The Tailevu Naitasiri soccer team is looking forward to its first game in the Super Premier Division after a lapse of 25 years.
The newly promoted team lost a three legged series to Navua in 1989 to be demoted but will take part in the Courts IDC after gaining promotion this year.
Tailevu Naitasiri Football president, Sandeep Roy, says they have a lot of respect for Nadi and will use this tournament for exposure with the big guns.
“There haven’t been any injuries or setbacks. Everything is good and we’re just looking forward to this tournament. This tournament basically we taking it as learning experience in the Super premier Division. We want to know how the players would take the pressure, the crowd support, the environment and the atmosphere in the Super Premier Division.”
The IDC tournament starts on Saturday, with Labasa playing Suva Subrail Park at 2pm, while on the same day, Rewa plays Nadroga at 4pm in Nadi.
Nadi will play newcomers Tailevu Naitasiri at 6pm at home and on Sunday, Lautoka meets Ba at Churchill Park at 3pm.
You can catch live commentaries of the Rewa-Nadroga, Nadi-Tailevu Naitasiri and Lautoka-Ba matches on Radio Fiji 2 with the voice of soccer, Raymond Stoddart.
