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WANTOK CUP HONIARA 2008 - SOLOMON ISLANDS NAME 64-MAN SQUAD

Thursday, 19 June 08, 12:09 PM

HONIARA - Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has named an enlarged 64-man squad for the forthcoming Wantok Cup competition to be played during the Solomon Islands Anniversary week celebrations.

Solomon Islands has not played a full international since September 2007's shock XIII South Pacific Games defeat to Vanuatu in Apia.

With the opportunity to play international matches so rare since being eliminated from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Oceanian Zone Qualifiers, SIFF will enter two teams to ensure their domestic-based players gain as much experience on the international stage as possible.

The 64 players will be divided into two teams - Solomon Islands A and Solomon Islands B - for the purposes of development.

Successful Kossa FC coach Jacob Moli and his assistant Moses Toata will take the reins of Solomon Islands B with Solympic coach Luke Eroi and his assistant Masuaku Valere Rex in charge of Solomon Islands A.

Vanuatu will be favoured to turn in a strong performance following its two recent 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Oceanian Zone Qualifiers against New Caledonia.

Papua New Guinea has not played a full international since July last year when it lost 2-1 to Solomon Islands at Lawson Tama Stadium. Prior to that match, Papua New Guinea had not played any type of international football at senior level since 2004 when it beat Samoa 4-1 in an OFC Nations Cup match.

One notable name missing from the Solomon Islands squad list is that of Portland Timbers striker Benjamin Totori who recently left New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) champions Waitakere United for the American A League.

Another surprise absentee is former Youngheart Manawatu midfielder Alick Maemae. Maemae played three seasons in the NZFC before returning to the Solomon Islands domestic football late last year.

The lightening quick and talented Maemae blotted his copybook in his last two international appearances for both the senior international team in Samoa and Solympics U-23 international team in Fiji when he was red carded in big matches against New Caledonia and New Zealand.

Maemae was also red carded at the National Clubs Championship recently and the view shared by local observers is that a rest on the sidelines will allow the player to review his disciplinary problem.

Veteran striker Batram Suri has left Solomon Islands to take up a short term contract with Ferrymead Bay in New Zealand and is also unavailable.

Solomon Islands international players based in Australia and New Zealand such as George Suri, Henry Fa'arodo and Stanley Waita have been overlooked for selection in favour of blooding more locally based talent.

The four team competition which will feature Solomon Islands A and Solomon Islands B, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in a tournament reminiscent of the now defunct Melanesian Cup.

The Melanesian Cup was first played for in 1988 with Fiji winning five titles, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu all winning one.

THE WANTOK CUP - HONIARA 2008

Tuesday July 3rd

Solomon Islands A vs. Solomon Islands B

Vanuatu vs. Papua New Guinea

Saturday July 5th

Solomon Islands A vs. Vanuatu

Solomon Islands B vs. Papua New Guinea

Monday July 7th

Solomon Islands B vs. Vanuatu

Solomon Islands A vs. Papua New Guinea

SOLOMON ISLANDS SQUAD:

Goalkeepers

1. John MORGAN (Kossa FC); 2. Shadrock RAMONI (Koloale FC); 3. Leon LEKEZOTO (Makuru FC); 4. Navusu KITU (Kokohale FC).

Defenders

5. Mahlon HOUKARAWA (Koloale FC); 6. Hardis AENGARI (Uncles FC); 7. Martin RUHASIA (Marist FC); 8. Steven RIQEO (Brothers FC); 9. Arnold KENI (Marist FC); 10. Stanton HULA (Vatu FC); 11. Batu FURAI (Uncles FC); 12. Edward KAIRI (Kossa FC); 13. David HOUPERE (Marist FC); 14. Timothy JOE (Koloale FC); 15. Jeffery BULE (Koloale FC); 16. Berry QALOKALE (Makuru FC); 17. Gibson DAUDAU (Uncles FC); 18. Welshman HOU (Koloale FC); 19. Seni NGAVA (Kossa FC); 20. Nelson SALE (Makuru FC); 21. Mathew OKAMAE (Koloale FC).

