Courtesy: Fiji Live Sports


Fiji FUTSAL team announced

May 25, 2008

The Fiji FUTSAL Commission has announced a 12 member national team that will compete in the OFC Qualifiers in Suva next month for a spot to the FUTSAL World Cup in September.

The team comprises of players from six districts and all players named are of indo-Fijian ethnicity. Six southern, two western and four northern division players have made the team.

Lautoka duo Alvin Avinesh and Arvindra Naidu are the only players from the western division while Labasa quartet of brothers Azmat and Imtiaz Begg, Dinesh Mudliar and Sandeep Nair alongside Rewa’s Kamal Hassan, Wasim Ali, Navua’s Siga Ali, Nasinu’s Ashish Chand and Suva pair of Vikash Prasad and Mira Hussein Sahib complete the list.

Fiji FUTSAL secretary Jainendra Sukhu said the team was a good one as it comprised of some of the finest and most skilful FUTSAL players in the country and the Commission was looking forward to positive results in the qualifiers.

“We have named the best possible team and are hopeful of doing well in the tournament which will also have big teams like New Zealand, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

“The players selected have been playing FUTSAL for some time now and are very well versed with the rules and style of the shorter code of football which is somewhat more rigorous and demands full fitness and alertness” said Sukhu.

National coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti will coach the national team and will be assisted by former Suva and national midfielder Intiaz Khan.

The team will assemble after the Fiji Bitter FACT tournament next week.

The OFC FUTSAL Qualfiers will be played from June 8-14 at the Vodafone Arena in Suva.






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