SOLO the turtle mascot for the 2023 Pacific Games continues its tour to all provinces. His most recent tour was in Rennell Bellona Province where Solo and the team spent a week visiting both Islands. Community Engagement and Special Events Coordinator for the Pacific Games 2023 Jacqueline Igi revealed the next tour will be in…
SOLOMON Islands won their opening match of the MSG Prime Ministers Cup tournament in Port Vila, Wednesday. Solomon Islands edged New Caledonia 1-0, thanks to the 47th minute goal by Alvin Hou. The one goal win was enough for Coach Felipe Arango’s men to secure the first three points despite having had early scoring chances.…
SOLOMON Islands national futsal team, Kurukuru was denied the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Cup title after going down to New Zealand 6-2 at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji yesterday. As expected, the match kicked off on a high note. By the end of the first half, Kurukuru was trailing by two goals with New…
THE Solomon Islands national men’s football team will kick off their MSG Prime Minister Cup campaign taking on New Caledonia at the Korman Stadium in Port Villa on Wednesday. The national squad comprises of some new faces compared to that of the team that represented Solomon Islands at the recent World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar.…
KOSSA COACH Eddie Marahare will be organizing a football tournament in East Guadalcanal to select players for team Eastern Frigates as they gear up to defend the Guadalcanal title. Home based soccer players of East Guadalcanal will travel to town to play against town based Eastern Guadalcanal players. Preparations actually started kicked off last month…
SOLOMON Islands national futsal team, Kurukuru has made an impressive start to their Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Cup campaign in Fiji, Wednesday. Team Kurukuru opened their campaign defeating New Caledonia 9-3 at the Vodafone Arena in Suva. Kurukuru led the first half 3-1 before adding another six goals while New Caledonia another two in…
THE Solomon Islands national U19 men’s football team ended their group A matches as runner ups after they were defeated by New Zealand in Tahiti, Wednesday. New Zealand secured top spot in Group A at the OFC U-19 Championship 2022 with a comfortable 6-0 win over Solomon Islands at Stade Fautaua in Papeete, Tahiti. A…
THE country’s national men’s football team has settled in Port Vila, Vanuatu ahead of the MSG Prime Ministers Cup tournament. The team of 24 players and team officials departed yesterday for Vanuatu. The National Team Head coach Felipe Vega Arango recently told media the team is ready to compete. He highlighted that the team’s aim…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare who is also the minister of the 2023 Pacific Games has requested two additional futsal stadium halls for two provinces, the request was made to the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo. Sogavare revealed this when he took delivery of the new futsal multipurpose hall from the visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Honorable…
THE Solomon Islands National Institute of Sports (SINIS) on Tuesday started its first series of Sport Specific Foundation Coach Courses in Honiara. SINIS said courses began with taekwondo with support from its national federation with introduction to topics on basic methods of teaching, coaching and playing the combat sport with enthusiasm and confidence in a…