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In the spotlight: Matthew Chandler

4 August 2010
In the spotlight: Matthew Chandler

Chandler, who is also involved with the 11-a-side game as head coach of NZFC franchise Hawkes Bay United, has only been with the New Zealand side for a short time but is confident of earning success at the tournament. He sat down with oceaniafootball.com to talk about his hopes for the Kiwi team.How are the…

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4 August 2010
Referees put through their paces

The annual course took place earlier this month at the Fédération Tahitienne De Football Academy in Pirae and was attended by 28 participants, including two member association (MA) instructors.It was led by a trio of instructors from FIFA – referee development officer Massimo Raveino (Tahiti), technical advisor Neil Poloso (Solomon Islands) and fitness trainer Jean…

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4 August 2010
New website launched

The website, available at www.ffas.as , contains all the latest news, photographs and other information relating to football in the nation.The site is developed by New Zealand-based company StayinFront (Asia-Pacific) Ltd and follows a similar design to the OFC website.The new format uses the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, which allows information to be shared…

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3 August 2010
Ragomo aims for three in a row

The captain of the Kurukuru, as the team has been nicknamed by its fanatical fans, is still only 19 but already has a wealth of experience tucked under his belt.The Western Province star has played in the FIFA Futsal World Cup, won two OFC Futsal Championship titles and even picked up an international Golden Boot…

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3 August 2010
Hassan to lead home side

He will be supported in leading the side by Petero Dauniseka, who has been named as vice-captain.Eight other players will make their debut for the side at the tournament, which will be held at the Vodafone Arena in Suva from August 8 to 14.Hassan, who was a nominee for the 2009 OFC men’s player of…

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3 August 2010
Work continues at Pago Park

Pago Park, the Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) headquarters, was opened in 2007 but was badly damaged by a natural disaster just two years later when a series of earthquakes and tsunamis devastated parts of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga in September 2009.FIFA has contributed US $800,000 towards the tsunami repair work and the…

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3 August 2010
National team training for cup challenge

Coach Eddy Etaeta has put together a squad made up of experienced and young players, with the new generation including a number of up-and-coming stars who competed at the last FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009. The tournament was held in Egypt and the Tahiti players gained valuable experience of top-class international football by facing…

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2 August 2010
Hosts Germany reign supreme

Champions at Thailand 2004, the Germans have not put a foot wrong on home soil, winning all six of their games, scoring 20 goals and conceding only five, with half of their strikes coming from the prolific Alexandra Popp.Fittingly, it was the Duisburg goal machine who put Maren Meinert’s team on the road to victory…

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2 August 2010
FIFA visit to Australia wraps up

The six-man team touched down in Australia, who has put its hand up to host the 2022 tournament, as part of a whirlwind two-month tour to check out the facilities of the countries bidding for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.The team is led by Chilean Football Federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls and also includes…

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2 August 2010
In the spotlight: Marvin Eakins

Eakins, who plays his club football in Auckland for Manurewa, is a veteran of the Futsalwhites’ last Oceania campaign in 2008 and has some lofty goals in mind for his charges this time. He sat down with oceaniafootball.com for a chat during the South Pacific Tournament at ASB Stadium in Auckland last weekend.How have the…

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