Team manager Andrew Leong says football can play a positive role in the world and that the Amicale team have the potential to bring joy to the lives of others.“Some of the sick people can never come to football but always listen to how the team is doing on the radio when a match is…
The FA course instructors, officials from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), members of the media and course participants attended the closing ceremony, which wrapped up the eight-day long programme – the first ever FA Level 3 coaching licence course to be delivered in the Solomon Islands.Several speeches were given, including one each from SIFF…
It will be the All White utility man’s first appearance in the national league this season and arrives after his clearance from Chinese club Shenzhen Ruby.Vicelich was named OFC Player of the Year for 2009 after a highly impressive year – which included helping the All Whites qualify for the World Cup and captaining Auckland…
A touch of Brazilian class was the difference between the sides as first-half goals from South American pair Hugo and Fernando Baiano took the wind out of Hekari’s sails before substitute Abdulraheem Jumaa finished the job with 19 minutes to go.Hekari coach Tommy Mana was disappointed his side could not find the back of the…
Many of the objectives and goals of the current plan, which is now nearing the end of its four-year cycle, have already been met and the words ‘establish’ and ‘create’ that were used in that outline have now been replaced with ‘maintain’ and ‘improve’.“We are happy with our association’s upgraded plan for the next four…
With seven teams all vying for the right to be called club world champions, competition should be fierce. Al Wahda will therefore need all the help their home support can give them when they get their campaign underway against their fellow tournament debutants from Oceania.Hekari have wasted no time in making their mark on world…
As striker Kema Jack acknowledges: “When you see us alongside Inter Milan, the question I ask myself is: ‘How did we achieve this?’” Jack knows only too well, of course – he was a key figure in the 2010 O-League triumph that earned the Papua New Guineans a place at UAE 2010. However, plenty of…
The press conference took place at the headquarters of the sports daily L’Equipe in Paris, and Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Secretary General, François Morinière, CEO of France Football, Jean-Pierre Papin, a former winner of the Ballon d’Or, and Christian Karembeu, a member of FIFA’s Football Committee, all took part. In alphabetical order, the male nominees are…
The three-day intensive training is taking place at the Charles J.Dempsey Academy in Penrose and the participants are being equipped with skills they need to expand the initiative even further, following a successful pilot phase.Through funding support from the Australian Government, the course is benefiting 16 participants from seven Pacific nations – Cook Islands, Fiji,…
During Glading’s two-and-a-half years at the helm, the national association has achieved probably its most outstanding results for the sport both on the field and financially.Glading is set to leave NZF in March 2011 and the former record company chief executive says he will now look for a fresh challenge.“I have decided that the time…