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Referee course wraps up in Tonga

26 February 2010
Referee course wraps up in Tonga

The workshop, which concludes today, has been conducted by Referee Development Officer Massimo Raveino (TAH), Referee Instructor Neil Poloso (SOL) and Fitness Trainer Kader Touati (FRA) who make up the OFC Refereeing Assistance Programme (RAP) team under the umbrella of the FIFA Development Office. In encouraging workshop participants, Fusimalohi highlighted the achievements of Tonga’s Assistant…

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26 February 2010
U-20 side urged to stay positive

Prasad urged the young lads not to throw in the towel after just their first match but instead to work harder in order to improve as the National Football League progresses.Fielding an U-20 team in the National Football League is part of Fiji Football Association’s plans to develop a side for the OFC U-20 Championship…

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25 February 2010
NZFC Week 16 Preview

Waikato FC is in a rich vein of form but have they left their run too late? Team Wellington are still in with a semi-final shout but must win their remaining games to put fourth placed Canterbury United under pressure. There will be no love lost when Canterbury United and Otago United renew their NZFC…

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25 February 2010
Football Ferns 1 Italy 0

An Amber Hearn goal on half hour mark proved to be the winner and ensured the Ferns added a new European scalp to that of world number 17 Netherlands at the same event last year.Rosie White was the chief creator, beating two players and providing a pinpoint cross for Hearn to drift between two markers…

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23 February 2010
Female referees pass test in Portugal

Held annually since 1994, the Algarve Cup is a FIFA-sanctioned invitational event involving 12 nations and divided into four groups. This year’s competition will be held from 24 February to 3 March 2010 with Sweden hoping to defend their title. Fiji’s Vulivuli, who works as a school teacher in Savusavu, says she is looking forward…

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23 February 2010
National Women’s training squad named

This comes as the Solomon Islands Football Federation looks at getting the team ready for the OFC Nations Cup in Auckland in October this year.SIFF Women’s Development Officer, Diane Justus, who coordinated the selection of players in the 2009 Solomon Cup said that the early publication of the list is mainly to inform the selected…

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22 February 2010
Auckland move clear at the top

A 74th minute goal by Auckland City midfielder Ki-Hyung Lee cancelled out Aaron Clapham’s first-half strike for the visitors and helped stretch the defending champions unbeaten run to ten matches. Auckland still has two games in hand on Waitakere and remains the strong favourite to secure the minor premiership.The result was also useful for Canterbury…

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22 February 2010
Last chance for national team hopefuls

The trials kicked off on 15 February with around 30 players opening the first set of trial matches. This number increased on the second and third day with more of the senior national players turning up for the trials including Gideon Omokirio, Judd Molea and Henry Fa’arodo. From the first three days, the National Team…

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21 February 2010
Perfect start for Lautoka in season opener

Chief guest Fiji Sun Newspaper Limited Chief Executive Officer Peter Lomas officially opened the 2010 League season before Lautoka sent out a warning to all other participating clubs with a clinical display against Nadi. The 2010 O-League representatives led 1-0 at the break after defender Samuela Kautoga nodded in the first goal on 35 minutes…

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21 February 2010
NZ secure Australia clash to launch Cup run-in

The match at the 100,000 capacity venue will be the first meeting between the two sides in five years and the last chance to see the All Whites play before they head to South Africa via Austria. The chance to renew an on-field relationship stretching back to 1922 was an opportunity New Zealand coach Ricki…

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