Krishna finds the net: Fiji football at 2016 Olympics

Fijian football has many glorious moments to remember – 2016 is certainly a year that the Fijian football community will remember with joy. The Rio Olympics were the site of a fantastic adventure; led by their wonder boy Roy Krishna, Fiji faced the world and had the chance to experience the most important sporting eventContinue reading “Krishna finds the net: Fiji football at 2016 Olympics”

Labasa’s star Akuila Mateisuva deserves a spot in Bula Boys

Labasa fans might be in heaven after their team performance in the 2019 season in Fiji – the Babasiga Lions won two major tournaments this year, Battle of Giants and the Inter-District Championship, and began 2020 with a convincing win over Ba in the Champion vs Champion series. Players like Siotame Kubu, Atonio Tuivuna andContinue reading “Labasa’s star Akuila Mateisuva deserves a spot in Bula Boys”

Shuiab Khan deserves a spot in Fiji National Team

While football leagues are slowly resuming, there are still doubts about international football. The situation in Oceania is currently unclear as 2020 OFC Nations Cup was cancelled so 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers will probably be the next international challenge for Oceanian countries. It has been four months since Flemming Serritslev was announced as FijiContinue reading “Shuiab Khan deserves a spot in Fiji National Team”

TBT #08 – when Fiji made history against Australia

On 1 January 2006, Football Federation Australia moved from Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and since then the Socceroos qualified for all FIFA World Cups at senior level – 2010, 2014 and 2018. New Zealand – the biggest rival of Australia in OFC – became the “Kings of Oceanian football” sinceContinue reading “TBT #08 – when Fiji made history against Australia”

A number of clubs shown interest to sign Roy Krishna

Roy Krishna had one of his best seasons when playing of ATK in the Indian Super League; he helped the Kolkata-based side to win their third title of the most important football league of India being one of the best players of the league. Before joining ATK, Krishna had also a stellar season playing forContinue reading “A number of clubs shown interest to sign Roy Krishna”

Roy Krishna one-step away from major glory

The best footballer ever produced by Fiji is close to one of the biggest achievements of his career. The now 32-year-old Roy Krishna has many remarkable moments of his career: scoring a goal at Olympics Football Tournament, winning the OFC Champions League, scoring at FIFA Clubs World Cup and most recently winning the golden bootContinue reading “Roy Krishna one-step away from major glory”

Fiji, Tahiti and Solomon Islands set for Tri-Nations

According to local media, Fiji is set to organize another Tri-Nations tournament – as they did in 2019 – against Tahiti and Solomon Islands. The schedule is according to FIFA international dates – March 23th and 29th. The Fijian side is set for a camp to start this Sunday (07th March) with the new headContinue reading “Fiji, Tahiti and Solomon Islands set for Tri-Nations”

Fijian Nicho Prasad is back to European football

After a short stint at Tulsa Roughnecks, playing in the United Soccer League in United States, the Fijian international Nicholas Prasad is back to European football. Prasad that recently stated that is grateful to represent Fiji internationaly, already played in Europe before is back to the same country he played previously: Germany. The player willContinue reading “Fijian Nicho Prasad is back to European football”

Flemming Serritslev is officially announced as Fiji national team Head Coach

The former Papua New Guinea national team head coach Flemming Serritslev is now officially the new head coach of Fiji national team, after signing for three years with the Fiji Football Association. It was already known the Danish coach would take charge of the Bula Boys, but now officially the FFA announced the coach andContinue reading “Flemming Serritslev is officially announced as Fiji national team Head Coach”

Adrian Mariappa: Fijian blood in the Premier League

Everyone knows that there are some Oceanian representants in the English Premier League like Chris Wood and Winston Reid from New Zealand. There are also some young players like Scott Wara (Fiji) and Terry Stephenson (Papua New Guinea) playing for second division youth teams. However there is one football player with Fijian roots that hasContinue reading “Adrian Mariappa: Fijian blood in the Premier League”