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School visits kick off in Rarotonga

3 March 2010
School visits kick off in Rarotonga

CIFA’s technical department including Jimmy Katoa and Tuka Tisam will be visiting schools around Rarotonga to teach children the technical side of football while also showing them how to have fun with a range of small-sided games.The school programme will run until the end of Term 1 starting with a successful competition – the Primary…

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2 March 2010
All Whites arrive in LA

All Whites captain Tim Brown, who will deputise for the injured Ryan Nelsen, was among the bulk of the squad to arrive from New Zealand and while the Phoenix midfielder admitted to being a “bit jaded” following the travel, he says the Mexican test is already whetting the appetite.“It’s not easy and we haven’t seen…

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2 March 2010
U-17 hopefuls learn their fate

The round-robin will see New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga compete for place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in Trinidada and Tobago from 5-25 September, 2010. Match Day 1 will see Tonga face Papua New Guinea in the opening match before hosts New Zealand take on the…

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2 March 2010
Football Ferns reach Cyprus Cup final

Needing a victory to remain a chance to top the Group A standings, New Zealand raced to an early 4th minute lead through in-form striker Amber Hearn who later added her fourth goal of the tournament in the 36th minute shortly after fullback Anna Green had extended the Kiwis’ lead.Green laid on the first goal…

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1 March 2010
Senior national team training squad named

This follows more than a week of trials and a selection process which followed in Honiara. The list was finalised in a meeting held by the Solomon Islands Football Coaches Association (SIFCA) and the members of the National Team Selection Panel on Thursday last week.The original number of 25 players has been increased to 30…

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28 February 2010
Wellington take play-off chase to the wire

An injury-time winner for the second week in a row by Team Wellington midfielder Michael Fifii will mean a nervy final round of matches for both Otago United and Wellington two weeks from now.Fifii – who scored a dramatic late winner over Waitakere two weeks ago – repeated the feat against Waikato FC, an effort…

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28 February 2010
Auckland City pair get All Whites call-ups

New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert had hoped to take a look at Sweden-based midfielder Henderson with one eye on his final FIFA World Cup squad and another on the All Whites post-World Cup future but the midfielder who was already working his way back from groin surgery but twisted a knee in training. “It’s unfortunate…

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28 February 2010
National Futsal League off to a flyer

In the Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) Men’s League 2010, the Tafuna Jets edged out Utulei Youth 3-2 at the ASCC. Tuaoloina Leasiolagi broke the 2-2 deadlock with a game-winning goal just three minutes from time in what was a thrilling match between the two finalists of the FFAS 2009 5-a-side outdoors competition.The match between…

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27 February 2010
Football Ferns edge closer to Cyprus Cup final

After Amber Hearn earned and converted a 18th minute penalty, New Zealand looked on course to upset the Dutch for the second time in 12 months but Manon Melis levelled the scores from a corner midway through the half and although Rosie White and Ali Riley rattled the woodwork the Ferns couldn’t get their noses…

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26 February 2010
Referee course wraps up in Tonga

The workshop, which concludes today, has been conducted by Referee Development Officer Massimo Raveino (TAH), Referee Instructor Neil Poloso (SOL) and Fitness Trainer Kader Touati (FRA) who make up the OFC Refereeing Assistance Programme (RAP) team under the umbrella of the FIFA Development Office. In encouraging workshop participants, Fusimalohi highlighted the achievements of Tonga’s Assistant…

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