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Hekari set to fly OFC flag

8 December 2010
Hekari set to fly OFC flag

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…

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8 December 2010
Fairy tale hard to believe

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…

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7 December 2010
Nominees announced for awards

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…

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7 December 2010
Instructors learning the ropes

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,…

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7 December 2010
Glading to leave NZF

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…

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6 December 2010
Hekari ‘Aspire’ to succeed

The players observed a day of rest in UAE and met with FIFA officials to complete the competition formalities before their attention turns to the play-off match with hosts Al Wahda on Wednesday night (local time).Coach Tommy Mana was happy with the preparation camp in Doha and used it as an opportunity to settle the…

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6 December 2010
Development plan workshop held

FIFA development officer Glenn Turner, Win in Oceania project manager Vairani Davio and OFC deputy general secretary Greg Larsen are overseeing the planning talks, which also include Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) president Iuli Alex Godinet, club presidents and the FFAS secretariat.“I am very excited about this opportunity to map out the plans and…

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4 December 2010
Instructor course kicks off in Auckland

The three-day intensive training will take place at the Charles J. Dempsey Academy in Penrose and aims to equip the participants with tools they need to expand the initiative even further, following a successful pilot phase. Through funding support from the Australian Government, the course will benefit 16 participants representing seven island nations including Cook…

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4 December 2010
Match Day Three Review

A stunning goal by former All White Allan Pearce and an inspired performance from goalkeeper Danny Robinson weren’t enough for Waitakere to pick up all three points against New Caledonia’s Magenta while Auckland escaped from Tahiti with a point thanks to a last-gasp equaliser from Spanish defender Angel Berlanga. Magenta began the clash with Neil…

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3 December 2010
Suva secure Chinese star

The 24-year-old arrived in the country earlier this year and Suva were quick to make a move when Zhu Lei expressed her desire to join a club.Suva women’s team director Surendra Prasad says the new arrival is focused on making her mark in the competition and believes she will further boost the club’s chances of…

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