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Trophy fever hits New Zealand

27 April 2010
Trophy fever hits New Zealand

Among the VIP guests were OFC President Reynald Temarii, Hekari United players, around 100 kids from the OFC ‘Just Play’ grassroots programme, and Mark Liggins, a Special Olympics North Harbour centre forward who has been selected to participate in an all-star football match to be played in South Africa on July 3.All Whites were also…

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26 April 2010
Warriors win varsity championship

For a championship decider, the match lived up to its billing with Tafuna coming out the stronger team before Leone took over in the second half. Tafuna’s first goal came from the penalty spot with Dion Ott putting the favourites ahead just five minutes into the match. The Warriors doubled their lead before the break…

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26 April 2010
Fiji women target gold

A squad of around 40 players recently took part in an intensive training course at the University of South Pacific in Suva with Fiji Football Association Technical Director Saiyad Ali casting a watchful eye over the national team hopefuls.The side not only has the Pacific Games to look forward to but also the OFC Women’s…

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26 April 2010
Youth to benefit from donated balls

The presentation was conducted at the SIFF Academy with Taiwanese Ambassador George Chan handing over the donation to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Fred Fakarii. The consignment was then passed on to the Chief Executive Officer of the National Sports Council, David Firisua, who completed the handover by presenting the balls…

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24 April 2010
Waitakere United claim NZFC title

Diminutive Tom Lancaster fired the Dragons into a sixth minute lead with a well taken shot but a classy strike from Benjamin Totori in the 34th minute levelled the scores just minutes before a red card to Canterbury midfielder Paul Dirou for a high challenge tipped the balance of the final in the home side’s…

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23 April 2010
Smeltz: We won’t be daunted

If the All Whites are to make history, it is likely that in-form goal-getter Smeltz will play a pivotal role.After a slow start to his career Smeltz has hit rare form in recent years, with a brace against Wales in a 2007 international friendly the high-water mark of both his club and national team career….

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23 April 2010
New Zealand U-20 women handed tough draw

Dresden Castle was the spectacular venue for the official group stage with representatives from each of the 16 qualified nations learning their fate at the tournament which takes place between 13 July and 1 August in the four host cities of Augsburg, Bielefeld, Bochum and Dresden.The Junior Football Ferns have been drawn in what has…

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21 April 2010
‘Just Play’ Photo Gallery

The initiative, designed for children aged 6-12, is based around structured activity programmes as well as the distribution of equipment packs containing balls, cones, bibs, activity manuals and other resources that enable children to play football at anytime and in any situation. Volunteers and teachers, who are trained by OFC in cooperation with its member…

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21 April 2010
Waitakere and Dragons poised for Grand Final

Waitakere are no strangers to grand final football with four previous appearances in the NZFC showpiece and one title. Meanwhile Canterbury United have a golden opportunity to become the first team from outside of Auckland to lift the NZFC trophy with the form of attacking midfielder Aaron Clapham catching the eye of All Whites coach…

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21 April 2010
Grassroots launch sees Malakula kids ‘Just Play’

That was the lasting impression for an OFC delegation who departed Vanuatu’s outer island of Malakula yesterday after a successful launch of the Just Play grassroots programme. It was a fitting end to the day with the impromptu kick-about embodying the very premise of the Just Play programme: football can be played anywhere, anytime by…

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