FOLLOWING the departure of the first three Solomon Islands young footballers Raphael Le’ai, Rovu Boyers and Javin Wae to Australia last week after securing moves to various clubs in Australia for the Australia National Premier League (NPL) 2025/2026 season, another three Solomon Islands footballers have followed suit. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) confirmed this upon…
TWO Solomon Islanders have been shortlisted in the Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSW) Stars award 2024. Biliki head coach and former national beach icon, James Naka and sensational striker, Thomas Amasia are named to compete for the awards. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) confirmed on Friday after Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSW) announced the short-listed candidates all…
ONLY three national sport federations have registered with the Solomon Islands National Sports Council (SINSC) to date. SINSC Chief Executive Officer Alison Burchell stated that the total number of national associations of sport yet to register is challenging to determine. “This is because some associations are operational and should register, some appear to have become…
THE National Men’s and Women’s Under-21 Hockey Teams are participating in a well-being session at the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) in preparation for the Junior World Cup qualifiers in Auckland, New Zealand. The qualifiers will run from January 29 to February 2. The well-being sessions are led by Coordinator Coach Carlson Hagemana…
WITH the 2025 Oceania Junior World Cup Qualifiers (OJWCQ) coming up, the Solomon Islands National Institute of Sport (SINIS) Wellbeing Lifestyle Performance (WLP) Department has conducted engaging education awareness sessions for the country’s national Under-21 Hockey Teams at the SINIS High-Performance Centre. The Wellbeing Lifestyle Performance (WLP) education sessions for the national hockey teams were…
SOLOMON Islands U-19 Women’s National Team will compete for a qualifying spot at the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025 – Qualifying – in Tonga, scheduled for March 7 to13. The official draw for the tournament was conducted yesterday by the OFC in Auckland, New Zealand, and it determined that the Solomon Islands U-19 Women’s Team…
THE Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has introduced Congolese Jonathan Bilio as the new SIFF Academy Manager. Bilio has extensive football coaching experience, holding Licenza D, UEFA C, and UEFA B coaching qualifications. His career highlights include managing international academy teams and achieving remarkable success on and off the pitch. Bilio played for renowned clubs…
THE National Futsal Team – Solomon Kurukuru – will kick off their trials today at the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Academy in Honiara. This was confirmed by the SIFF-Futsal Department last weekend upon announcing the trial list that would go into intense trials in preparation for the prestigious OFC Futsal Men’s Cup in Honiara…
THE Isabel Football Association (IFA) has successfully elected its new executive in an elective congress hosted last Thursday in Buala, Isabel Province. The congress showcased strong representation from all the 16 zones within the IFA, highlighting a unified approach to advancing football governance and development in the province. The official programme was graced with the…
FORMER Solomon Islands national footballer Michael Fifi embraces his new career in coaching leading the Matamata Swifts FC in their 2025 season. The former Team Wellington flamboyant winger has now graced his new career as a coach in charge of the Matamata Swifts FC in the Northen NRFL conference. In an exclusive interview with AW…