Midfielders

22. Mahlon MAEMANIA (Kossa FC); 23. Judd MOLEA (Uncles FC); 24. Richard MAMA (IC Rovers FC); 25. Lenson BISILI (Kokohale FC); 26. Fulton TEMOA (Uncles FC); 27. Ian NGAHU (Uncles FC); 28. Patrick MINITI (Marist FC); 29. Philip MISIBINI (Marist FC); 30. Leonard ROKOTO (Lagoon Brothers FC)l 31. Richard ANISUA (Koloale FC); 32. Mostyn BEUI (Koloale FC); 33. Lency SAENI (Koloale FC); 34. Moffat KILIFI (Makuru FC); 35. Andrew WAIMORA (Fasi Roo FC); 36. John WAYNE (Marist FC); 37. Priestly FUTA (Koloale FC); 38. Trevor SUINAO (Fasi Roo FC); 39. Stephen SIKOU (Uncles FC); 40. Kennedy UNGA (Sunbeam FC); 41. Paul WALE (Kossa FC); 42. Ken TONGA (Kossa FC); 43. Joachim WAROI (Marist FC).

Strikers

44. Commins MENAPI (Makuru FC); 45. Godwin BEUBEU (Kokohale FC); 46. Kluivert DAGI (IC Rovers FC); 47. Billy OLOMANI (Uncles FC); 48. Nathan KERA (Kokohale FC); 49. Lawrence FONAOTA (Naha FC); 50. Oscar SARA (Koloale FC); Michael TAEMAN (Wallas FC).

Auxiliary

52. Franco NE'E (Kossa FC); 53. Willie RIQEO (Kokohale FC); 54. Chris MOI (Vatu FC); 55. Joe MANU (Naha FC); 56. Timothy TIME (Central Honiara FC); 57. George KAUHIONA (Central Honiara); 58. Silas SAMO (Central Honiara); 59. Thomas MEKE (Central Honiara); 60. Ezra SALE (Central Honiara); 61. Wesley OLEA (Central Honiara); 62. Johan DOIWALE (Marist FC);63. Philip ASHLEY (Kossa FC); 64. Maxy SASAI (West Honiara)

Coaches (Solomon Islands A)

Luke EROI

Masuaku Valere REX

Coaches (Solomon Islands B)

Jacob MOLI

Moses TOATA

Posted by OFC · Comments (86)

Topics: OCEANIA Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Solomon Islands
Tags: OCEANIA Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Solomon Islands

86 Comments

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

Congrats..Solomon..
It shows you have alot of talented players...
Ignore the older ones /busy ones and give the others
the chance.. They are all capable of performing internationally..

Ronaldiniho wrote: | 3 months ago

Vanuatu should reconsider sending it national team to compete against the Solomons, instead it should consider more tougher oponents outside the region such as Itlay, England, Argentina and
Brazil.

They have nothing to gain from playing the Solomon Islands cos they have already beaten them both in the 5 a side and the 11 a side codes.

Ronaldiniho wrote: | 3 months ago

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

64 man means we have alot of players to pik from, thats great, if Vanuatu don't want turn up then they consider a French Cup .....we can still have the wantok cup without Vanuatu becaus they are
going to play Italy, England, Argentina and brazil

Squid wrote: | 3 months ago

Sorry but the beach soccer stars like Takayama, Naka and Luwi, Muri, Koto and Omokirio won't be in the team as they will be travelling out to Marseilles France for the Beach Soccer World Cup. Hem
nao mi se. No mixim codes.

Ronaldiniho wrote: | 3 months ago

falimae,

wadhi bodo u

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

The training squad justy shows the level of football in 2008 for Solomon islands. Watching the league games....I can see alot of very talented and intelligent players we have today, i think
Solomons will have a good side when the final selection is done....

Salesh wrote: | 3 months ago

I am delighted that SIFF had not rested back knowing that they don't have any international match around they opted to continue to develop football out there - Good thinking and full marks.

