The tournament starts on Sunday at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji, and the Kurukuru face New Caledonia in their first game at 6.30pm local time.
Coach Dickson Kadau says his players are aware of their status as favourites but will not be underestimating any team in the competition.
“We will treat each game as the grand final match,” he says. “My players are fully geared up and we are confident.”
Captain Elliot Ragomo says the team are focused solely on one thing – bringing home the trophy.
Key forward Jack Wetney says all the players are looking forward to New Caledonia clash.
“We have been training hard for the last two months and it will be good to play our first competitive match. We will take one game at a time and play for big wins whenever we can,” he says.
The team was welcomed yesterday morning at the residence of Praveen Chand, owner of City Security Services Ltd in Fiji, the parent company of Fijian House Security Services in Honiara.
The team uniform, sponsored by City Security Services, was handed over to the players and team management at the welcome ceremony.
The Kurukuru will be hoping for a repeat of their last meeting with New Caledonia a year ago.
In their 2009 meeting at the same tournament, Solomon Islands emerged 8-3 winners after coming back from 3-2 down in the first half.
Kadau says the opening match is important and the side will be looking for another win against what they expect will be a far-improved New Caledonian line-up.
Every match from the OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2010 will be streamed live online at oceaniafootball.com.
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