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Fun planned for women

9 June 2010
Fun planned for women

The aim of the day is to increase the profile of women’s football in Honiara, the nation’s capital, through participation.Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) women’s development officer Diane Justus says plenty is in store for those taking part and that everyone is welcome to be involved.“We are planning competitions for the veterans, the disabled and…

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9 June 2010
Vicelich and Riley come out on top

An announcement of the winners was made prior to the OFC Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday morning (local time). Vicelich earns recognition as Oceania’s top male footballer following a successful year for club and country. The central defender’s highlights include FIFA World Cup qualification with the All Whites and captaining Auckland City FC…

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9 June 2010
Kiwi futsal team named

The first Futsalwhites squad named since 2008 features eight new caps, with six representatives from Auckland, five from Wellington and one from Hawke’s Bay. NZ Football futsal development manager Dave Payne says the Futsalwhites were selected after a series of regional trials and training camps conducted by OFC futsal project manager Scott Gilligan. “It’s a…

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9 June 2010
Brown to join All Whites in South Africa

Brown sustained the injury in a friendly against Australia in Melbourne on May 24, but has been passed fit to travel and resume training with the rest of the All Whites squad.New Zealand team doctor Celeste Geertsema will now take over supervision of Brown’s recovery programme on the ground in South Africa. New Zealand coach…

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9 June 2010
Samoan officials head to World Cup

FFAS President Iuli Alex Godinet, vice-president Sandra Herrera and executive committee member Silasila Samuelu left for Johannesburg last Saturday and will return to American Somoa on Sunday.They are delighted to be at the biggest football event on the planet and are looking forward to fostering their relationships with colleagues from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)…

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9 June 2010
Hester set to make history

He will be joined for the Group B clash by the other members of his match officials’ trio, fellow Kiwi Jan Hendrik Hintz and Tonga’s Tevita Makasini, who have both been named as assistant referees – more commonly known as linesmen – for the game.The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will also be represented during the…

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8 June 2010
Solomon futsal squad named

A 16-man squad was announced in April after trials involving 24 players selected from the Our Telekom National Futsal Championships in March. This number has now been trimmed down to the final line-up which will represent the Solomon Islands in the OFC champs, to be held from August 9 to 14 in Suva.There are four…

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8 June 2010
Rehabilitation going well for Brown

All Whites team doctor Celeste Geertsema is very pleased with the way Brown has responded to treatment and how his rehabilitation is progressing. “Tim has been reviewed by the surgeon and his progress has been excellent. He has already embarked on a rehabilitation programme and this will be progressed over the next week,” Geertsema says.“We…

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8 June 2010
Women’s training squad announced

Fiji Football Association (FFA) technical director Saiyad Ali says the squad is likely to be given a trim after the camp.“Things are expected to toughen up now. The girls have had enough time to prepare and after this camp we will drop the players who have not improved,” he says.“The OFC Women’s Nations Cup is…

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8 June 2010
All Whites reach South Africa

The All Whites have already been on the road for 18 days following a brief camp in New Zealand and have since travelled over 32,000 kilometres, got a taste of altitude and played three tough warm-up games against Australia, Serbia and Slovenia with one win and two competitive losses. With just a training match to…

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