Cook Islands squad aiming high

The tyranny of distance will be testing the CIFA U20 Women’s perseverance and discipline as they are unable to train in one place. The Cook Islands consists of 15 islands scattered over 2-million square kilometers of ocean and to organise a full squad in any sport, in one location, would mean the decentralisation of its…

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) national U20s training squad has assembled and begun preparations for the Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) Under 20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers in New Zealand this October. The tyranny of distance will be testing the CIFA U20 Women’s perseverance and discipline as they are unable to train in one place. The Cook Islands…

The countdown to Tahiti Nui Beach Soccer 2009 – Oceania’s qualifying event for this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – is now on with kick-off just one week away. Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will stage the competition at Temae Beach in Moorea, Tahiti, from 27 – 31 July with Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and…

A FIFA funded Member Association Referees’ course has just successfully concluded in Tuana’imato, Samoa, with plans now in place for enhancing the level of refereeing for football in Samoa and the region. The programme, according to FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Refereeing Development Officer (RDO) Massimo Raveino, was approved by FIFA in 2007. Due to…

In its bid to secure the prestigious Battle of the Giants title, Fiji club Navua have shopped early and recruited sensational Solomon Island Futsal star Jack Wetney. The 19-year-old has already made an impact helping Navua to a 2-0 win over Ba at TFL National Stadium on Sunday in this weekend’s feature match of the NewWorld…

New Zealand’s Mike Hester has become one of Oceania’s most experienced referees in recent years and is in the running for an appointment at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Most recently, Hester officiated at the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 with fellow Kiwis Jan Hintz and Mark Rule as his assistants. The…

Tonga Football Association (TFA) is re-introducing its knock-out tournament after being dormant for five years.  ‘TFA 2009 Knock-Out Competition’ will kick off on 8 August at the National Soccer Centre in ‘Atele for five consecutive weeks. This follows the success of Tonga Football Association’s (TFA) 2009 major league season which ended last weekend. The five year break is due to…

Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and the Honiara Beach Soccer Committee (HBSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with local business DJ Graphics Ltd for the promotion and marketing of Beach Soccer in the Solomon Islands. The agreement comes on the eve of the OFC Beach Soccer Championship Tahiti Nui 2009 where the Solomon…

Tonga Football Association’s (TFA) 2009 Major League has been a great success with a prize presentation worth $19,100 made on Saturday 11 July at the National Soccer Center in ‘Atele. TFA was honoured to have had the Honourable Nobel Vaha’I and Moimoi Vaea as guests of honour. Marist has been the dominant team in TFA…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to provide Beach Soccer fans with the official draw of the OFC Beach Soccer Championship Tahiti Nui 2009. The round robin competition, which involves Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu, will be held from 27-31 July at Temae Beach in Moorea, Tahiti. The Solomon Bilikiki will go into the…