SOLOMON ISLANDS – BILIKIKI EYES FIRMLY ON DUBAI

The Solomon Islands national men’s Beach Soccer team has begun its final training preparations leading into the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai this 16-22 November. According to the team manager, Rueben Oimae, this week marks the start of an intensive training regimen that is aimed at taking the team one step further than they’ve…

The FIFA U-17 World Cup may be seen as the shop window for aspiring footballers but the 21-man New Zealand squad named on Tuesday for the Nigeria-hosted tournament in October and November already boasts a trio of players based in British academies. Cameron Lindsay (Blackburn Rovers) and Andrew Milne (Glasgow Rangers) are into their second…

The Tonga Football Association’s (TFA) Technical Department staff are optimistic that the national U-20 women’s team will upset the hot favorites New Zealand at the upcoming OFC U-20 Women’s Championship New Zealand 2009.  The championship, which acts as Oceania Football Conferation’s (OFC) qualifier for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, will take place at Auckland’s North Harbour…

The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will be hosting a national football tournament for grade six students throughout the country from 19 to 27 September in Honiara. The National Kids Football and Cultural Festival has been in the SIFF pipeline since 2008 after SIFF participated in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Kids Football Festival held…

The championship, which acts as Oceania Football Conferation’s (OFC) qualifier for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, will take place at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium between 5 – 9 October. Tonga will come up against American Samoa, Cook Islands and New Zealand in the round-robin competition. The Tongan squad, which recently recruited two new additions,…

With a population of just 178,000, few would expect the Polynesian island of Tahiti to have the resources to qualify for a FIFA competition. Yet that is exactly what the minnows did when winning December 2008’s Oceania U-20 Championship, thus booking a place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009. At the competition to…

A week-long ‘Win in Oceania’ workshop has concluded in Port Moresby today with Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirming its commitment to invest in Papua New Guinea football activities over the next six years. OFC President Reynald Temarii, who led the FIFA/OFC delegation, says discussions with the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) were productive and…

High-flying Kurukuru captain, Elliot Ragomo, has added the Young Solomon Islander of the Year award to his growing tally of achievements. Ragomo is the inspirational captain of the youthful national Solomon Islands Futsal team and won the admiration of the nation as he led the Kurukuru to their second successive victory at the Oceania Football…

Plymouth Argyle striker Rory Fallon and Central Coast midfielder Michael McGlinchey have been named in an 18-man All Whites squad to play a friendly against Jordan in Amman on 9 September. Gisborne-born Fallon (27) and Wellington-born McGlinchey (22) have represented England and Scotland respectively at age group levels, and missed their previous window to switch…