Fiji's preparations for next months Oceania Nations Cup football tournament have fallen foul of the weather gods.
The national team had planned to have a couple of full weeks training together ahead of the eight-team tournament in the Solomon Islands.
But heavy rain forced the Fiji FACT domestic competition to be delayed until last weekend, forcing coach wide-scale disruption to coach Carlos Buzzetti's squad.
"We come into camp and after four days I need to release the players. They all went to the south and then sadly the rain came in again and destroyed all the grounds so they needed to be postponed until last Friday and Saturday and Sunday. That played a big problem for me because I need to release all the players and I then I don't have any players for the final preparation so they only came back on Monday and of course after three days of football you can imagine all the problems that people had."
Earlier this year flooding in Fiji forced club side Ba to postpone matches in the local and Oceania competitions, and also disrupted the Fiji Olympic team's preparation for a qualifying tournament.
The Fiji ONC Squad is:
Simione Tamanisau
Beniaminio Mateinaqara
Akuila Mateisuva
Avinesh Waran Suwamy
Posiano Kalisito
Samuela Vula
Taniela Waqa
Alvin Singh
Pita Bolaitoga
Malakai Tiwa
Osea Vakatalesau
Alvin Avinesh
Roy Krishna
Remeuru Tekiata
Ilaitia Tuilau
Maciu Dunadamu
Samuela Kautoga
Apisai Smith
Archie Watkins
Peni Finau
Ilisoni Logaivou
Misaele Draunibaka
Laisenia Raura
Epeli Saukuru
