Fiji national under-23 football team

Fiji U23

Nickname(s)	Bula Boys
Association	Fiji Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Frank Farina
Captain	Jale Dreloa
FIFA code	FIJ
First colours Second colours
OFC U23 Championship
Appearances	5
Best result	Winners, 2015

The Fiji national under-23 football team, also known as Fiji U23, represents Fiji at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Fiji national football team

History

Fiji U23 made the maximum of seven appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a first place in 2015. This means they will participate at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

OFC

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1992
1996
1999
2004	Group-stage	4	3	0	1	12	8	+4	9
2008	Group-stage	5	3	0	2	21	6	+15	9
2012	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	14	3	+11	12
2015	Champions	5	2	3	0	42	2	+40	9
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Olympic Games

Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 – 1988	Did Not Participate
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Qualified

Rio de Janeiro 2016

Fiji v South Korea

4 August Group C	Fiji	v	South Korea	Salvador, Brazil
17:00 UTC−03:00				Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

Fiji v Mexico

7 August Group C	Fiji	v	Mexico	Salvador, Brazil
13:00 UTC−03:00				Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

Germany v Fiji

10 August Group C	Germany	v	Fiji	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
16:00 UTC−03:00				Stadium: Mineirão

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head Coach	Frank Farina
Assistant Coach	Yogendra Dutt
Goalkeeping Coach	Simione Tamanisau
Team Director	Tarunesh Reddy
Physiotherapist	Varoon Karan
Doctor	Kapil Krishnam Swamy

Current Squad

The following players were called to the squad for the 2015 Pacific Games from 3–17 July 2015.
Caps and goals updated as of 17 July 2015 after the match against Papua New Guinea.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Senirusi Bokini (1994-02-06) February 6, 1994 1 0 Lautoka 20 1GK Tevita Koroi (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 6 0 Suva 2 2DF Ravinesh Dass (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 2 0 Nadroga 3 2DF Praneel Naidu (1995-01-29) January 29, 1995 1 0 Ba 4 2DF Kolinio Sivoki (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 5 0 Suva 5 3MF Jale Dreloa (1995-04-21) April 21, 1995 5 0 Suva 13 2DF Filipe Baravilala (1994-11-25) November 25, 1994 5 0 Nadi 16 2DF Sakaraia Naisua (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 4 0 Suva 18 2DF Viliame Bawai (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 2 0 Rewa 7 3MF Manasa Nawakula (1994-06-03) June 3, 1994 3 2 Ba 8 2DF Antonio Tuivuna (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 6 11 Nadi 11 3MF Christopher Wasasala (1994-12-31) December 31, 1994 5 9 Labasa 12 3MF Tevita Waranaivalu (1995-09-16) September 16, 1995 6 1 Rewa 14 3MF Garish Prasad (1995-02-01) February 1, 1995 6 5 Rewa 17 3MF Nickel Chand (1995-07-28) July 28, 1995 6 1 Suva 19 3MF Ratu Nakalevu (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 6 1 Rewa 6 4FW Saula Waqa (1995-10-12) October 12, 1995 1 0 Ba 9 4FW Iosefo Verevou (1996-01-05) January 5, 1996 5 5 Rewa 10 4FW Rusiate Matarerega (1993-01-17) January 17, 1993 2 0 Suva 15 4FW Napolioni Qasevakatini (1993-03-17) March 17, 1993 6 9 Suva

Recent callups

The following players have also represented Fiji U-23 in the last 12 months:

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 2DF Setareki Vola (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 3 0 Nadi 2DF Mikaele Waqanicakau (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 0 0 Suva 3MF Edward Justin (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 1 0 Lautoka 3MF Sitiveni Cavuilagi (1994-07-26) July 26, 1994 1 0 Ba 3MF Vikranth Chandra (1993-01-10) January 10, 1993 0 0 Nadi 3MF Hussaini Khan (1994-04-14) April 14, 1994 0 0 Nadroga 3MF Anish Khem (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993 0 0 Nadi 4FW Tomasi Tuicakau (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 1 0 Nadroga 4FW Soheb Sheik (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 3 0 Auckland United