The crucial first-leg final kicks off at 3:00pm on Saturday at PMRL Stadium in Port Moresby with both teams looking to take an advantage into the return leg at Fred Taylor Park in Waitakere on Sunday 2 May. With a place at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010 on offer, the stakes couldn’t be…
New Zealand will go on to represent Oceania at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup this September alongside hosts Trinidad and Tobago plus Japan, Korea DPR and Korea Republic (Asian zone); Canada and Mexico (North, Central America and Caribbean zone); Brazil, Chile and Venezuela (South American zone) as well as African and European representatives who…
See below for the play-by-play action from North Harbour Stadium. Starting lineups: Papua New Guinea: 1. Mystika TEKAWI (GK), 2. Sandra BIRUM (Captain), 3. Carolyn OBI, 6. Nikita AI, 7. Lavina HOLA, 8. Grace STEVEN, 9. Rose BULUM, 14. Yvonne GABONG, 15. Biangka TOROBERT, 16. Georgina KAIKAS, 17. Lani AIFACoach: Michael ROBINSON [AUS]Solomon Islands: 1….
The Kiribati Islands Football Association (KIFA) President Ioteba Redfern and his Executive Committee, scrupulously left nothing out in giving the OFC President Reynald Temarii and his delegation a warm reception for their first ever visit.“Though short, our busy visit in Kiribati proved very productive,” said President Temarii at the end of his three-day trip which…
See below for the play-by-play action from North Harbour Stadium.The starting line-ups are as follow:Solomon Islands: 1. Alice PATRICK (GK), 2. Chelsea WILDER, 3. Joana ALICK, 5. Cathy AIHUNU, 6. Janise ONIKA, 9. Elizabeth MALAU, 13. Mary MAEFITI, 14. Merina PHILIP JOE, 15. Veronica TOLIVAKA (Captain), 17. Corina HASI, 19. Mirriam ONEASI.Coach: Luke EROI [SOL]Tonga:…
The camp will take place in Auckland between April 28 and May 10 and features a New Zealand selection taking on an NZFC All Stars XI on May 9.Former U-20 international Clapham (23) is the only uncapped player included in the 15 man squad drawn from A-League and NZFC clubs but his role in helping…
Papua New Guinea went down 9-0 to championship favourites New Zealand but coach Michael Robinson says development is the key focus for this week’s event. The round-robin competition concludes on Friday when they will be hoping to turn things around against the Solomon Islands who have also picked up three points from two matches.“We still…
See below for the play-by-play action from North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.The starting line-ups are as follow:Papua New Guinea: 2. Sandra BIRUM (Captain), 3. Carolyn OBI, 6. Nikita AI, 7. Lavina HOLA, 8. Grace STEVEN, 9. Rose BULUM, 11. Natasha WAA, 12. Alisandra ELIJAH, 15. Bianka ToROBERT, 16. Georgina KAIKAS, 18. Wena LAKA (GK).Coach: Michael…
The 16-year-old controlled the middle of the park to help her side bounce back from a disappointing 10-0 opening loss to New Zealand on Match Day 1. Coach Luke Eroi was delighted with the overall performance. “My key players did well today and we wanted to win,” said Eroi. “Veronica led the team well and…
The largest-ever New Zealand win at U-17 women’s level sees the Young Football Ferns comfortably atop the standings and in pole position to qualify for September’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.New Zealand now takes on Papua New Guinea, who ran out 4-0 winners against Tonga in the opening game of the…