OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 – NEW CALEDONIA WIN 5-4 NAILBITER OVER VANUATU

New Caledonia has kept their final ambitions alive with a 5-4  win over Vanuatu on Match Day 2 of the OFC Futsal Championship. Vanuatu opened the scoring through Ben Edward after four minutes, only for New Caledonia to reply a minute later through Anderson Paulin. New Caledonia then snatched back the lead thanks to a powerful direct freekick from…

SUVA – Here are the official starting lists for the first fixture (6pm) of the OFC Futsal Championship Match Day 2 between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Last night (Match Day 1) Vanuatu pushed host nation Fiji hard for the entirety of the championship opener before losing 1-2 to the hosts.   In the night’s second match, New Caledonia gave…

A new action plan for football activities in Papua New Guinea has been drawn up by the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) with help from Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Technical Director Jim Selby who recently visited Port Moresby. Selby’s trip was part of an initial assessment leading into a full OFC delegation visit next…

SUVA – New Caledonia and Vanuatu will be desperate for their first points of the OFC Futsal Championship when Match Day 2 gets underway in Suva this evening while Fiji take on a spirited Solomon Islands team who are also celebrating their National Independence Day. Yesterday the Vodafone Arena crowd spurred the hosts to a…

SUVA – Host nation Fiji and defending defending champions Solomon Islands are both off to winning starts in contrasting fashion at the OFC Futsal Championship. Fiji were made to battle hard throughout their match against Vanuatu in the tournament opener. The hosts eventually came away 2-1 winners thanks to second half goals from Sandeep Nair…

SUVA – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in conjunction with Fijian Television Broadcaster Mai TV is pleased to advise football fans of broadcast details for the OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 which kicks off at the Vodafone Arena in Suva this evening. OFC and Mai TV are working together to provide exclusive television coverage of all…

Imtiaz Khan, coach of Fiji’s national Futsal team, believes the pressure is off his side going into the OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 which gets underway at Vodafone Arena in Suva tomorrow evening. By Khan’s own admission, the Fiji squad is very young and arguably less experienced than their more fancied opposition – namely New…

The referees charged with officiating this week’s OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 are sure to be on the ball after taking part in the FIFA Sub Regional Futsal Referee Instructor Course which continues this weekend. Led by Referee Development Officer Massimo Raveino and Referee Instructor Neil Poloso, the course runs until Tuesday 7 July and is being…

AUCKLAND – Veteran All Whites defender Ivan Vicelich admits the 86-year-old Chatham Cup still holds special meaning for him ahead of the fourth round’s headline fixture between Waitakere City and Central United on Sunday. The 68-cap All White has done more than most kiwis in the game, from carving out a professional playing career at…

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) has enjoyed many highlights in recent weeks.   The men’s national team earned its first ever international win on Tongan soil last month (2-1) which has helped Cook Islands jump 14 places to 188 on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings released yesterday.    Since then CIFA has held residential training camps…