By Ethan Habru in Adelaide
Solomon Islands International footballers are set for another exciting weekend of action across Australia’s top state-level leagues. The local boys are proudly competing in the South Australia National Premier League (SA NPL), SA State League One, and the New South Wales National Premier League (NSW NPL) — all part of Australia’s elite semi-professional football structure that feeds into the national A-League.
Kicking off the actions for the weekend, Solomon Islands soccer defender Javin Wae is expected to anchor Campbelltown City defence against Adelaide Croatia Raiders in a round 10 fixture of the South Australia (SA) National Premier League (NPL) this Friday.
Wae has been formidable in defence for Campbelltown in their last two matches and is expected to don the red jersey again at the heart of defence against 10 th place Raiders.
Campbelltown currently sits at sixth place on the SA NPL competition whilst his countryman Junior David and his Croydon FC are in seventh position.
David who came in as a second half substitute in Croydon’s 3-1 defeat to FK Beograd last weekend is expected to feature for his club against Metro Stars at home in Regency Park on Saturday 17th May.
Metro Stars currently leads the SA NPL table after round nine and will want to maintain its top position against Croydon in this round 10 fixture on Saturday.
In the SA State League One, Solomon Islands soccer defender William Komasi and his Adelaide Cobra side will take on Salisbury United 3pm local time on Saturday at the Weigall Oval Main in west Adelaide.
Cobra is currently in ninth place, thus Komasi and his teammates will need to up their game against fifth place Salisbury on Saturday.
Another Saturday afternoon round 10 match of the SA State League One will see Micah Lea’alafa and his Vipers FC teammates up against Cumberland United at the Apex Football Stadium in north Adelaide.
Vipers are 10 th on the ladder so far whilst their opponent Cumberland is in seventh, but Lea’alafa and company will be aiming for a victory.
Another SA State League One round 10 fixture will be featuring Rovu Boyers and his West Adelaide club taking on Adelaide Olympic on Saturday night also at the Apex Football Stadium in north Adelaide.
Boyers is currently one of the top goal scorers in the SA State League One level, having scored five goals so far for the Hellas and is fourth top goal scorer in the competition.
West Adelaide is currently third on the table whilst its Saturday opponent Adelaide Olympic is one place behind at fourth place.
Another Solomon Islands soccer player Raphael Leai will feature for his Wollongong Wolves side in the New South Wales (NSW) NPL on Saturday against Blacktown City.
Leai and his Wolves teammates became the first club to defeat Marconi last weekend and will be looking at emulating the same performance against Blacktown at WIN stadium on Saturday night.
Leai and his Adelaide-based colleagues Wae, David, Komasi, Lea’alafa and Boyers are playing club football in Australia through a funding support from the Australia High Commission in Honiara in partnership with the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF).