THE Western provincial capital of Gizo has witnessed its inaugural Women’s Football Festival tournament this week. All matches are being played at the JFK Stadium. The event marks a significant milestone in the region’s sports history, celebrating and promoting women’s participation in football. Only four teams are participating with players being picked from all the…
About 69 community local coaches and officials across Honiara accredited with certificates in Oceania Sport Education Program (OSEP) A total of 69 coaches have received Oceania Sport Education program (OSEP) certified Community Coach and Official certificates after completing an intensive training. The participants completed four courses in Honiara recently facilitated by the National Sports Council (NSC).…
In an exciting news for Solomon Islands football, the Australian Government and Football Australia are partnering to support the development of elite football throughout the Pacific in a renewed partnership. Delivered through Australia’s PacificAus Sports program, the four-year investment will facilitate regular international fixtures between Australian and Pacific national teams, including Solomon Islands, in addition to capacity-building…
Solomon Islands national women’s Futsal team registered its first win in the OFC women’s Futsal nation’s cup after beating Tonga, 2-0, in a much tough encounter, Tuesday. The match was played at Friendship Hall, East Honiara. Two goals from captain Ileen Pegi and Madlyn Aekuru in the second half was enough for the home side…
Honiara Netball Association (HNA) league 2024 season has completed its round one of competition. This came after this year’s season kicked off on Saturday at the Multipurpose Court in Honiara. It takes the HNA two days to complete round one of competition with 15 matches played last Saturday while another 8 matches were played on…
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says the Pacific-Australia Sports Partnership is a future investment for youths to nurture stronger connections, shared values and mutual respect through the universal language of sports. He highlighted this when speaking at a brief official opening ceremony before the start of the second match between the Solomon Islands National U19 team…
Honiara Netball Association (HNA) league 2024 season has kicked off over the weekend at the Multipurpose Hall in Honiara. A total of 15 matches from both the four divisions were played across two courts (court 1& 2). Matches on Saturday saw four matches played are from super division, 4 matches from division A, four matches…
Solomon Islands National Futsal Women’s team will play against Tonga on Tuesday in their second match of the OFC Futsal Women’s Nation’s Cup at the Friendship Hall in East Honiara. The host side is well prepared ahead to take on Tongans in the first-ever OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup that kicks off on Saturday. The…
Solomon Islands National Women’s Futsal team has suffered its first defeat in their opening match against Tahiti in the first ever OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup competition. The match was played Sunday 5pm at the Friendship Hall in East Honiara. The Tahitians side over powered the host nation 5 – 1 in an entertaining thriller.…
An exceptional performance by the visiting Australian U-17 Subway Joey’s The visiting Australian Under-17 team, the Subway Joeys has bounced back in a sweet revenge to defeat the Solomon Islands Under 19 team 4-1 in the final leg of the two international friendlies at the National Stadium last night. Joeys’ win against the host in…