Raphael Le’ai and Leon Kofana set for trials in Australia top-club

After helping Henderson Eels to proceed in the group B of the 2020 OFC Champions League, the youngsters Leon Kofana and Raphael Le’ai are set for a very good opportunity in Australian football. The 17-year-old defender Kofana and the 16-year-old forward Le’ai are set to trial at the top-Australian side Melbourne Victory. The information wasContinue reading “Raphael Le’ai and Leon Kofana set for trials in Australia top-club”

Anthony Talo set to take a break from international duties

Recently, the Solomon Islands star goalkeeper Anthony Talo talked to Oceania Football Center regarding the next steps of his career in football and futsal. The player who almost represented Hekari United at OFC Champions League 2020, informed he is going to take a break on international duties after the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020, toContinue reading “Anthony Talo set to take a break from international duties”

Joses Nawo apologizes after being suspended from national team duties

Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) recently announced that four players were suspended from national team duties due to innapropriate behavior: Benjamin Totori, Dennis Ifunaoa, Joses Nawo and Michael Boso. One of the players involved in this case, Henderson Eels’ forward Joses Nawo made a public statement about the case. He apologized for what happened andContinue reading “Joses Nawo apologizes after being suspended from national team duties”

Kennedy Watemae: we played hard until the final whistle blow

Henderson Eels made a historical comeback in their 3-2 win over Lautoka in Soccer City Stadium in Luganville, Vanuatu and a 22-year-old forward was very important for this achievement: Kennedy Watemae. The young player is at his first OFC Champions League appearence and scored the first goal after coming from the bench for his sideContinue reading “Kennedy Watemae: we played hard until the final whistle blow”

Lautoka surrender two-goal lead as Henderson Eels proceeds to knock-out stage

A fantastic game, full of drama and emotions that only football can provide took place in Luganville, Vanuatu. Lautoka and Henderson Eels played a true clash that for sure entertained the local crowd in Espíritu Santo island. Lautoka played a far better match than in their 7-0 defeat against Lae City, but still could notContinue reading “Lautoka surrender two-goal lead as Henderson Eels proceeds to knock-out stage”

Lautoka and Eels battle for their lives in OFC Champions League

The final matchday of the OFC Champions League – Group B is set to kick-off in Luganville, Vanuatu and the Fijian powerhouse Lautoka will hope to recover from their harsh defeat against Lae City to seal their spot in the knock-out stage of the regional tournament. Their challenge will not be easy as they willContinue reading “Lautoka and Eels battle for their lives in OFC Champions League”

Freddie Kini: Eels is ready for Lautoka

Two matches and two draws: this is the record of the Telekom S-League runners-up Henderson Eels in the current edition of the OFC Champions League. One match is remaining for the Solomon Islanders and they are ready for the challenge against the Fijian side of Lautoka, as the team captain Freddie Kini says: “As aContinue reading “Freddie Kini: Eels is ready for Lautoka”

Derrick Taebo: we can win our next game

Henderson Eels had their debut in the OFC Champions League against the Papua New Guinean champions Lae City. Eels led at the half time by 2-1 with goals from Tutizama Tanito and Raphael Lea’i, but suffered another two in the final part of the game and a penalty kick scored by Tanito made both sideContinue reading “Derrick Taebo: we can win our next game”

SIFF announces Solomon Islands provisional squad for OFC Nations Cup

Solomon Islands Football Federation annouced a 31-men list as Solomon Islands National Team provisional squad for Tri-Nation and OFC Nations Cup. The list is full of young footballers including three players that represented the country in the U17 World Cup last year: Javin Wae, Leon Kofana and Raphael Lea’i. Some important names like Benjamin TotoriContinue reading “SIFF announces Solomon Islands provisional squad for OFC Nations Cup”

Joses Nawo: we are ready for the first game

Oceania Football Center talked to Henderson Eels’ forward Joses Nawo about his expectations for OFC Champions League and his team first match in the competition against Lae City FC from Papua New Guinea. The Solomon Islands international is set to play once more OFC Champions League; in 2019 edition, Nawo also defended Henderson Eels inContinue reading “Joses Nawo: we are ready for the first game”