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New Media Officer welcomed on board

5 November 2009
New Media Officer welcomed on board

Adrienne Moli has been involved with Samoan Football for the past 15 years and has always had a passion for the game. Her appointment is a vital step towards ensuring that SFSF–NC gains the exposure needed to promote and grow football in Samoa.Moli has been actively involved as a volunteer for the SFSF-NC Fun Football…

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5 November 2009
First ever O-League hightlights ready to air across Pacific

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has produced the O-League highlights for the first time and distributed the footage to all OFC broadcast partners via Television New Zealand’s Pacific Services.This represents the first of six highlights packages that will be made available for football fans over the course of the current O-League season.The one-hour show includes action…

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4 November 2009
Match Day 2 Preview
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4 November 2009
Young All Whites fully focussed

The unbeaten teenagers dramatically achieved a notable first for New Zealand football teams by reaching the knockout stage of a FIFA event with Jack Hobson-McVeigh’s stunning injury-time strike securing a 1-1 draw against Group D winners Turkey, on Sunday.But their coach admitted he acted swiftly to extinguish any thoughts from his players that the playoffs…

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3 November 2009
Marist desperate for redemption

Marist will be desperate to take maximum points from its next O-League match against Vanuatu champions Tafea FC when the two meet on Saturday 7 November at Lawson Tama Stadium.The Solomon Island champions fell 1-3 to Lautoka FC in front of 12,000 dismayed Honiara fans on 18 October.But Miniti says his team will be looking…

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3 November 2009
Two young stars shining in National League

Fourteen-year-old Karailani Matenga, a year nine student, is a goalkeeper for the Titikaveka Football Club’s Open Women’s team. Last weekend she was instrumental in holding powerful rival women’s club Tupapa to one goal as her team secured a surprise draw.While playing away on Tupapa’s turf, Matenga showed that the age of her opponents did not…

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2 November 2009
OFC President commends Young All Whites

As Oceania’s representative at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009, New Zealand qualified in dramatic fashion with an injury-time strike by Jack Hobson-McVeigh against Turkey in Calabar on Saturday evening to give the unbeaten Young All Whites their third straight draw (1-1) of the tournament. Turkey progressed as Group D winners, while Burkina Faso…

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2 November 2009
Young All Whites face hosts in second round

With group play completed this morning and the top 16 teams all confirmed, the final pieces of the playoff puzzle could be placed.While Nigeria qualified top of a ‘group of death’ featuring Argentina, Germany and Honduras, taking on the hosts at the 60,000 seat Abuja National Stadium is a prospect that excites New Zealand coach…

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2 November 2009
Vanuatu international to the ‘Four’ in NZFC

The win capped off the perfect start to the season for YoungHeart Manawatu coach Bob Sova, whose team moved into second place.Elsewhere, reigning champions Auckland City remained in top spot despite a 0-0 draw at Otago United while Waitakere United moved into third thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Canterbury United. Waikato FC…

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2 November 2009
Auckland women hit seven as title defence begins

The defending champions were given the bye in week one and two goals in as many minutes from Yallop midway through the first half showed Auckland weren’t keen to waste any more time in their Northern Conference opener.A fine solo goal from Brittany Dudley-Smith pulled a goal back for the teenagers in the 66th minute…

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