The Fiji Under-16 side will have to win their third pool game in order to make it through to the OFC Men’s Championship semifinal.

Nadroga Football Club President Max Chetty has expressed disappointment about players who he says have let the district down.

Fiji is set to host two group stage matches for the FIFA World Cup 26™ Qualifiers for the Oceania Zone, alongside Vanuatu, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea.

The Fiji Under-16 captain is confident his players will get the job against New Zealand done today.

A month ago, Suva FC was on the brink of relegation from the Premier League.

Germany thrashed Zambia 4-1 to clinch a spot in the women’s Olympic soccer quarter-finals on Wednesday while Brazil also went through despite losing to Spain but Australia will have to wait and see after losing to already-qualified United States.

The Fiji Under-16 side has been focusing on improving their finishing in the past two days.

Apart from fitness and ball work, Flick Hygiene Lautoka football head coach Shivam Raj and his side will be focusing on their finishing when they face Extra Rewa in the Rooster Chicken/Scoops Ice Cream Battle of the Giant semi-finals on Saturday.

Nadi is set to make a strong bid to end their 28-year title drought in the Battle of the Giant tournament this weekend.

Hosts France secured a place in the quarter-finals of the men’s Olympic football tournament with a 3-0 win over New Zealand that put them top of Group A, while the United States edged Guinea 3-0 to progress on the final day of the group stage.

The current Fiji football side is determined to make history by becoming the first Fijian team to win the OFC Men’s Under-16 Championship tournament.

The pool draws for the RC Manubhai/APCO Coatings Veterans Tournament 2024 has been drawn this afternoon.