The country’s national men’s football team will play three friendly matches in Queensland, Australia before leaving for Qatar to play the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition. The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) made the confirmation, Wednesday. The first friendly match will be up against Brisbane Roar on March 1st. Starting off their…
THE Government of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday handed over to the Solomon Islands Government 5 vehicles to support the National Hosting Authority’s logistic in preparation to host the Pacific Games, 2023. The Hyundai Tucson SUVs are received on behalf of the Government by the National Hosting Authority Chair and Secretary to Prime Minister,…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) successfully conducted its first Coach Scholarship Interview Workshop last week. The three day workshop started on Wednesday 16th February. A statement from SINIS said these workshops are part of the coaching scholarship application process, involving all sports for the XVII Pacific Games – provided to identify the…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) has assured Para-athletes of their recognition in the SINIS High Performance program and the sports community. Executive Director of SINIS, Aaron Also in a recent press conference told media and Para-athletes that SINIS recognizes Para-athletes and would like to work closely with them and make them feel…
BUSINESSES in Solomon Islands will be looking to get in on the action as preparations continue for the 17th Pacific Games in Solomon Islands in 2023. The Games will be held in Honiara from 19th November to 2nd December 2023. The Games Organizing Committee (GOC) in partnership with the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and…
NATIONAL football team Head Coach Felipe Vega Arango has urged players who missed out on the final squad for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition to never give up hope and continue working hard. This comes after three players were left out of the final group of players in the final selection…
THREE Solomon Islands national football players are being earmarked by Fiji’s Nadi Football Club a statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) confirmed. Real Kakamora striker Jaygray Sipakana, Central Coast defender William Komasi and Solomon Warriors winger Alvin Hou are the three national players. The three players are already named in the Nadi FC squad…
THE community transmission of COVID-19 in Honiara has caused disruption to one of the very important preparations for the country’s men’s football, the World Cup Qualifiers. The Oceania World Cup Qualifiers is set for March. Preparations for the country’s men’s football squad has been progressing well since last year but was forced to stop last…
ATHLETES are strongly urged to be serious and follow COVID-19 safety measures during the current COVID-19 outbreak the country is facing. The call was made by the National Olympics Committee of Solomon Islands (NOCSI) president, Martin Rara. Rara said health plays a very important role in athletes’ sports careers. “I call on all sports athletes…
The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has responded to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s appeal to support Government efforts with two buses for logistics to contain the community transmission of COVID-19 in the capital Honiara. SIFF will support the government with two buses, a 26 seat bus and a mini van with two drivers for the…