Auki futsal gains popularity

THE week-long Auki futsal challenge tournament has attracted hundreds of youths together with futsal fans in and around Auki town. The futsal challenge consist of 15 futsal teams including a based futsal clubs, G-camp FC and Fijian based USP Bati. The two clubs were consisting of most experience futsal players in the country with the…

Futsal youth teams on a mission

OUR national Under-12, 14 and U-17 futsal sides left the country last Friday on a mission to the 2018 Australian National Futsal Championships in Canberra. The championships will be held at Australian Institute of Sport, Australian National University, Tuggeranong Southern Cross Stadium, and University of Canberra for two weeks. Two time champions, U-12 are on…

PROTEST FAIL

The wished-for protest to oust the regime of president of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) William Lai and his executive by a vocal former national midfielder and founder of West Honiara Royals Football Academy Joel Moffat Konolifilia was unsuccessful. Konofilia’s long time cry and demand for SIFF president to step down hit the brick…

Football edges closer

SOLOMON Islands men’s football team will compete with Vanuatu on the final day of competition to decide who takes home the gold medal at the Pacific Mini Games. This is after the national side defeated Melanesian arch rivals New Caledonia 1-0 at the Korman Stadium last night. Attacking midfielder Atkin Kaua’s lone goal in the…

Rara out, Iroga in-charge

THE Athletics Solomon Federation has a new president, he is James Iroga. Iroga replaced the former president Martin Rara who received his marching order because of poor leadership.  A statement from Athletics Federation General Secretary Chris Walasi said the Executive Board acted according to the Federation’s constitution Rule 9 A and B. “The Executive may…

GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

MARIST FC interim head coach Jerry Allan says to have nine players in the national team that will represent the country in the Vanuatu Mini Games next month is a great achievement for his players and the club. The interim head coach made the sentiment to Star Sports after the national coach Felipe Vega-Arango named…

Lai: It’s our dream

SOLOMON Island Football Federation (SIFF) President William Lai says ‘It’s our dream’ to qualify for a FIFA sanction tournament as the country won bid to host two international tournaments next year. The country is set to host the OFC Champions League Group D and U16 World Cup qualifiers in Honiara. As hosts of qualifying tournaments…

Kingz upsets Eels

MALAITA Kingz handed a major blow to Henderson Eels’ OFC Champions League ambition with a 4-3 win on Wednesday in the Telekom S-League midweek clash at Lawson Tama Stadium. Eels who had the chance to leapfrog KOSSA in second place with a win started the match slowly as they conceded an early goal from Michael…

Panatina school, U19 champs

PANATINA community high school clinched the Honiara Football Association (HFA) Under 19 football tournament with a convincing 3-0 victory over Numbu community high school yesterday at Lawson Tama Stadium. Both teams started the grand-final on equal terms as they searched for an early goal. Numbu who won the HFA U15 tournament earlier this year got…

SIX NOCSI OFFICIALS AXED

SIX Vice presidents who are executive members of the National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) were removed in an Extraordinary Congress meeting held at the Heritage Park hotel on Wednesday. The 6 were members of the NOCSI executive board and their removal was due to amendments made in the constitution during the Extraordinary Congress…