May the very best come out of this competition and bear fruits of development similar to Futsal acheivements for Solomons.

I have always encouraged development programme and SIFF had
takent he right step forward.

All the best.

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

Hey Mr squid.. Are you telling the forum that Naka,Takayama, Luwi,Muri,Koto,etc..will never play again for Kossa FC, Koloale FC and even the full strength solomon team?
Your argument is
stupid...Those players you mentioned above will still join their respective football club in honiara when they come back and for you to have a strong national team, you have to include people
like Omokiri, Naka,Takayam Etc.. Your national soccer team depends entirely on them..
Use your head..Mr squid from the ocean..

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

Squid,, those people like naka.omokiri, takayama,koto are your prominent and recognizable players in your country and let me tell you whether you like it or no they gonna mix the code you always
wanna talk about..

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

Ya you right Squid they are not going to be in the squad as we have alot players that do the same job as them. Let alone they represent SOLO in beach soccer, we have alot of players who are like
them here....Hem Olsem Ya....

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

Squid.....are you guys still at Dock, cos we are now sending the little birds.....like Kurukuru and Bilikiki........

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

falimae,,
i think those players you are refering to are on important duties overseas. The wantok cup is not that important, so you can pick tom,dick,harry to represent the team. If it is
important then the players overseas will join your team and even the beach soccer boys will also mix the code that mr squid does not want any body to mix. Hem olsem ya..

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

Hemi Olo Sem Ya.....kurukuru and Bilikiki hemi enaf

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

It will take another 4 years to qualify for world cup qualifying, therefore the Wantok Cup will develop a execellence where can indentify players for the next qualifiers that would be in 2011 in
Noumea, still a long road......thats where we are heading, them i am with it...

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

Is "Hemi olo sem ya" is the answer you give falimae?
About the mix of codes between futsal and football that those players mentioned above are doing?

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

Yes falimae,.. Another 4 years for the solomon team to compete again if they are lucky in the world cup qualification. Have you seen the photo attached to the story above.. If you don't know.. It
is taken when the Solomon team was beaten by New caledonia during the SPG in western Samoa.Remember...

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

Well I am not opposing Squid on this ones, but in Brazil from my knowledge, they started off playing futsal, street soccer, beach soccer, when they reach the age of 16 - 17 age thats when they
decide which code....It was in this small sided games they develop their skills.I beleive in 4 to 5 years time there will be a change for football in the outdoor soccer, especially if whe the
players in the junior football goes outdoor. Well for beach, we do not have a league ye but I think we are getting there one day.....with the mix I think I don't see anything wrong with it...

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

I have watched documentries of Robinho, Ronaldo, Bebeto, the Brazilians, where the country is the spiritual home of football, they said they develop their skills from small sided games. Well they
are living testimonies for other players.

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

I believe thats where Solomon Islands is heading in football

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

vannysolo, I was there watching game when we lost to New caledonia, sad moment....he was praying

Squid wrote: | 3 months ago

Vannysolo pliz read properly. I am not saying that they will not play again for their respective clubs when they return. I am saying that they will not feature in the national team during the
wantok cup as they will be away on another national duty. And this is and will always be a problem for any national coach of any national team when you are betting on the same players who will be
involved in more than one discipline or when there are clashes in tournament dates. This is very true for Solo when our mentality gets distracted so easily. This is the reason why we have not
been doing well in the bigger numbered 11-a-side as opposed to the small sided games. I bet you that one day criss-crossing of codes will be regulated in the same way as player transfer or
release nowadays and when that happens squid will come and live on dry land.

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

Hahahahaha....Squid...How bro...

Gundulf wrote: | 3 months ago

In that sense you will be no longer squid, you will be called RAVEN.......

