Iro: a giveaway game

Gordon Iro, the 19-year-old central defender from the Solomon Islands, has been a standout player for Real Kakamora in the Telekom S-League (TSL) and recently represented his country in the OFC Men’s U19 Championship. Despite his team’s valiant effort, Solomon Islands fell just short of qualifying for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile in…

WORLD CUP TICKET DENIED:

Solomon Islands narrow defeat to New Caledonia in the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 deny them a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 OFC SOLOMON Islands were denied qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 in Chile after their narrow defeat of 3-2 to New Caledonia yesterday in the first semi-final match…

SI to AVC Paris Olympics qualifier

SOLOMON Islands Men’s Beach Volleyball Team have been invited by the Asia Volleyball Confederation (AVC) to participate in the AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Semi-Final and Final qualifier for Olympic Games. This prestigious event will take place in Ningbo Xiangshan in China from June 21 to 23. This opportunity arose as the Solomon Islands National…

6 shortlisted for Head Coach

A TOTAL of six foreign football coaches have been shortlisted to be interviewed for the Solomon Islands Men’s National Team Head Coach job, the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Technical Director Moses Toata confirmed. Toata made the confirmation at a press conference at the SIFF Academy in Honiara on Wednesday. “All the six shortlisted candidates…

SINU VC thanks NHA for buses

THE Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Transform Aqorau has thanked the National Hosting Authority (NHA) for including the university as a recipient of the enduring legacy of the 17th Pacific Games. Dr Aqorau was speaking at the official handing over of three of the 20 Tata buses used during the Pacific…

SIFF farewells Vega-Arango

THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and friends of football have paid tribute to former National Team Head Coach and SIFF High-Performance Head, Felipe Vega-Arango. SIFF hosted a farewell dinner to thank the Spaniard after completing his renewed contract as Head Coach and has decided against renewing it. Vega-Arango was first contracted as Technical Director…