BILIKIKI BOYS OPT FOR EXPERIENCE
Monday, 17 March 08, 09:33 AM
HONIARA - Solomon Islands beach soccer bosses have opted for experience after naming seventeen players in its train-on squad for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Marseille 2008.
Samson Takayama, Gideon Omokirio, Fred Hale, Eddie Ngaitin, Joe Luwi, Gibson Hosea, John Morgan, Junior Eke, George Kwanai and James Naka form a solid core of players with previous FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup experience.
Naka, in particular, has established a reputation on the world stage as a deadly goalscorer and Bilikiki Boys success will depend largely on whether the diminiutive Kossa FC player can replicate the form he has shown of late in the DJ Graphics Beach Soccer "Road to France" Cup at DC Park on the outskirts of Honiara.
Naka is backed up by two defensive lynchpins in Gideon Omokirio and Samson Takayama both of whom play for the senior international team and Kossa FC in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) O-League.
Joe Luwi - Naka's amiable strike partner for club and country - is another player who has graced the sands of Rio de Janiero more than once and is likely to find himself a crucial source of goals.
Seven were picked from the recent DJ Graphics sponsored competition at the DC Park.
This will be the third time that Solomon Islands has played at a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup following on from appearances in Rio de Janeiro in 2006 and 2007.Bilikiki team manager Reuben Oimae says training for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Marseille 2008 will take place on Monday evenings from 16H00hrs.
"It is very good that we have a better facility to train at with DC Park. Where we used to train (at AI Park) is not ideal for preparing to play in a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and the Bilikiki Boys owe a lot to the support of DJ Graphics.
DJ Graphics has helped establish a beach soccer venue and local competition that is fast developing in its popularity and this can only be good for this form of football in our country," a Bilikiki Boys team spokesman told www.oceaniafootball.com
DJ Graphics has established a four team local competition called DJ Graphics "Road to France" Cup with potential Bilikiki Boys squad members divided up into teams that play in a league format before finishing off with a play-off series.
BILIKIKI BOYS TRAIN-ON SQUAD:
Gideon Omokirio, James Naka, Fred Hale, Samson Takayama, Eddie Ngaitin, George Kwanai, Joe Luwi, Gibson Hosea, John Morgan and Junior Eke. The new players are; Nicholas Muri, Michael Taeman, Henry Padaverana, Hickley Rence, Franco Ne’e, Augustine Anisi, and Gabriel Ramo.
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Yes but you never beat Vanuatu in OFC Competition. Van beat you in REAL Competition but lost with the format. Vanuatu wish you Good luck in France and see you in Vila 2009.
What are you talking about Mr. NOway? Can you recall the last OFC match between Solo and Vanuatu? Please get your facts right, which real competition are you talking about? You must be dreaming NOway! NOway will Vanuatu beat Solo in any competitive competition...the result of the last OFC under 23 Qualifying tournament speaks for itself. Solo is the best!!
hahahaha.....NOway...still shocked are u...???..solo beat d crap outta u guys 5-nil in d U23 olympic qualifying tournament....and now we'll be jetting off 2 our 3rd beach soccer world cup in a row...in a row...now that's impressive...the OFC U23 waz a real competition bro....organized by OFC..which point do u not understand...???...
Ke zaur nafu na! bae NOway sote go moa ia.. Well, no matter how much you dont like Solo, Solo will always be the best when it comes to real competitions,...Outdoor soccer, futsal, beach soccer and in every category. Yes, for beach soccer, this will be our third time in a row to compete in a world cup soccer competition. Our players have had the real opportunity playing against some great football players and great nations in the world such as Brazil. It was only unfortunate that in the last beach soccer World Cup, we were pooled with the two eventual winners, otherwise Solo would have made a big history by reaching the final. I pity for Vanuatu, you boost about them but they never played at any highest soccer level like Solo. No wonder we are the best, and will always be the best!....GO SOLO GO!
Lets look at Noway's in a positve way. Infact he or she is encouraging and wishing Bilikiki a good luck. Thanks bro! in Vanu. Soccer is all about Competition and the best.
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