FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP – ALL WHITES UNCHANGED FOR SPAIN

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The All Whites are under no illusions that their FIFA Confederations Cup opener against world number one Spain in Rustenburg on Monday morning (NZT) is a different proposition entirely from their heart-breaking defeat to Italy. The All Whites have played World Cup winners like Italy before but never have they faced…

The Cook Islands men’s football team has notched its first ever FIFA sanctioned international win on Tongan soil 2-1 at the Football Academy in ‘Atele on Saturday. 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….

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…

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – New Zealand may have lost 3-4 reigning World Champions Italy in a Pretoria but sent a clear message to their FIFA Confederations Cup rivals that they are not there to make up the numbers when the tournament starts in four days time. In a rain soaked Super Stadium, the All Whites…

The unfancied Marist club have defied the odds by beating defending champions Koloale FC 1-0 in the 2009 Our Telekom National Club Championships final last night to earn a spot at the 2010 O-League. With over 10,000 fans enjoying the action at Honiara’s Lawson Tama Stadium, Michael Patiti’s 79th minute goal was enough to seal victory for…

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – All Whites coach Ricki Herbert believes Thursday morning’s friendly against FIFA World Champions Italy in Pretoria is as exciting for fans as it is testing for the players. New Zealand take on the Azzurri in their final warm-up for the FIFA Confederations Cup and while Herbert is excited about the proposition,…

The Solomon Islands National Club Championship has reached its climax with the final between Koloale FC and Marist expected to draw thousands of fans at Honiara’s Lawson Tama Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Defending champions Koloale handed Marist a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat yesterday to reach the final and will go into tomorrow’s match as the favourites to win the title and…

After a successful visitation to Papua New Guinea last week, Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) can confirm the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) is on track to benefit from the FIFA-funded Win in Oceania (WIO) Program. The US$8million initiative, which launched in January 2009, aims to assist OFC Member Associations (MAs) in boosting national competitions,…

Cook Islands Football today announced nine debutants in its national men’s squad to play Tonga in two friendly FIFA sanctioned matches this week. Cook Islands coach Maurice Tillotson named a squad of 16 players to travel to Tonga this Tuesday ahead of Thursday and Saturday’s games at the National Soccer Academy in ‘Atele. Goalkeeper, and…

Football history is being made in the Solomon Islands this week as the country hosts its first ever FIFA Com-Unity seminar devoted exclusively to the women’s game. The three-day event, hosted by the Solomon Island Football Federation (SIFF), kicked off at the Kitana Mendana Hotel in Honiara today with around 40 key stakeholders in attendance….