New season, new look

The two big guns are no strangers to success at FIFA U-20 World Cups, each having secured a top-three finish on three separate occasions. With these impressive records, the pair are favourites to claim the top two spots in Group B, thus guaranteeing a place in the knockout stages. Of the two, however, only the…

Paul Posa is back in charge at Auckland City but has taken a British-type manager’s role rather than a straight coaching appointment. Months of speculation on Posa’s likely successor ended yesterday when club chairman Ivan Vuksich called off long-distance negotiations with an interested party in Brazil. "In the end they [the Brazilians] could not satisfy…

OFC President Reynald Temarii has spent time in one of Asia/Pacific’s smallest territories – Guam – to celebrate a significant milestone in the island’s football history. A ribbon ceremony took place at the Guam Football Association (GFA) in Harmon last Saturday to celebrate the completion of brand new facilities during which the OFC President answered…

It’ll be an early morning start for All Whites fans on October 11 with the Bahrain Football Association confirming a kick-off time of 4.30am (NZT) for the away leg of New Zealand’s crucial FIFA World Cup playoff against the Middle East nation in Manama. The match kicks off at 6.30pm (10 October) local time and…

Samoa Football Federation (SFSF-NC) is pleased to announce that South Auckland Football club, Papakura AFC, will visit Samoa to play three matches against teams selected from a preliminary Samoa National Men’s trial squad. Papakura AFC plays in the Northern League Division One which is an Auckland based competition below the Northern Premier League and the…

Samoa Football Federation (SFSF-NC) is issuing an invitation to all highly skilled and highly motivated footballers of Samoan heritage to attend National Men’s and Women’s team trials in Auckland 23-26 October . All trial fixtures will be held at the Oceania Football Confederation football academy located in Penrose, Auckland. For further information contact the Samoa…

The Lautoka football side created history on Sunday afternoon at Churchill Park as they reclaimed the National League title after a 21 year dry spell. The ‘Shop and Save Blues,’ who last won the National League title in 1988, overcame Navua 1-0 to clinch the National League title with an unbeaten record. Lautoka have also clinched…

French Polynesia has secured a groundbreaking first time opportunity this November with Tahiti set to host a United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Conference. Representatives of 17 Pacific nations will gather on the island of Maupiti (population 1200) from the 1-8 November 2009. The Conference will focus on the topic of “World Heritage – South…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to bring you a series of profiles featuring the international players expected to be key performers at the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship New Zealand 2009 to be held at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium from 5-9 October. Today we feature the member of the Tonga U-20 Women’s national team known to her…