Soulsa wrote: | 3 months ago

Falimae n Squid...you don't need to go to the extent to explain yourselves to Ronaldiniho and Vanysolo. These two gentlemen have nothing to offer to football development in Solomon Islands except
to make unnecessary comments that does not worth a place in this forum. Why waste your precious time trying to answer their senseless questions

2371983 wrote: | 3 months ago

hope Tahiti can have some opportunity to play some international matches before 2014 World Cup qualifiers

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

mr squid from the sea,
you must have lost your memory..Remember the comment you made about hassan who signed for suva..Go back to your previous comments and read it again if you forget..You
want specialisation .don't you?..and "no mixim codes"
that what you were saying.. You go lo bush..
Falimae..Sorry for my comments about the photo mentioned above..
I know that guy .. he
is a soccer loving man and his fovourite team in the world is england.. he was really hurt when solomon was beaten...
Please forgive me if I offended him..

Salesh wrote: | 3 months ago

Bula vinaka!
After having paitence for all these while, I can say only one thing, thank GOD we have SEA dividing us.
Things have got out of hand here. African states are so united when in
football, they don't downplay nor they undermine fellow neigbours and the same goes for Europe.
We are still far behind but yet we are very good to belittle each other.
Solomons and Vanuatu
nationals please get real and don't get excited. Sports is meant to unite and lets just do that.
Vinaka vaka levu ni moce mada va lai lai.

Honiaraboy wrote: | 3 months ago

Ronaldiniho,

I think you are really really nostalgic!! You are always referring to the Solomon's loss to Vanuatu in the Apia 2007 SPG in this forum? Are you mentally retarded?

Read
this: In the Pool games, a full strength Solomon side defeated Vanuatu 2 goals to nil. In the 3rd place play-off, a weakened Solomon side lost to Vanuatu on the same scoreline. What is the net
effect here?

If Ronaldiniho mentions this stupid issue one more time in this forum, or in any other online forum for that matter, then he is definitely mentally retarded and
stupid.

Cheers from Honiara

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

Soulsa what are trying to say..You are not developing soccer in the solomons as well..What's your part in developing soccer in the solomons when using the forum?..
Just congratulate them when
they when and put your tail behind your legs when they loss?..Is that development of soccer??
Be realistic mr soulsa..

Soulsa wrote: | 3 months ago

You're right Salesh!!!We Solomon Islanders and Ni-Vans always want to belittle each other. We should be using sport to unite us as brothers. Time to grow up wantoks

Soulsa wrote: | 3 months ago

No offence meant Vanysolo...just a friendly reminder to you and your cohorts. Why waste our time arguing over petty things.

Vanysolo wrote: | 3 months ago

2371983,,Tahiti is another team in the region to watch out for during the next competition..Do not forget the P.N.G.
.These people using this forum tend to boast about them selves and forget
that other competitors are there as well...Good resists the proud and give grace to the humble..Satan was thrawn from heaven becos of proudness.
So be careful squid,soulsa & falimae

Soulsa wrote: | 3 months ago

Wari blo yu ya Vanysolo

guTTi_mAMa wrote: | 3 months ago

guys,
the wantok cup is much more than a competitive fixture!!
its called the wantok cup becoz we all share one common thing!! we are the MELANESIAN FAMILY!!!

so why all the crude
remarks??
ahy start something that is aimed at downgrading a competition that is aimed at benefitting all of us???

ronaldiniho,
your comments are immature!!! vanuatu playing the
european teams?? why would they even consider playing you guys??? a team that cannnot even qualify for the last elimination rounds of the world cup qualifiers??

no offence, but our
standerd is too low.....so keep dreaming about that day.....

anyways,
gohet mek noise....

GO SOLO GO!!

peace

Zizou_2008 wrote: | 3 months ago

Nafu fo argue nao...Solomon's Training Squad is selected and we should be talkig about the beauty of this squad; The number of young players involved in it!!! Its a good thing SIFF is giving the
young guys (if selected) a chance to experience international football...its time to rebuild for World cup qualifications (2011/2012)so yeah, i think SIFF has taken a step in the right direction.
Cheeers!!!

Squid wrote: | 3 months ago

Vanny boy My comment was "do not mix codes if one aspires to be a star." You traem cookim point ia while I take heed to Soulsa's advice to leave you alone in peace.