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Fiji face tough path

27 August 2010
Fiji face tough path

The tournament takes place at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland from September 29 to October 8 and Fiji are in Group B alongside Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga. Hosts and defending champions New Zealand head Group A and will be joined by Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Tahiti.Each side will be battling it out…

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27 August 2010
Riley’s Pride win US title

In her rookie season – she was drafted 10th overall by Gold Pride in January – Riley has been a constant presence at full back for the Pride, with only Canadian striker Christine Sinclair and Brazilian superstar Marta playing more minutes than the Stanford University graduate.The jet-heeled defender has also contributed three assists over the…

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26 August 2010
Moorwood signs for Chelsea

The new Football Association-backed Super League launches in March as an eight-team professional league, superseding the FA Women’s Premier League as the top women’s competition in England. Chelsea finished third to Arsenal and Everton in the final two seasons of the Premier League, missing out on a place in the 2011 UEFA Women’s Champions League…

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26 August 2010
Twin threat inspires Vanuatu

And steering the team to their only victory at Singapore 2010 were a pair of twin brothers.Born on 3 December 1995 in Port Vila, Raoul and Michel are the given names of the two Coulon siblings. Deployed as a centre-back, Raoul provided leadership in the rearguard throughout the game while Michel formed a potent attacking…

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26 August 2010
Team knuckles down in Auckland

Coach Mark Bourdoulous and his men have holed themselves up at the Charles J. Dempsey Football Academy, a facility based at the OFC headquarters at Mt Smart Stadium.The purpose of the trip is to hone their skills with daily training sessions and get some much-needed match experience under their belts. The side faced North Shore…

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25 August 2010
Bolivia grab the gold

They defeated Haiti 5-0 to clinch the gold medal, despite playing the majority of game with ten men.In the day’s earlier match, hosts Singapore put their semi-final loss to Haiti behind them by beating Montenegro 4-1 for the bronze. Two goals each from Hanafi Mohd and Ammirul Mazlan saw the home side round off their…

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25 August 2010
Solomon schools embrace programme

Some teachers have reported that the turn out in a number of schools has risen as the pupils head along for a chance to take part in Just Play, an OFC initiative designed to promote football and healthy living for children aged between six and 12 years.Commins Menapi, the technical expert for Just Play in…

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25 August 2010
Smeltz poised to play in Turkey

A transfer agreement has been reached with Smeltz’s current club Gold Coast United and the 28-year-old has travelled to Ankara to undergo a medical and finalise discussions on a two-year deal.The moves comes just weeks after Smeltz made an ill-fated switch to China. He spent only a few days at his new club before realising…

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25 August 2010
Squad named for Overseas Cup

The tournament takes place in Paris from September 22 to October 3 and Tahiti will be joined in flying the OFC flag by fellow member association New Caledonia.The Overseas Cup is a biennial competition which was created in 2008. It was put in place for the national teams of French overseas territories and former territories…

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25 August 2010
Federation donates tank and tools

The federation donated the equipment to Goldie College this month as part of its humanitarian commitment to schools across the Solomons.The donations were made possible through LEARN&play, an SIFF initiative which promotes football in the country and gives aid to the federation’s partner schools.The tools included spades, forks and brush knives and will be used…

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