The game kicks off at 1pm on Wednesday on the oval ground at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium and Riley could be forgiven for being a little bleary eyed when the first whistle is blown.The versatile defender starred for her FC Gold Pride team on Sunday as the San Francisco Bay Area outfit won the USA…
Tied at 3-3 at the end of 90 minutes in which the lead and the initiative changed hands continually, the two sides battled to a standstill in extra-time, with the South Koreans holding their nerve from the spot to win the country’s maiden FIFA title.Earlier in the day Spain took the honours in the match…
Tahiti bounced back from their opening 4-1 loss at the hands of Martinique to defeat Guadelope 4-2 on penalties after the scores were locked at 1-1.New Caledonia meanwhile did almost the mirror opposite, following up their penalty shoot out win over Guadelope in their opening match with a 4-0 loss against the impressive Martinique.The clash…
The striker got off the mark for the Hammers during the mid-week 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Sunderland and scored his first Barclays Premier League goal with the winner in a 1-0 local derby triumph over Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park on Saturday.The moment was obviously a personal milestone for the 31-year-old but it was…
The Papua New Guineans have been drawn in an even-looking Group B with Fiji, Solomon Islands and Tonga, and Moyap says his charges need to be mindful of the threat posed by each of those sides.“We may be the second favourites after New Zealand but that is up to other people to say. I wouldn’t…
Pundit Atma Ram Sharma, the father of head coach Ramesh Sharma, passed away on Thursday night at Lautoka Hospital and the impact of his death has been felt strongly within the Fijian football community.“The Fiji Football Association family is saddened by the news of the sudden passing away of Ramesh’s father,” Fiji FA chief executive…
Tahiti meanwhile lost 4-1 to Martinique in the day’s other encounter despite going ahead on the half hour mark through Li Fung Kee. They now sit bottom of Group B behind Martinique, New Caledonia and Guadeloupe. But for the Cagous it was the perfect start to the tournament. With New Caledonian-born Paris Saint-Germain coach Antoine…
President Temarii and the OFC delegation spent time in the country from September 20 to 23 and the purpose of their visit was to put a programme in place for the development of football, futsal and beach soccer in the Solomons for the next eight years, from 2011 to 2018.With a provisional budget estimated at…
The tournament begins on the oval ground at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium next Wednesday and runs until October 8.The winner will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 and Begum can’t wait to test herself against the best female players in the Pacific region.“I have been working very hard and am confident that…
Maemae played for Hekari United, who will represent OFC at the FIFA Club World Cup in December, last season and was instrumental in helping the Papua New Guinea side take out the O-League title. He will link up at Amical with his former colleague Stanley Waita, who arrived in Vanuatu last month.The skilful Maemae is…