OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 – KURUKURU SET SIGHTS ON OCEANIA TITLE

With two weeks to go until the OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009, defending champions Solomon Islands have stepped up preparations in their bid to secure back-to-back victories at the prestigious event. The round-robin competition involving Fiji, New Caledonia, the Kurukuru from Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, is set to take place from 6-10 July at the…

Brazil produced a stunning first-half display en route to a 3-0 defeat of Italy that thrust them into the semi-finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup and eliminated the reigning world champions. Meanwhile USA managed to pull off mission improbable and book a place in the semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Egypt in the other…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The All Whites’ historic first-ever FIFA Confederations Cup point from a goalless draw with Asian champions Iraq on Monday morning (NZT) has given their World Cup playoff hopes a timely boost. New Zealand, who face either Bahrain or Saudi Arabia over two legs in October and November for a place at…

JOHANNESBURG – All Whites custodian Glen Moss says he will never forget New Zealand’s historic first result at a FIFA Confederations Cup. Nor should he. While Shane Smeltz collected the man of the match trophy the next name on the shortlist must have been that of Glen Moss, who put in a commanding performance in…

New Zealand clung on to frustrate Iraq by holding them to a 0-0 draw in Johannesburg, a result which gave the Kiwis their first ever point at the FIFA Confederations Cup.  Considering that Bafana Bafana were playing in such a crucial game at exactly the same time, the 23,295 supporters that came to Ellis Park…

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – All Whites coach Ricki Herbert is looking to reignite the spark in his players before they face Asian champions Iraq on Sunday morning (NZT) in what has become a dry run for the away leg of the World Cup playoff. On Thursday morning, a tired-looking All Whites went down 0-2 to…

On the day that the FIFA Confederations Cup racked up a century of games, there were contrasting fortunes for two of the giants of world football. Brazil are all but assured of a semi-final spot with victory over USA in Tshwane/Pretoria, while Italy suffered their first-ever defeat against African opposition when they lost to Egypt…

Black Roses striker Meleane Ioapo has inspired her team to the 2009 Football Federation of American Samoa Women’s Five-aside title with a hat-trick against Utulei Youth in the championship game on Saturday at Pago Park Soccer Stadium. It was a closely contested match in the first half with both teams going into the break tied…

Tonga Football Association (TFA) in partnership with Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will conduct its first four day youth football coach’s course aimed at developing and enhancing local coaches’ knowledge and skills with a focus on youth level (13-18yrs).  This workshop will start 23-26 June under the observation of OFC’s Technical Director Mr Jim Selby at…

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – New Zealand will play for pride and playoff preparation only in their final FIFA Confederations Cup match against Iraq after losing 0-2 to South Africa in Rustenburg on Wednesday evening. Bernard Parker’s first goal in the 21st minute relieved some of the immense pressure that had built on the host nation during…