The Papua New Guineans have won all three gold medals on offer at the Pacific Games since women’s football was introduced to the event in 2003, and finished second only to New Zealand or Australia at every other senior…
Tonga get their campaign underway at 1:00pm on Thursday playing Vanuatu at Loto-Tonga Centre in ’Atele, where the hosts have been training together regularly over the past month. “My players can’t wait to play,” says Muavesi.“They know that the…
The eventual winner of the tournament will go through to the home-and-away play-off against New Zealand’s Football Ferns on 31 March and 4 April.Tonga will face Vanuatu in the opening match at 1:00pm before Papua New Guinea square off…
The All Whites never led in the match although when Marco Rojas was sent tumbling by Jamaican goalkeeper Dwayne Miller he, his teammates and the crowd of over 15,000, thought Tahitian referee Norbert Hauata would point to the penalty…
Bristol City striker Chris Wood, 20, leads the line and will be flanked by Marco Rojas, also 20, and Kosta Barbarouses, 22, in a three-man attack that could also line up for the U-23s at the London Olympics later…
Competing alongside Papua New Guinea, Samoa and hosts Tonga at Loto-Tonga Centre from March 1 to 7, Vanuatu is the only team making its debut appearance at Olympic level and has missed the last two Pacific Games tournaments in…
López will spend five days working closely with the Solomon Islands Football Federation, newly-appointed OFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Officer Paul Toohey and the players themselves to ensure everything is on track for the team’s second appearance at…
Prof Dvorak touched down in Honiara on Sunday and was joined by Franck Castillo, the head of OFC’s social responsibility department. The pair met with the Minister of Health and Medical Services, Hon Charles Sigoto, other government officials and…
Like England-based teammates Chris Wood, Tommy Smith and Winston Reid, Nelsen made the journey halfway around the world to join up with players from clubs in Russia, China, USA, Australia and New Zealand, although the 45-cap veteran only arrived…
Hearn struck in the 53rd and 60th minutes as the Ferns took control of the match after battling into strong winds in the first half.Fullback Ali Riley supplied the first goal, cutting inside her marker high up the field…