A spirited Solomon Islands took to the park with a desire to get their nation’s maiden win over New Zealand but found themselves on the wrong side of the score-line at fulltime. This is despite maintaining control of significant…
New Zealand will arrive in a relaxed mood after their 2-1 victory over New Caledonia in Dunedin secured them a right to proceed to the next stage of the qualifying process for the FIFA World CupTM. They will go…
The 18-man squad was named after it was revealed to players in a meeting held on Saturday. Sixteen local based players are in the squad while two overseas based players are expected to join them on Monday. The selection…
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Stage 3
Tahiti get off mark with first Stage 3 win
Mar 24, 2013, 12:00 AM 0
The home side took advantage of a much-changed Solomon Islands line-up to earn their first victory of the campaign thanks to a Donovan Bourebare free kick in the 28th minute and a late strike from captain Nicolas Vallar.The win…
Rubem Corrêa Barbosa was in the country to present his credentials to the Solomon Islands government but also used the opportunity to meet SIFF president, Martin Alufurai, and interim chief executive officer, Neil Poloso.The meeting was used to reassure…
The two teams will play this match at the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) academy field, the same venue which hosted their first test match on Thursday. It is scheduled for 3:00pm on Sunday 17th March and admission is…
First up is the final 2014 FIFA World Cup&153; Qualifiers match for Solomon Islands on Tuesday 26 March. Solomon Islands will play host to New Zealand in a match that will help to decide who proceeds to the next…
While the Bonitos showed good control and displayed the flare expected of them it was the Warriors that wanted the game more. They exercised greater fluidity and control giving the Bonitos only a limited supply of the ball throughout…
The Warriors, as they are popularly known locally, are relying only on training due to the absence of a local competition and so far the club has taken this viewpoint to heart. With dual daily training sessions the players…
Eddie Marahare takes over after polling the most votes in a three-way contest that included the incumbent Patrick Miniti and Francis Loxie. Miniti finished in second place and consequently lost the GFA presidency, a position he has held for…