Group A contenders Auckland City and Waitakere United will be eager to pick up points on the road against AS Magenta and AS Manu Ura while Hekari United, Lautoka and Tafea all have a chance to go top of Group B before the final round of matches in three weeks time. Defending champions Auckland City…
The Ferns took the 12th ranked Canadians scoreless into halftime but with 20 minutes remaining Christine Sinclair set up midfielder Diana Matheson to rifle the game’s only goal from outside the penalty area.The Ferns defeated Italy (1-0) and Scotland (3-0) and drew with Netherlands (1-1) to go through group play unbeaten but the final against…
A week after a locally-sourced Mexico team dismantled Bolivia 5-0 in San Francisco, a full strength side welcoming its stars back from top European leagues was expected to overrun an under-strength All Whites eleven.But the sold out Rose Bowl crowd of 90,526 were forced to wait for 54 minutes for the opening goal – a…
The impressive win follows their midweek thrashing of Fiji’s U-20 national side (9-0) and gives the 2010 O-League representatives an overall lead in the competition. Weet Bix Shop N Save Lautoka have scored an impressive 18 goals in three matches and conceded only one. 2009 Fiji Footballer of the year Kamal Hassan scored the opening…
With the World Cup opening match on June 10 drawing ever nearer , especially for Mexico who take on hosts South Africa at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg in that match, the milestone has not slipped by New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert unnoticed.“It’s countdown time now,” Herbert said, “the reality of the World Cup is…
CIFA’s technical department including Jimmy Katoa and Tuka Tisam will be visiting schools around Rarotonga to teach children the technical side of football while also showing them how to have fun with a range of small-sided games.The school programme will run until the end of Term 1 starting with a successful competition – the Primary…
All Whites captain Tim Brown, who will deputise for the injured Ryan Nelsen, was among the bulk of the squad to arrive from New Zealand and while the Phoenix midfielder admitted to being a “bit jaded” following the travel, he says the Mexican test is already whetting the appetite.“It’s not easy and we haven’t seen…
The round-robin will see New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tonga compete for place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in Trinidada and Tobago from 5-25 September, 2010. Match Day 1 will see Tonga face Papua New Guinea in the opening match before hosts New Zealand take on the…
Needing a victory to remain a chance to top the Group A standings, New Zealand raced to an early 4th minute lead through in-form striker Amber Hearn who later added her fourth goal of the tournament in the 36th minute shortly after fullback Anna Green had extended the Kiwis’ lead.Green laid on the first goal…
This follows more than a week of trials and a selection process which followed in Honiara. The list was finalised in a meeting held by the Solomon Islands Football Coaches Association (SIFCA) and the members of the National Team Selection Panel on Thursday last week.The original number of 25 players has been increased to 30…