The Lautoka Herald
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Lautoka go back to the board over Eneriko Matau
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $20.0K — a club that wants Eneriko Matau enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Lautoka bid $2.0K for Luke Savu
The offer went to Labasa this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Lautoka bid $19.0K for Eneriko Matau
The offer went to Nadi this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lautoka get their man
The chase for Savenaca Nakalevu ended with $3.0K changing hands and Nasinu out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mohammed Alam 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 Lautoka this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Saula Waqa pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The town asked, and Lautoka paid $3.0K
Savenaca Nakalevu was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $3.0K. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Aporosa Yada will join Lautoka for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Aporosa Yada has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Lautoka have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lautoka promote Ilaisa Mocenica from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ilaisa Mocenica 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.
In brief
- Market Alipate Raju steps up from the Lautoka academy
- Market One of our own: Peni Kumar joins the Lautoka first team
- Squad No place for Savenaca Nakalevu in the new shape