From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad11 Jan 2027
Jone Naraba 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market11 Jan 2027
The phone has started ringing about Meli Talevakarua again, and this time the name on the line is Nadroga. Nasinu are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market11 Jan 2027
Jone Naraba linked with a move away
The name of Jone Naraba keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Nasinu say nothing, which says plenty.
Squad11 Jan 2027
A new face in his position, and Taniela Rakariva suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Nasinu have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market11 Jan 2027
A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Shofwaan Ali arrives from Navua with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Manit Lal knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Manit Lal trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
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Uneasy
Market4 Jan 2027
“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.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market4 Jan 2027
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Nasinu will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Market4 Jan 2027
12 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Jone Naraba has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Jone Naraba keeps the shirt for now, at Nasinu's convenience rather than his own.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market28 Dec 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Rayhan Utina was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom28 Dec 2026
141% of the income goes out in wages at Nasinu
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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad21 Dec 2026
Rayhan Utina 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad21 Dec 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonetani Buksh, and the manager let it.
Market21 Dec 2026
Newton Tabe runs his contract down
1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Nasinu money.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad14 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Rayhan Utina was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad14 Dec 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Komang Dedi commits to Nasinu for another 3 years.
Market14 Dec 2026
The clock does Jonetani Buksh’s negotiating for him
1 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Nasinu could ask drops and the wages Jonetani Buksh can ask rise.
Squad14 Dec 2026
A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Nasinu would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.
Market14 Dec 2026
No fee and no drama: Komang Dedi has signed at Nasinu, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.
Squad14 Dec 2026
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Kalisito Veikoka keeps the shirt for now, at Nasinu's convenience rather than his own.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market7 Dec 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad7 Dec 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dika Kuswardani commits to Nasinu for another 3 years.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Rayhan Utina 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market30 Nov 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Jone Naraba 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom30 Nov 2026
179% of the income goes out in wages at Nasinu
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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
The medical room confirms 46 days on the sidelines for Ashok Kumar, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad30 Nov 2026
A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Nasinu would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Amani Makoe has company in his position
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Amani Makoe keeps the shirt for now, at Nasinu's convenience rather than his own.
In brief
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Market
Nasinu shop where it costs nothing
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Market
Nasinu shop where it costs nothing
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad23 Nov 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad23 Nov 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Desmond Udoka and Nasinu agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Jonetani Buksh
“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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad16 Nov 2026
Jone Naraba 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Loan watch16 Nov 2026
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Nasinu, and 0 appearances in 10 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Newton Tabe 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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market9 Nov 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Loan watch9 Nov 2026
“I did not go to Nadroga to sit and watch. I want to come back to Nasinu and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market2 Nov 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Jone Naraba 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad2 Nov 2026
75 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
In brief
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Boardroom
179% of the income goes out in wages at Nasinu
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Squad
Abdul Sahil is not doing himself any favours
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Squad
The penny has dropped for Abdul Sahil
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad26 Oct 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad26 Oct 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonetani Buksh, and the manager let it.
Market26 Oct 2026
The clock does Newton Tabe’s negotiating for him
2 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Nasinu could ask drops and the wages Newton Tabe can ask rise.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market19 Oct 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jonetani Buksh was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad19 Oct 2026
“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 watch19 Oct 2026
“I watch every Nasinu game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Nadroga runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Market19 Oct 2026
2 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Nasinu money.
Squad19 Oct 2026
He looks like a man who lives here now rather than one who is working here. It took most of a season, and at Nasinu the difference is visible from the back of the stand.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market12 Oct 2026
Ashok Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad12 Oct 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Loan watch12 Oct 2026
“I did not go to Nadroga to sit and watch. I want to come back to Nasinu and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market5 Oct 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jonetani Buksh was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad5 Oct 2026
The medical room confirms 103 days on the sidelines for Ashok Kumar, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom5 Oct 2026
308% of the income goes out in wages at Nasinu
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.
Market5 Oct 2026
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Nasinu, another week without a signature from Manit Lal.
Squad5 Oct 2026
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad28 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad28 Sep 2026
The medical room confirms 19 days on the sidelines for Maikah Dau, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad28 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonetani Buksh, and the manager let it.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad21 Sep 2026
Jone Naraba 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market21 Sep 2026
The clock does Jonetani Buksh’s negotiating for him
3 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Nasinu could ask drops and the wages Jonetani Buksh can ask rise.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Newton Tabe 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.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market14 Sep 2026
Tushal Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Taniela Rakariva keeps the shirt for now, at Nasinu's convenience rather than his own.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market7 Sep 2026
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market7 Sep 2026
Ashok Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Market7 Sep 2026
The deal that would have taken Manit Lal to Labasa has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Nasinu with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad7 Sep 2026
The medical room confirms 132 days on the sidelines for Ashok Kumar, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Wages eat 295% of everything Nasinu earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jonetani Buksh was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market31 Aug 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
The paperwork is done: Apisai Sesewa joins from Nadi in a deal worth $7.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Amani Makoe 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market31 Aug 2026
The phone has started ringing about Manit Lal again, and this time the name on the line is Labasa. Nasinu are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Taniela Rakariva keeps the shirt for now, at Nasinu's convenience rather than his own.
Market31 Aug 2026
Newton Tabe runs his contract down
4 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Nasinu money.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market24 Aug 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Nasinu, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Amani Makoe was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
“I want to play”: Elvis Raju speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A new face in his position, and Taniela Rakariva suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Nasinu have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market24 Aug 2026
The clock does Jonetani Buksh’s negotiating for him
4 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Nasinu could ask drops and the wages Jonetani Buksh can ask rise.
Market24 Aug 2026
A season-long look at somebody else’s player: Abdul Sahil arrives from Ba with something to prove and a return ticket in the drawer. Good loans make everybody richer; this one starts Saturday.
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Match12 Aug 2026
Nasinu out of the cup
Tailevu Naitasiri ended it 2‑2. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.
Market17 Aug 2026
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
Tushal Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Nasoni Mereke was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Emori Ragata
“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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.20, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.12, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
It was his to settle and he did not settle it. A long walk back to the halfway line, and a considerably longer week.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market10 Aug 2026
Ashok Kumar hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Nasinu
Jone Naraba was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jonetani Buksh, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market10 Aug 2026
Still no offer on the table, and Taniela Rakariva’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Market10 Aug 2026
Manit Lal told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Manit Lal has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Nasinu.
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Steady
Market3 Aug 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Nasinu can pretend not to have heard.
Squad3 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Emori Ragata commits to Nasinu for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jone Naraba 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 Nasinu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market3 Aug 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market3 Aug 2026
24 months and counting on Jone Naraba
Still no offer on the table, and Jone Naraba’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Market3 Aug 2026
Newton Tabe told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Newton Tabe has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Nasinu.