Courtesy: Solomon Star News


Kurukuru prepare for July

Wednesday, 29 April 2009

By PHILIP LILOMO

THE Solomon Islands Kurukuru national futsal team is currently back in full swing with their training ahead of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal tournament in Fiji, July 5-11 this year.

Kurukuru Coach Victor Wa’iia said training is progressing well and they will be ready in time for the OFC tournament.

The Kurukuru have defied all odds last year to earn the right to represent Oceania in the Futsal World Cup after impressive performance in the Oceania qualifiers in Fiji.

Despite the youngest team, the Kurukuru stunned their regional opponents with the display of speed and skill, which they hope to repeat this year.

The current Kurukuru training squad comprised of old players who have played in the World Cup plus some new drafted players.

The OFC Futsal tournament at the Vodafone Arena in Fiji will feature Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Tahiti.

But the host country is reported to be facing problems in getting their players to show interest.

The Fiji Times reported that the five-a-side soccer coach Imtiaz Khan has urged players to make an effort to start attending training for national selection.

However, Khan has been facing problems in getting players to show interest.

"It is a plea to all potential players to attend training. It is not encouraging to see the numbers not turning up.

“It was hard to dissect the reason for the non interest.

“There have been only a few players who have been showing up at training and he was racing against time,” Khan told the Fiji Times.






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