OFC President Lambert Maltock has shared his heartfelt congratulations to New Zealand and Solomon Islands on qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Maltock watched each of the matches with admiration and pride as clear evidence of the youth…
New Zealand have sealed their seventh straight OFC U-16 Championship title after beating Solomon Islands in a penalty shootout following a thrilling 0-0 draw at Lawson Tama Stadium this afternoon. It was an exceptional final with everything the thousands…
The New Zealand and Solomon Islands U-16 teams headed out into the community this morning, making a Crime Prevention visit in partnership with RSIPF at White River School. Although the key messaging of harmful substance abuse and gender-based violence…
Both the final and the 3rd/4th Play-off are two encounters we’ve already seen play out once before at the OFC U-16 Championship, however that doesn’t mean we should expect a repeat of those results. After qualifying for their first-ever…
New Zealand have secured a return to the world stage after stepping up in the semi-final to beat Tahiti 4-1 and book tickets to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. Having won the past six editions of the…
The Solomon Islands made history this morning as their U-16 side saw off Fiji in the OFC U-16 Championship semi-final to claim their tickets to the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2019. “We’ve been waiting for this moment,” an…
Seeing what the Tahiti U-19 team achieved on home soil still plays at the forefront of Ariiura Labaste’s mind as he prepares for the biggest match of his short career yet. Labaste was able to watch on last month…
The difference between club and country has been a noticeable step up for New Zealand attacker Oskar Van Hattum. Although he’s spent the past year-and-a-half at the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy, linked to the only New Zealand-based professional football…
