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Ronald Kumar Mishra Banks on Nasinu

- SEREANA SALALO Joseph Mishra. Edited by Osea Bola Feedback: sereana.salalo@fijisun.com.fj

Veteran striker and midfielder Joseph Mishra is looking forward to his second Punjas Battle of the Giants tournament with Go Fry Nasinu.

Turning 34, next week Mishra said he was grateful to be still playing among young players who gave him so much respect.

“First of all I respect the way that they treat me here as a senior player.

“It is a great feeling when you talk to the younger ones and they listen to you at the same time,”Mishra said. He was one of the key players that helped the Nasinu team to be promoted to the Vodafone Premier League in 2018.

“Preparatio­n has been going well since we have been training in a good ground, better training facilities,” he said.

“We are combining well and we can be deadly if we click on the day.” He started playing when he was 16 with the Nasinu team while he was a student of Rishikul Sanatan College.

However, his first B.O.G tournament was with Suva when he was 19 Playing along his former Navua teammates, Lorima Dau, Taniela Waqa and Simione Tamanisau was something that contribute­d developmen­t as a player.

He urges young players to work towards their dream.

He also asked the Nasinu fans to support them in prayers.

Nasinu will face Ba at 4pm on Friday. to his

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Photo: Nasinu players and officials at the Fiji FA Academy in Suva on August 5, 2020.
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