Fiji’s Lautoka and Rewa players make up a significant part of the 26-member Digicel Bula Boys squad selected for the upcoming FIFA International “A” Friendlies Tri-Nations Series in Fiji. Each of these teams contributes six players to the roster.
The Lautoka team includes defenders Antonio Tuivuna and Sterling Vasconcellos, midfielders Muni Shivam Naidu, Aporosa Yada, Sitiveni Cavuilagi, and striker Sairusi Nalaubu. Representing Rewa are goalkeeper Isikeli Sevanaia, defenders Ivan Kumar, Patrick Joseph, Samuela Kautoga, and midfielders Tevita Waranaivalu and Setareki Hughes.
Navua has three players: Filipe Baravilala, Thomas Dunn, and Rahul Krishna, while Ba and Suva have two players each. Notably, Merill Nand, the current top scorer in DFPL and a Suva striker, has been omitted from the squad.
Fiji is set to compete against the Solomon Islands National Team on September 2 at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva at 7 PM, followed by a match against the Hong Kong, China National Team on September 8 at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
The complete 26-member squad includes: Isikeli Sevanaia, Jerome Narayan, Akuila Mateisuva, Samuela Kautoga, Patrick Joseph, Sterling Vasconcellos, Antonio Tuivuna, Mosese Nabose, Filipe Baravilala, Ivan Kumar, Muni Shivam Naidu, Sitiveni Cavuilagi, Thomas Dunn, Mohammed Raheem, Setareki Hughes, Aporosa Yasa, Nabil Begg, James Hoyt, Tevita Waranaivalu, Dave Radrigai, Sairusi Nalaubu, Etonia Dogalau, Roy Krishna, Mohammed Aymaan, Rahul Krishna, and Melvin Mani.