The fantastic Koriak Upaiga: the Hekari United captain

Koriak Upaiga is well-known figure of football in Oceania; despite being in the big stage of Oceanian football for so long, Upaiga is still 32-years-old and goes for another OFC Champions League, this time captaining Hekari United after a four-year absence from the former champions of the competition. Upaiga also has experience from playing inContinue reading “The fantastic Koriak Upaiga: the Hekari United captain”

‘Group of Death’ set to start in Port Moresby

The group A of the OFC Champions League 2020 is set to start in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea this Sunday. The first match of the group will have the Vanuatu representatives Galaxy FC against the current OFC Champions League Hienghène Sport. The second match of the day, the home crowd will have the chanceContinue reading “‘Group of Death’ set to start in Port Moresby”

David Muta’s availability for Hekari United debut in OFC Champions League still doubtful

One of the most important players of Hekari United, David Muta is currently recovering from an injury and it is not known if he is going to be available for Hekari United in their debut in 2020 OFC Champions League against Eastern Suburbs. According to reliable sources, the 32-year-old midfielder and team captain is alreadyContinue reading “David Muta’s availability for Hekari United debut in OFC Champions League still doubtful”

Ishmael Pole: we are excited and ready

The countdown is almost over and the OFC Champions League is ready to begin. After not playing 2019 OFC Champions League, Hekari United is back to the most important club competition in Oceania. Hekari has a difficult mission in the Group A as they are grouped with current OFC Champions League winners Hienghène Sport fromContinue reading “Ishmael Pole: we are excited and ready”

Hekari United squad for OFC Champions League released

The Papua New Guinean powerhouse Hekari United is ready for their biggest challenge of the year. The club released their 23-players list for the upcoming OFC Champions League, where they will play the group stage at home, in Port Moresby. The biggest stars of the team as Koriak Upaiga and David Muta are included inContinue reading “Hekari United squad for OFC Champions League released”

Robert Laua ruled out of Hekari United squad for 2020 OFC Champions League

Oceania Football Center recently wrote an article talking about the foreign players of Hekari United and questioned which ones would play 2020 OFC Champions League as the tournament rules only allow four foreign players. According to local sources, Solomon Islands left back Robert Laua is the one who will miss the Champions League while JuniorContinue reading “Robert Laua ruled out of Hekari United squad for 2020 OFC Champions League”

The reasons for Anthony Talo’s departure from Hekari

The departure of the Solomon Islands goalkeeper Anthony Talo comes with a lot of controversy. The player signed for Hekari United with the intention to reinforce the team’s squad for the upcoming OFC Champions League. Talo signed for Hekari in the beginning of January, but his stint at the PNG powerhouse was very short, playingContinue reading “The reasons for Anthony Talo’s departure from Hekari”

Vito Laloata scores his first goal for Hekari United

The Samoan international Vito Laloata is proving his quality in Papua New Guinea; the forward scored his first goal for Hekari United in order to help his team to beat Morobe United by 2-0 in the 7th round of PNG National Soccer League, in a match played in Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae. The SamoanContinue reading “Vito Laloata scores his first goal for Hekari United”

Lae hit Star Mountain for six but solid Hekari march on

In another exciting weekend of action, Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions Lae City demonstrated why they are a force to be reckoned with after a 6-1 victory over bottom-of-the-league Star Mountain, but leaders Hekari maintained their excellent defensive record with a 2-0 victory over last-year’s semi-finalists Morobe United. In fact, it was aContinue reading “Lae hit Star Mountain for six but solid Hekari march on”

Anthony Talo officially leaves Hekari United

After just playing one match for Hekari United in the PNG National Soccer League, the Solomon Islands goalkeeper Anthony Talo is not part anymore of the Hekari squad. The player departed to Solomon Islands and since then did not fly back to Port Moresby and now local sources confirm the player will not represent theContinue reading “Anthony Talo officially leaves Hekari United”