Women’s officer heads to Youth Olympics

Diane Justus, women’s development officer for the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), is also heading to the event as part of the FIFA technical study group.She will team up with other members of the group in Singapore to observe the football competitions for both men and women. The Papua New Guinea U-15 women’s team will…

Just Play is a programme developed by the OFC social and technical departments, and is designed for children aged between six and 12 years. It promotes physical activity and healthy living.The course was held on Monday and Tuesday at the Action Indoor Sports Stadium in Manukau and was led by Just Play coordinator Keith “Buzzer”…

“The aim of the games is to bring youth together,” President Blatter says.“So we took the decision that Youth Olympic football tournaments will have teams representing each continent and that these representatives should be countries that don’t have a chance to compete at the Olympic Games,” he says.“For these countries, involvement in the Youth Olympic…

Tahiti take on New Zealand in the first match at 4:30pm local time before New Caledonia face off with Fiji at 6:30pm and Vanuatu clash with Solomon Islands at 8:30pm.All matches will be streamed LIVE online via Oceaniafootball.comHere’s a look at how the teams are looking ahead of the fourth round of matches:Tahiti vs New…

Said Soleimanpour had earlier put the Futsal Whites ahead in the 32nd minute when he climbed above goalkeeper Atanui Tetihia to head home from close range. But the Tahitians hit back five minutes later through captain Teva Durot after his low drive from 10 yards took a deflection off Marvin Eakins. Step up Silva –…

After a flattering 5-1 win over Tuvalu, hosts Fiji remain the only unbeaten side along with the Solomon Islands and sit second to the Kurukuru in the standings only on goal difference. Tuvalu led 1-0 throughout the match and looked like they could hold on until a late onslaught from the home side including a…

Inifiri put his charges through their paces during two final trial matches last week and is confident that he now has the best team possible to make an impression during the tournament.Mesalyn Saepio and Pauline Erewai are the only two provincial players to make a squad dominated by Honiara-based stars.There are also a couple of…

Captain Kamal Hassan again led from the front with a double while Uraia Loki also struck twice.New Caledonia meanwhile are out of the running after their fourth straight loss. But Eric Michalak’s men were the first to score in the 6th minute when captain Loic Caunes set off on a breakaway from inside his own…

Both sides hit nine points following Fiji’s 6-2 win over New Caledonia and the Solomons’ 8-3 drubbing of Vanuatu. They sit three points clear at the top of the table, with the Kurukuru ahead on goal difference, while New Zealand are the next best team with six points from three matches. It was a slow…