THE Grand Hamad Stadium is set to host a historic first-ever Oceania qualifier outside of the Oceania region as Solomon Islands and Cook Islands get the FIFA World Cup 2022 Oceania qualifiers underway in the Group A opener on Thursday local time in Doha, Qatar. Solomon Islands, ranked second in the region are favourites against…
NSC will inherit and manage all facilities as a key legacy of Sol2023 The National Hosting Authority (NHA) has extended its arm to support the capacity building of the National Sports Council (NSC) as the main body established by the Solomon Islands Government purposely to support the development of sports in the country. This follows…
PG23 groundwork drivers economic activity, growth Uninformed calls for the delay of the 2023 Pacific Games will not turn back the National Government since the Games preparation is the single largest catalyst that is driving economic activity at this point in time for the country. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the assurance on Friday to…
NATIONAL men’s football team coach, Felipe Arango has applauded the team’s young players for stepping up during their recent three friendly matches in Brisbane, Australia. Felipe told media in a zoom interview describing the young talents’ performance as ‘impressive.’ He was responding to questions asked on how the young players are coping with the level…
THE first sports facility for the Pacific Games 2023 is scheduled to be completed and handed over to the Government next month. Followed by a number of sporting facilities. This was revealed by the National Hosting Authority (NHA) Chairman Dr Jimmie Rodgers in yesterday’s talk-back show program. Dr Rodgers said these facilities will be handed…
Kossa football club has wish two of its team members, Gagame Feni and Joses Nawo all the best ahead of the 2022 FIFA World cup qualifier in Qatar. In a statement shared by the Kossa football club media its via face book page on Sunday said; “Kossa football club would like to wish our two…
Javin Wae likely to miss opening match in Qatar YOUNG defender Javin Wae is most likely to miss the opening match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition next week. Wae sustained an ankle injury during the team’s final friendly match against Lions FC early this week. National men’s football team coach,…
MEMBERS of the Solomon Islands Athletics Federation have undergone their first ever SINIS-high performance induction processes yesterday, at the SINIS-HP centre. The athletics athletes yesterday went through the initial stage of the high-performance athlete’s induction process. All the selected athletes have undergone the complete process facilitated by the high-performance staff with an overview of what…
The Solomon Islands Government is confident to deliver the 2023 Pacific Games as scheduled regardless of the challenges generated by covid-19 in the country. This followed detailed presentations on work progresses to the Prime Minister and Caucus Wednesday this week by the National Hosting Authority (NHA) with its respective Committees. Committees that made presentations on…
Sol2023 Organizing Committee holds initial discussions with City Council The Sol2023 Games Organizing Committee (GOC) held a meeting with representative of the Honiara City Council (HCC) on Monday 7th March 2022 to have initial discussions on how the two organizations can align their operations in preparation for when Honiara City hosts the region’s biggest sporting…