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Gamel to coach Lautoka for Pacific Community Cup

Gamel to coach Lautoka for Pacific Community Cup

By Rashika Kumar
08/11/2022
[Image: Fiji Football Association]

The Design Engineering/All-in-One Builders Lautoka soccer team will be coached by former national football head coach Christophe Gamel for the 2022 All-in-One Cakes &Restaurant Pacific Community Cup.

Lautoka Football Association Vice President Muni Rajan Nair says it is great to have such an experienced coach with them in their bid to defend the title.

He says they are the defending champions so they have to be strong and defend the title just as all other teams want to win.

Nair says the boys have been training since last week with Assistant Coach Anginesh Prasad but Gamel will take over from today and will work out his plan for the campaign.

He also confirmed striker Sairusi Nalaubu is back with the team and they will have former Ba, Rewa, and national rep Kishan Sami as a guest player.

The tournament will be hosted at Prince Charles Park from the 24th to the 27th of this month.

Group A has AUFFI All-Stars from Australia, Ba FC, Nadi FC, USA All Stars while Group B has Suva FC, Labasa FC, Lautoka FC, NZFFA All Star from New Zealand.

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