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Malaita into Solomon Cup Men’s and Women’s finals

26 November 2009
Malaita into Solomon Cup Men’s and Women’s finals

In what is being hailed locally as one of the biggest upsets in Solomon Cup history, Guadalcanal fans witnessed their team outplay Honiara for a tough but deserved 1-0 win.Guadalcanal’s winning goal came from Danny Rande in the 61st minute as he ran on to an excellent through ball and placed his shot calmly past…

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26 November 2009
OFC President shares new vision as seminar draws to a close

President Temarii and the OFC Executive Committee arrived for the end of the three-day workshop which involved FIFA and OFC representatives as well as the CEOs and technical directors from all 11 OFC member associations.In closing the workshop, President Temarii sincerely thanked the participants for their involvement.“This kind of meeting is an opportunity for the…

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25 November 2009
American Samoa excited and ready to host OFC Executive Meeting

The meeting is to be held on 26 November, which by chance also happens to be the American public holiday Thanksgiving Day, at the Tradewinds Hotel’s Equator Conference Room and the participants will include OFC President Reynald Temarii and OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas.FFAS has been working to secure a conference room for the meeting…

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25 November 2009
Auckland City FC fighting fit

The Oceania club champions depart for UAE on Monday 30 November where they will play host club Al Ahli FCD in Abu Dhabi on 9 December in a competition that includes a cool $16.5 million USD of prize money.Team captain and All Whites defender Ivan Vicelich says preparations have gone well and the players are…

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24 November 2009
Grassroots football sees World Cup windfall

New Zealand Football aim to achieve the ambitious target of new ‘Small Whites’ coaches through free delivery of coach education to parents, and others involved at the sport’s grassroots.With interest in football reaching new levels following the All Whites’ qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, New Zealand Football see the offer of free coaching…

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24 November 2009
Fiji stricker claims top-scorer in qualifiers

The official facts and figures, released by FIFA yesterday, also show that Oceania recorded the highest goals per match average (4.02) across the six confederations, and the biggest win: Fiji-Tuvalu 16-0.Vakatalesau grabbed six goals against Tuvalu and formed a lethal partnership with Roy Krishna throughout the qualifying campaign but it wasn’t enough for the Fijians…

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23 November 2009
Malaita round out Solomon Cup final four

Malaita is now the second qualifier from Pool B behind Honiara after the team from the capital ground out a 1-0 win over Makira Ulawa on Sunday.Unfortunately for Honiara, star winger Jack Wetney was red carded in the second half against Makira and is now banned from playing in both the semifinal match and final,…

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22 November 2009
Brazil own Jumeirah Beach

In their second final against European opposition, Brazil looked as untroubled as ever.Nico was there to save as Bueno tried his luck, but a close-range overhead kick from Andre gave Brazil the lead. Before long, Andre and Buru added more. Swiss captain Mo Jaeggy bundled one past Mao, but was quickly answered by Daniel and…

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22 November 2009
Bidding heats up for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups

The race is wide open and has reached a milestone following the signature of the bidding agreement of those countries expressing their interest in hosting one or both competitions.The member associations that have sent the Bid Registration forms to FIFA by the established deadline of September 1 for one or both competitions are, in alphabetical…

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20 November 2009
Oceania qualifying review

On that occasion New Caledonia captain Pierre Wajoka had the honour of scoring the first goal in the global campaign for South Africa 2010 with his ninth-minute penalty enough to edge Tahiti 1-0 in a Francophone derby. It proved to be the commencement of a solid campaign for the New Caledonians who were only admitted…

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