NEW ZEALAND – AUCKLAND CITY FC EAGERLY EYEING CHALLENGES AHEAD

Pre-season training is in full swing for Oceania’s number one club side Auckland City FC as they prepare for the upcoming New Zealand Football Championship, O-League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup. With just 100 days to go, and tickets now on sale for Auckland’s match against Al Ahli FCD, the team is determined to make…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to bring you another in our series of profiles featuring 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 a multi-talented athlete who will form the heart of…

A goalless draw between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in Manama on Sunday morning has left their FIFA World Cup Asian playoff in the balance. The two nations are battling for the right to meet Oceania champions New Zealand in a home and away playoff on October 10 and November 14 for a place at the…

The Cook Islands national team is preparing for the Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) U20 Women’s Championship this October with an emphasis on confidence, discipline and respect for their opposition. Coach Jimmy Katoa says the team will go into the championship in New Zealand “approaching every game with a positive attitude.”   Katoa’s task has not…

Coach Jimmy Katoa says the team will go into the championship in New Zealand “approaching every game with a positive attitude.” Katoa’s task has not been easy especially when he has to consistently monitor members of his squad in the outer islands and also in New Zealand.However, he says majority of the team members are…

The Solomon Islands National Beach Soccer coach Henry Koto says his team remains determined to reach the second round at this November’s 2009 Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, despite being placed in a gruelling pool. The Bilikiki are grouped in Pool A along with Portugal, Uruguay, and hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the official FIFA draw last weekend….

Samoa Football Soccer Federation (SFSF-NC) is excited to announce the newly formed National League will officially kick off this Saturday 5 September at JS Blatter Football complex, Tuana’imato. The Football Samoa Premier League consists of twelve teams challenging for the 2009-2010 national Championship. The league format is played over two rounds with the winner taking…

Today we feature a young American Samoan U-20 player who has already made multiple appearances for her country at senior international level, Beulah Oney. Beulah OneyBeulah Oney was introduced to the game of soccer almost as soon as she had learnt to walk (three years old) and by the age of six she was competing…

For a community in the Solomon Islands still rebuilding after a devastating tsunami in 2007, FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) have given the gift of hope. Almost 1000 ‘Just Play’ equipment bags were donated to 103 schools in the Western Province recently through the FIFA Football for Hope and OFC Football for Life initiatives…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to bring you another in our series of profiles featuring players at the upcoming OFC U-20 Women’s Championship New Zealand 2009 in Auckland from 5-9 October. Today we feature a young American Samoan U-20 player who has already made multiple appearances for her country at senior international level, Beulah Oney.   …