Fiji: closed doors for indiscipline in National Team

It seems that a new era is about to begin in Fiji National Team. Fiji Football Association chief executive officer Mohammed Yusuf and current National Team head coach Flemming Serritslev are not going to tolerate indiscipline. Yusuf revealed that there will be no second chance as they have been constantly reminding players to follow theContinue reading “Fiji: closed doors for indiscipline in National Team”

Ronald Chaudhary: living story of Fijian football

Ronald Chaudhary, who currently lives in Canada, is a legend of Fijian football; in his days as a footballer he won the Melanesian Cup with Fiji National Team for three times and played for various teams in his home country – one of his highlights with teams is the 1990’s Inter-District Championship’s title with Nasinu.Continue reading “Ronald Chaudhary: living story of Fijian football”

Salesh Kumar: Fijian football must move forward

One of Fiji’s most famous footballers has given his views on his career and the development of football in his country – it is always very important to hear the experiences of those who have been successful in the sport. Salesh Kumar, a Fijian international who has played in New Zealand for most of hisContinue reading “Salesh Kumar: Fijian football must move forward”

Fiji: crowds allowed at sporting events

Football is slowly returning to action in Fiji and in most countries in Oceania – but certainly the game is not the same without the presence of the fans. Differently from European national leagues that recently returned to action but with no supporters, Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama stated “gyms, swimming pools, and fitness centersContinue reading “Fiji: crowds allowed at sporting events”

Fijian international Nicholas Prasad set to renew his contract in Germany

There is some good news for Fijian football fans with regard to defender Nicholas Prasad; despite recent bad news about the forced cancellation of the football league Prasad’s club is currently playing due COVID-19 pandemics – Bischofswerdaer FV 08 of German football’s 4th division – Prasad is expected to extend his stay in Europe. TheContinue reading “Fijian international Nicholas Prasad set to renew his contract in Germany”

Polemics around Fiji FACT organisation

Recently, the Fijian FA published the schedule of the three main domestic cups of Fijian football – Battle of Giants, Inter-District Championship and Fij FACT. After a long period without football, Fijian fans could finally expect the return of football in the country with the good news from the Football Association. After another statement fromContinue reading “Polemics around Fiji FACT organisation”

Only six teams for 2020 Fiji FACT

It seems that the Fiji FACT will face some changes this year. The tournament was previously scheduled for May but it was postponed to November due to COVID-19 pandemics. Besides that there is another change annouced by Fiji Football Association (FFA) chief executive officer Mohammed Yusuf: the number of teams is reduced from eight toContinue reading “Only six teams for 2020 Fiji FACT”

Ryan Mudaliar: a young and talented Fijian in Australia

The number of Fijian football players abroad is increasing a lot. The biggest example is legendary forward Roy Krishna who last played for ATK from India. However there are footballers from Fiji in other ends of the world like Scott Wara and Nicho Prasad in Europe and many others in Australia and New Zealand asContinue reading “Ryan Mudaliar: a young and talented Fijian in Australia”

Fijian players ask Fiji FA for support due to COVID-19 and TC Harold

In the past few months Fiji faced two big problems simultaneously: COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold. The worst is gone and they are now ready to come back to normality. However there is a specific class that is suffering a lot during this period: football players. According to Fiji Football Association (FFA) official media, moreContinue reading “Fijian players ask Fiji FA for support due to COVID-19 and TC Harold”

Krishna’s statement shows that Fijian Football needs professionalism

Covid-19 keeps bringing lots of trouble to football community as almost every single country in the world postponed their football activities during the pandemic, including Oceanian countries like Fiji. Fijian Football Association has recently made a post in its website with some Roy Krishna’s instructions to Fijian footballers to follow during this pandemic. The ATK’sContinue reading “Krishna’s statement shows that Fijian Football needs professionalism”