Sports

Infantino congratulates Lautoka

September 20, 2018 12:31 am

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has congratulated Lautoka Football for winning the Vodafone Premier League and booking a spot in the OFC Champions League.

In a statement Infantino says it gave him great pleasure to send his warmest congratulation to Lautoka FC for their fourth ever championship title.

“This title is the result of the determination of everyone involved and my congratulations go to the players, the coach, the administration, the entire technical and medical staff as weII as the fans for this great achievement.”

Article continues after advertisement

Lautoka finished on top of the table with 31 points registering 9 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss after two full round of 14 matches.

Ba became the second team from Fiji to qualify for the OFC Champions League after finishing second with 26 points, two points ahead of Nadi who finished third with 24 points.

Suva and Labasa finished with 19 points, however the Capital City Boys pushed Labasa to fifth place with a better goal difference.

Rewa finished on sixth spot with 13 points while Tavua survived in the premier division with 12 points sending Dreketi down to the senior division