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Football team to be named today

July 14, 2016 12:00 am

The 18 member Vodafone Fiji under 23 team to play at the Rio Olympics will be named in the next hour.

Three players will be dropped from the current 21-member squad.

Rusiate Matererega, Christopher Wasasala and Benaminio Matenaqara were dropped last week, while Samuela Kautoga and Manasa Nawakula pulled out due to personal reasons.

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The team departs for Brazil on the 26th of this month.

Fiji is pooled with Germany, Mexico and Korea at the tournament.