this if we put our actions right,” said Eddie Marahare.
Eddie Marahare
Eels have never lifted Telekom S-League’s trophy. However, they finished the last two seasons in the second position which was enough to book a spot in the OFC Champions League. The current season can be historical for Eels if they clinch the league title.
Their next challenge in the season will be against Real Kakamora on this Wednesday at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. You can check 2020 Telekom S-League current standings, results and top scorers by clicking here.
The 2019-20 PVFA Premier League’s regular season was very interesting in Vanuatu: while Ifira Black Bird clinched the title with one round in advance, Mauwia, Sia-Raga and Yatel spiced up the league by fighting against relegation until the last matchday. To the joy of some and the sadness of others, Sia-Raga were relegated to PVFA First Division.
The story of this article begins in the 2017-2018 season when Mauwia were relegated from the PVFA Premier League with 14 losses in 14 games – a shameful campaign for the red team. However, they managed to return to the top tier league from Port Vila after a good campaign at 2018-2019 PVFA First Division.
There were no expectations about Mauwia before the start of 2019-20 PVFA Premier League and the team’s first results in the championship showed this: five losses in the first five matches of the season, including a 10-0 defeat to Galaxy FC and a 6-1 defeat to Tupuji Imere.
Mauwia’s starting eleven in a PVFA Premier League match – Vanuatu Sports News
The league stopped in December as Galaxy FC started their preparation to play 2020 OFC Champions League. At that moment Mauwia was in the eighth and last position with only six points in nine games. The team also had the worst defensive record of the championship with 28 goals conceded.
Initially scheduled to resume in March, the tournament only resumed in September due to two things: the COVID-19 pandemics and the National League Championship that was contested in August. Mauwia’s first league match after the COVID-19 pandemics was not very encouraging – an 1-0 defeat to Tafea.
Mauwia’s relegation to PVFA First Divsion was already something certain for most people, but not for the players and staff. The 2-0 victory against Tupuji Imere in the 11th matchweek was a boost in the team’s morale. After this surprising victory, the team still tied two games: against Erakor Golden Star and Yatel.
After spending most of the season in the last position, the Mauwia arrived in the last matchweek of the season in seventh position and depending only on their own forces to avoid relegation. Their last match of the regular season was a do-or-die clash against bottom-placed side Sia-Raga and the final score was a 2-0 victory to Mauwia that finished the season in the sixth position with fourteen points.
Mauwia’s amazing run to avoid relegation needs to motivate them to fly higher next season. The supporters of the team want and deserve it!
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