A long week Tournament, the West Makira Mamaloni Invitation Cup (WMMIC) has ended up successfully. It was an exciting event as some of the players received mobile handsets give away prices for man of the matches starting at Quarter finals. It’s a massive sponsorship, a first of its kind which definitely boosts the moral of…
Football fans, supporters and clubs vying in the Telekom S-league (TSL) are high in hopes for a better weather this weekend so as to kick of the second round of the Telekom S-league. The second round of the TSL could not start as earlier scheduled due to the week-long rainfall experienced in the Solomon Islands…
A new soccer academy is about to start. Called Pacific Football Academy it will be based in Honiara and privately funded. It will be open to interested players from all over the country. Headed by a well-known former Solomon Islands international the aim is to develop players both mentally and physically to the stage where…
FIFA development officer Glenn Turner believes Fijians are superb athletes who can be nurtured and developed at an early age to become world stars. Turner was facilitating a three-year development plan workshop for Fiji FA and district officials in Nadi Saturday. He said there needed to be a structure in place to monitor the development…
The Solomon Islands Futsal trio, who teamed up with the Victorian Futsal team, has led Bayside Victoria into the U19 finals grand finals of the Craig Foster Futsal Challenge yesterday. Unfortunately they were held to a 10-9 defeat to Sunshine Coast. The three were reportedly late for their opening game which Victoria lost 3-2 to…
The Honiara Football Federation (HFA) has called on the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) that it is a must to send an U20 team for this year’s U20 World Cup qualifiers. The HFA president William Lai yesterday made the call through the Solomon Islands Soccer page on Facebook which attracted a lot of support. Lai…
THE Solomon Islands national U12 and U19 futsal squad have been denied the chance to represent the country at the Greg Foster Futsal Championship in Australia. According to reports reaching Star Sports yesterday, the problem faced by the two teams was due to not enough funds and players’ visas delay. “Many of the players have…
MORE than 13 teams from Small Malaita have expressed their disagreement over the organisation of the Small Malaita Mini-Games over the festive season. Team manager of one of the teams said it was a disgrace to see more than 13 teams withdrew from the men’s seven a-side soccer competition. The team manager who wishes to…
Bad weather blamed for decision. THE much anticipated kickoff of the second round of the Telekom S-League season has been delayed due heavy rain in the capital over the past few days. Four matches are supposed to take place this weekend but the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) competitions department has confirmed that all have…
The Silver Ferns are finally in a position where they can consolidate their midcourt lines in their tests against Jamaica and England after two years of uncertainty and experimentation. Over the past couple of seasons retirements, pregnancies and injuries have seen a steady stream of players rotated in the midcourt, with wing attack being the…