SOLOMON ISLANDS – SIFF BOSS EARNS OBE MEDAL

After a long career of service to sport, President of the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Martin Alufurai has been honoured as a recipient of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Alufurai, who previously worked as general secretary of the National Olympic Committee, received the award from Solomon Islands Governor General Sir Nathaniel Waena…

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The All Whites’ quest for their first ever point at a FIFA Confederations Cup takes on added importance against South Africa in Rustenburg on Thursday morning (NZT). A draw against the tournament hosts – who played out a lacklustre stalemate against Asian champions Iraq in their opening match – would not…

Solomon Island import James Naka has helped Fiji club Navua to its first ever back-to-back victory in the Vodafone Fiji FACT knock-out competition. In a thrilling finish to five days of football, the Solomon Islands beach soccer captain headed home for Navua in the dying minutes of the final to beat Lautoka 2-1 at TFL…

There was no shortage of excitement on Monday as Group B of the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 started with a bang. The four teams on view at the Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein and Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane/Pretoria served up plenty of entertainment and goals in two exciting, closely contested matches. The day…

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Fernando Torres scored a scintillating hat trick inside 17 minutes as world number one Spain breezed past the All Whites 5-0 in their FIFA Confederations Cup opener in Rustenburg on Monday morning (NZT). The $50 million Liverpool striker – nicknamed El Niño – scored in the 6th, 14th and 17th minutes…

NUKUALOFA – A young Cook Islands national men’s team has held Tonga to surprise 1-1 draw in their first of two international friendly matches at the National Soccer Centre in Atele on Thursday. The match kicked off at 4:00pm under perfect weather conditions with the Tongans hot on attack for the first 20 minutes creating…

The win is the second time the Cooks have beaten Tonga in a men’s international and squares the over-all international ledger at two wins apiece and two draws.It was a deserved win for the visitors who held Tonga to a draw in their touring opening friendly international on Thursday 1-all. Playing through-out with a 4-5-1…

Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) have staged the country’s first ever ‘National Day for Women’s Football’ at the SIFF Academy and oceaniafootball.com is pleased to bring you exclusive photos from the day.   Speaking at the event, SIFF General Secretary Eddie Ngava said the day provided a wonderful opportunity to showcase the women’s game. “We organised this event to celebrate women’s football and…