The Nadi Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Christopher Kumar in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nadi this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nadi rebuffed over Abishek Sauturaga
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Suva have kept their man, and Nadi go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Maleli Matai steps up from the Nadi academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Maleli Matai has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Tito Goundar joins the Nadi first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tito Goundar is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Nadi promote Anare Lal from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anare Lal has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Malakai Goundar steps up from the Nadi academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Malakai Goundar has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Transfer targets Nadi ask about Laisenia Waqa
- Squad Jimson Abana remains an outsider
- Squad The training reports on William Valentine are not good
- The dugout Jonasa Ravukitiliva keeps his manager's vote