AFTER weeks of waiting the news many football fans in Solomon Islands has been waiting for has been revealed, Raphael Lea’i has had his paper works sorted and is officially a FK Velez Mostar’s player. This was confirmed in a statement by Bosnia-Herzegovina journalist, Nermin Bise. Following his signing with the Bosnia-Herzegovina club, Raphael could…
The Solomon Island football federation (SIFF) Super Futsal President cup defending champions Matakz FC scooped the inaugural 2023 President cup title after defeating a determined G-Camp side 9-2 in the grand final match at Friendship Hall yesterday. It was a tough match between the two futsal rivals. The start of the match could see G-Camp…
REGISTRATION of clubs that will be participating in the 2023 Telekom S-league (TSL) season is open. As approved by FIFA the registration window for TSL opened on Monday March 13th and will close on Friday April 21st. According to the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) clubs will be able to register players from abroad during…
THE National Hosting Authority through its Facilities Committee is on track to deliver PG2023 Football Training Field and a replacement for the former SIFF Academy that SIFF surrendered to give way for the construction of the PG2023 Stadium Project funded by the government of the Peoples Republic of China. This project is multi-donor funded, co-funded…
SOLOMON Islands striker Jaygray Sipakana will not be part of the Telekom S-league’s champion, Solomon Warriors FC’s line-up for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League. This was recently confirmed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF). Sipakana was set to be included in Solomon Warriors line-up for the OFC Champions League. However shortly the…
SOLOMON Islands Futsal National Team, Kurukuru, has a new head coach. He is Englishman Damon Shaw. A statement from Solomon Islands Football Federation said Shaw applied for the job and was given the role by the SIFF executive committee after a successful zoom interview earlier this year. SIFF said Shaw is a professional coach and…
A NEW form of martial art called Tong-IL-Moo-Do has started in Honiara with hopes to demonstrate the art in the upcoming 2023 Pacific Games. Tong-IL-Moo-Do (TMD) Oceania chief instructor and adviser Master Seti Suafa told Star Sports that TMD is a unified martial art that is centered on the Unification Church philosophy and ideology (unification…
Solomon Islands’ Kurukuru squad has been further trimmed from a 34 provisional list to a 23-man training squad. In a statement this afternoon SIFF revealed that Australia-based players Micah Lea’alafa, Jack Witney, and James Egeta are drafted into the squad alongside 20 home-based players. “The players will sign a contract with SIFF leading up to…
SIXTY-THREE athletes from Solomon Islands are now in Australia to train and participate in the country’s competitions as part of preparations for the 2023 Pacific Games. A statement from Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) performance manager Jackie Travertz said the 63 athletes represent three sporting federations – athletics, triathlon and swimming. Travertz said…
THE 2023 President’s Cup futsal tournament which was initially proposed to kick off last week has been rescheduled for March 13th. The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) competition department confirmed the duration of the tournament to start at March 13th and end at March 17th at the Friendship Hall. This was agreed upon in a…