SPORTS

WHO'LL BE KOLOALE'S NEXT CAPTAIN?

BY ROMULUS HUTA

Koloale FC will choose either Henry Koto or Richard Anisua to take on the captaincy role for this year’s season.
Coach Luke Eroi said this yesterday in an exclusive interview with SunSPORTS.
Koloale has been left without a captain this year after Mahlon Houkarawa took up scholarship to pursue studies at the University of Queensland in Australia this year.
Houkarawa will pursue his Masters Degree in Information Technology.
Eroi said Koto and Anisua are the only two possible candidates that will best replace Houkarawa.
This is because of their vast experience and exposure in playing in overseas competitions and the two are also the most senior players that he has left in the team.
But Eroi said he will not jump into naming his captain quickly.
There are other things that the two must improve on before he makes any move to name the captain.
“Both players have their weaknesses which they need to improve on before I decide who gets the armband,” Eroi said.
He added that being a captain means, the player have to be everything when on the pitch.
“He is the leader on the pitch. And for someone to become a good leader, he must have good leadership qualities overall.”
“I’m not saying they both lack good leadership abilities. What I mean is something more extra-ordinary.”
“Of course the two players fit in all these, but as I’ve said, they need some more push, in everything because I want the perfect captain.”
Meanwhile, Koloale have been going through a couple of warm-up matches and Eroi said they are improving by each game.
And this was evident when they walked over Naha FC 2-0 at AE Oval on Saturday.
Koloale will play some more local friendly warm up matches this week but this is subject to confirmation from the clubs.