Futsalroos set for Solomon Islands as PacificAus Sports Futsal Series heads to Honiara | Football Australia

Building on the success of the Solomon Islands’ 2023 tour of Australia, the 2024 edition of the PacificAus Sports Futsal Series will see Miles Downie’s squad become the first visiting side to take on the Solomon Islands’ Kurukurus at Honiara’s newly constructed Friendship Hall.

The purpose-built indoor sports venue will host all three matches, which will kick off at 6:00pm local time on Wednesday, February 21, Friday, February 23, and Sunday, February 25.

The result of a partnership with the Australian Government through its PacificAus Sports program, the series will provide the Futsalroos with high-quality hit-outs ahead of April’s AFC Futsal Asian Cup Thailand 2024™, where they will compete for one of four available places at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024™.

Football Australia CEO James Johnson said of the series: “I’m thrilled that Football Australia has another opportunity to partner with the Solomon Islands Football Federation, with our Futsalroos travelling to the Solomon Islands to take part in the second edition of the PacificAus Sports Futsal Series.

“Having welcomed Kurukuru to Australia in June 2023, we’re pleased to be travelling over so shortly after the Solomon Islands hosted the Pacific Games, and as part of a year-long calendar of football events they’re hosting. This is a great opportunity for several matches against quality international opposition.

“Activity of this type, which is made possible through our organisation’s longstanding partnership with the Australian Government and the PacificAus Sports program, demonstrates the capacity of our game to support Australia’s relationships with countries in any region of the world,” concluded Johnson.

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