PRESIDENT of the Solomon Islands Footbal Federation and Head of National Teams, William Lai on Thursday revealed that there is a need for a new road map for futsal for the next FIFA Futsal World Cup. Lai told media in a press conference on Thursday there are two important approaches to take in this road…
RENOVATION work to upgrade St Joseph’s Catholic National Secondary School Tenaru for the Pacific Games 2023 commences mid next year. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stated this when officially naming St. Joseph’s Tenaru among Games Village venues for the important regional event. Mr Sogavare said, as Minister for Pacific Games 2023, he will ensure that all…
Olympian Rosifelo Siosi among hundreds of runners now registered The Iumi Tugeda Fly Solomons Peace Marathon is well on track with hundreds of runners, including Solomon Islands Olympian and Pacific Games Gold medalist Rosifelo Siosi, now registered for the 23 October event. Event organiser Travel Solomons managing director, Karen Foimua said interest in the…
THE Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI) support towards the recent Honiara Table Tennis Association (HTTA) School championship is part of preparing athletes for the Pacific Games 2023. Thats according to the DBSI Senior Financial Support Officer Samson Kakadi in his brief comments during the awards presentations on Wednesday. The support from DBSI totals to…
TWO Naha Women’s Football Club players have selected as two recipients of the Pacific Games 2023 Legacy Scholarship. The duo, Rashida Mekawir and Almah Gogoni signed their contracts with the Solomon Islands Football federation (SIFF) recently. The club management has congratulated the two players for the selection. It said the club is happy for the…
NORTH New Georgia (NNG) scored twice to eliminate defending champions of New Georgia Vonavona (NGV) Cup Kalikolo in the quarter-final on Wednesday at Dunde Stadium Munda, Western Province. Kalikolo couldn’t answer the two goals (2:0) netted by its rival and neighbouring team NNG after 80 minutes full time come to an end. The reigning champion…
AUCKLAND/SUVA, 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The push for a Pacific Island Super Rugby team has been decades in the making and finally, in February, it will come to fruition with not one but two new teams, Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua. After being awarded a conditional licence back in April, the wait for confirmation…
KOLOALE women’s football club is the champion of the Solrais Women’s Premier League (SWPL) Championship. Koloale defeated Frigates United FC 4-1 in penalty shootout following a scoreless 100 minutes of play at Lawson Tama, Thursday. They made history as the second team to have won the SWPL championship since it started last year. Koloale has…
RNZI: The Oceania Paralympic Committee is calling on Olympic committees in the Pacific to do more to support their Paralympic counterparts. This comes after five Pacific Island nations were forced to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Last month the International Paralympic Committee announced Samoa, Kiribati, Tonga and Vanuatu couldn’t attend because of travel…
SUVA, (FIJI SUN)—The Fiji Football Association President, Rajesh Patel, extends his sincerest congratulations to Laurel Vaurasi on her appointment to the FIFA Football Tribunal in the Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC). Vaurasi is a member of the Fiji FA Appeals Committee who was elected in the 82nd Ordinary Congress in Lautoka last year. The DRC is…