Sports News April 2012

Grassroots Development in Focus
The development of future local footballers is the focus of a week-long FIFA and OFC grassroots course taking place in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara last week. More than 20 participants from Honiara and the outer provinces are attending the course, including one who has travelled across from the remote atolls of Rennell and Bellona to take part. The course will concluded over the weekend when the participants left with qualifications to carry out... more
Tafoa Made Debut Over Weekend
Politics and controversy aside, Chris Tafoa has a lot in common with athlete Zola Budd.The Solomon Islander grew up playing soccer in his country barefoot, something the former 5000m runner from South Africa did in the Olympics Games in her track event. Tafoa, who is making his debut for Cru Bar Maycenvale United in their Central League campaign tomorrow against Western Suburb in... more
Solomons Names Soccer Squad
A 31-man training squad for the OFC Nations Cup has been revealed by hosts the Solomon Islands and there is no shortage of well-known names amongst the line-up. As the event will be staged in Honiara, there was plenty of local pressure on the selection panel to come up with a strong side and the list does not disappoint with some of the finest players in the Pacific making the cut. The likes of Alick Maemae, Jack Wetney, Henry Fa'arodo and Benjamin Totori are... more
Vanuatu Beats Solomons in Beach Soccer
Vanuatu has won the Asia Pacific beach soccer final defeating the Solomon Islands Bilikiki team in a nail biting finish.Vanuatu's beach soccer team manager, Harry Attison, said the game was finally won four goals to three in a penalty shoot out. "We have been in the finals with Solomon Islands Bilikiki for the last three years. We lost to Solomons many times and this was a big history for Vanuatu Beach soccer and Vanuatu football so for me as team manager I am... more
Radike Samo for Solomon Islands
Qantas Wallabies, Will Genia, Radike Samo, Digby Ioane and Ben Tapuai have been selected as Ambassadors for the Pacific in Union program, a new tripartite initiative between Australian Rugby Union, the IRB and the Australian Government.Pacific in Union is a part of the Pacific Sports Partnerships, a program that uses sport as a vehicle to achieve social development... more
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By MARTIN SCHÄFFER Germany
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By DR GARY MCKAY Australia
Book launch - 'Redeeming Moti
By DR SUSAN MERRELL Australia

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