OFC: The Oceania Football Confederation can confirm that due to a number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Vanuatu and Cook Islands squads, Match Day 3 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers will not go ahead. As a result of the vast majority of the squad testing positive to COVID-19, Vanuatu…
OFC: A Sairusi Nalaubu double saw Fiji edge New Caledonia 2-1 in a thrilling encounter on Match Day 2 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers. While much of the pre-match attention on Fiji focused on the inclusion of captain Roy Krishna in the starting side, just over 24 hours after he arrived in…
OFC: Less than 10 minutes into his international debut Ben Waine became the hero for New Zealand, netting a 75th-minute winner to give his side an opening victory at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers. The 20-year-old guided the ball past a diving Ronald Warisan, following a quick free kick to Dane Ingham who then found Waine with…
OFC: FOLLOWING rapid antigen testing conducted on March 17 which revealed positive cases of COVID-19 in a vast majority of the Vanuatu squad, the scheduled Match Day 1 meeting between Vanuatu and Tahiti at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers will not go ahead. The tests were conducted prior to the Vanuatu squad…
National men’s squad wins opener in Qatar THE country’s national men’s team has made a positive start to their World Cup Qualifiers with an opening 2-0 win over Cook Islands in Qatar yesterday morning. First half goals by Atkin Kaua and Alvin Hou were enough to seal victory and register the first three points. Atkin…
OFC: The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers are underway in Doha, with the Solomon Islands beating the Cook Islands by 2-0. First half goals by Atkin Kaua and Alvin Hou were enough to seal victory, as international football made a welcome return to the OFC. The game kicked off in blustery conditions at…
THE Pacific Games is not just two weeks of sporting event but it is a catalyst of development projects in the country. This was according to the Chairman of the National Hosting Authority (NHA), Dr Jimmie Rodgers. Dr Rodgers was responding to criticism from the public that money going towards the Pacific Games should be…
The Solomon Islands most capped international player and former inspirational captain Henry Fa’arodo Junior is optimistic the current national team can proceed in the next stage in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Oceania qualifier. Fa’arodo shared his thoughts with the Solomon island Football Federation (SIFF) media officer Simon Abana in a chat via zoom, yesterday.…
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…