Vanuatu national football team due in Honiara today

Vanuatu football team will arrive in Honiara today to take on the Solomon Islands national team in an international friendly match at Lawson Tama Stadium.

The friendly match that will be played on Friday is expected to be entertaining as well as draw a huge crowd from around Honiara.

Supporters from Solomon Islands are already talking about the game and have voiced their support for the home team that is preparing for the World Cup Qualifier against New Zealand in September.

Solomon Islands Technical Director, Henry Fa’arodo who is likely to lead the team said their preparation is positive.

“Our primary focus now is to get a positive result from the match which we can build on for our World Cup qualifying.

“All the boys are trying to focus on our game plan for the first leg away and our friendly match with Vanuatu will prepare us ahead for that,” he said.

Earlier Solomon Islands coach, Felipe Vega-Arango from Spain said the squad has been in intensive training and the friendly against Vanuatu would be crucial in picking a side to play against the All Whites.

“Right now I have 25 players on the team and the friendly match will help me to pick the best 21 players for the World Cup qualifying,” he said.

Coach Vargaro added he hopes to include new players selected from the Solomon Cup tournament recently held in Honiara last month.

The Solomon Islands Football Federation also planning to organize international friendly matches with clubs from Australia to help the national side.

 

Photo supplied. Caption: Vanuatu national team in action against Solomon Islands during the Nation Cup held last year.

 

     

Author: 
Charles Kadamana