Board chairman and Fiji FA Vice President, Mr Yogeshwar Singh said the opening round next weekend will see all neighbouring districts battle against each other.#He said the districts wanted to play closer to home in the opening round and all teams agreed to play their neighbours.#“In our meeting the districts decided to play their neighbours as it’s early in the season and expenses in the opening round is a factor for most districts.”# “We took in consideration the plight of the districts as we understand the districts will not have to pay more for travelling and other expenses.”#He said fans should expect a lot of fireworks in the first round as all teams are preparing well and will have a lot in-store for their fans.#“Ofcourse when the neighbouring districts clash, there is a lot of rivalry and solid competition. The Ba vs Lautoka and Rewa vs Suva games should bring a lot of crowd. The same can be said for the Nadi vs Nadroga game as well.”# “Let’s not write off Dreketi, they really played well in the IDC and they are playing Labasa which is also an interesting match, “said Singh.#In the first round on Saturday 13th of February will see Labasa playing Dreketi at 1.30pm while at 3pm Ba will take on Lautoka at Govind Park in Ba.#On Sunday 14th of February arch rivals Rewa and Suva will clash at Ratu Cakobau Park at 3pm while Nadi will host Nadroga at Prince Charles Park at 3pm.# #National League 2016 (Round 1)#13 February 2016#Subrail Park, Labasa#1.30pm Labasa/Dreketi#Govind Park, Ba#3.00pm Lautoka/Ba#14 February 2016#Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori#3.00pm Suva/Rewa#Prince Charles Park, Nadi#3.00pm Nadi/Nadroga#National League 2016 (Round 2)#19 February 2016#ANZ Stadium, Suva#7.30pm Suva/Dreketi#20 February 2016#Prince Charles Park#3.00pm Lautoka/Nadi#21 February 2016#Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori#3.00pm Rewa/Deketi#Govind Park, Ba#3.00pm Ba/Nadroga#National League 2016 (Round 3)#27 February 2016#Subrail Park, Labasa#1.30pm Labasa/Ba#ANZ Stadium, Suva#7.00pm Suva/Nadi#28 February 2016#Subrail Park, Labasa#3.00pm Dreketi/Ba#Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori#3.00pm Rewa/Nadroga
League Board approves National League fixtures
