Fiji FUTSAL squad named for OFC tourney February 28, 2009
The Fiji Football Association’s FUTSAL commission has named a strong 25 member training squad for the upcoming Oceania Football Confederation FUTSAL Championship which will be played in Fiji.
Fiji FUTSAL secretary Jainendra Sukhu said the commission decided to name a squad early so the team prepares well for the tournament.
“Fiji is hosting the championship and needs to field a competitive and strong team therefore we have named our squad early so they can have the best preparation.”
“The players have been selected based on their performance in the first open club championship that we held in Suva and other players that impress in the western competition which we will be holding in Ba next month will also be considered for the national team.”
“The squad will commence training from next Thursday under coach Intiaz Khan and the training program will continue till the championship in July.”
“FUTSAL is a very popular and fast growing sport in the Oceania region and teams have a lot of benefits of competing in the sport as the winners of the regional playoffs automatically qualify for the World stage competitions” he added.
The western open club championship will be played at Govind Park from March 22-23.
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