Uzayr Buksh

Goalkeeper - Suva
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
56 Edition

The Suva Courier

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Suva are in real trouble now

Position 9, 19 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

Squad

Amitesh Krishna: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Suva have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Meli Talevakarua gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Boardroom

The numbers do not look good at Suva

Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.

Squad

Waisake Navunigasau asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market

Bruce Hughes linked with a move away

The name of Bruce Hughes keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Suva say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

Back issues
46 Edition

The Suva Courier

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Suva find a way past Lautoka

Lautoka made Suva work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Loan watch

Neerav Goundar wants to come home

“I did not go to Tailevu Naitasiri to sit and watch. I want to come back to Suva and fight for my place.” 4 appearances in 21 matches say the rest.

Squad

Amir Khamatdinov signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Amir Khamatdinov commits to Suva for another 3 years.

Squad

Uzayr Buksh gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market

Experience through the door at Suva

Mahamat Ngaradoumbe arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.

Squad

Tito Nabenia makes his debut at 15

At 15 years old, Tito Nabenia became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

Market

The Ramzan Khan talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Suva know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Akuila Mateisuva called up by his country

A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Suva that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.

Market

Amir Khamatdinov joins Suva on a free

No fee and no drama: Amir Khamatdinov has signed at Suva, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.

In brief

44 Edition

The Suva Courier

31 May 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Suva's wait for a win

10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Suva has to find a result from somewhere.

Match

Suva are in real trouble now

Position 9, 11 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 8 of the 22 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Match

Suva come up short against Ba

Ba left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Kavaia Rawaqa

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom

The numbers do not look good at Suva

Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.

In brief

43 Edition

The Suva Courier

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Suva's wait for a win

9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Suva has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Uzayr Buksh: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Suva have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Panapasa Tawakece

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Loan watch

Raneshwar Goundar wants to come home

“I did not go to Tailevu Naitasiri to sit and watch. I want to come back to Suva and fight for my place.” 4 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.

Match

Suva draw a blank against Nadroga

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Nadroga defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

Market

Akuila Mateisuva linked with a move away

The name of Akuila Mateisuva keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Suva say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

23 Edition

The Suva Courier

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

The Akuila Mateisuva talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Suva know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Somebody is after Ravinesh Karan Singh’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Ravinesh Karan Singh suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Suva have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Market

Suva pick up Waisake Soga for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Waisake Soga arrives at Suva with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

Market

James Pillay joins Suva on a free

No fee and no drama: James Pillay has signed at Suva, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.

Market

Suva pick up Keni Cagi for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Keni Cagi arrives at Suva with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

Squad

Waisake Soga asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

6 Edition

The Suva Courier

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Ajesh Chand asks to leave Suva

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Uzayr Buksh is a Suva player

The fee is $4.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Rewa drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

Boardroom

338% of the income goes out in wages at Suva

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

Market

Talks stall between Suva and Nishal Sharma

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Squad

Merrill Nand called up by his country

A window away with the national side, and a shirt at Suva that briefly doubles as an advertisement. A call-up flatters the player and the club that built him in the same breath.

Squad

Somebody is after Akuila Mateisuva’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Akuila Mateisuva suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Suva have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief