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21 January 2010
Match Day One Review

The round-robin competition from 21-25 January acts as Oceania’s qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup kicking off in Germany in July. Junior Football Ferns coach Tony Readings says he was pleased with his side’s strong attacking performance which included a hat trick to Hannah Wilkinson, two goals each for Rosie White and Briony…

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20 January 2010
Junior Football Ferns geared up for American Samoa

A New Zealand women’s side have never played American Samoa and there has been just three meetings between the two countries at men’s age-group levels.On top of that, despite the collective experience of the New Zealand squad at World Cup level – 16 players have played in at least one age-group World Cup – only…

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18 January 2010
Points to prove for Junior Football Ferns

A foot injury meant the reigning Oceania women’s footballer of the year – White scored hat tricks at both the U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2008 – was missing from the Junior Football Ferns squad when the tournament was originally scheduled in October.A postponement to the tournament due to the Tsunami tragedy that…

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18 January 2010
Lautoka unlucky at home

Both goals in the match were scored from perfectly timed free kicks in the second half of play. Stylish Lautoka midfielder Jone Vono Junior gave the home side the lead after 62 minutes of play before Navua’s new signing Maciu Dundamu equalised from a similar position in the 80th minute.Despite dominating possession in the first…

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17 January 2010
Fitness will be key: Lal

Lal says the competition will give a good indication of how much work each side has put in during pre-season.“The CvC is the season opener and it will be interesting to see the fitness of the players. Since the year started, players have had only 13 to 14 days to try to get back to…

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17 January 2010
All change in NZFC play-off race

As Auckland City climbed to the top of the table with a crushing 5-0 win over Otago United, Waitakere headed in the opposite direction after Canterbury United stunned the previous league leaders 4-0 in Christchurch.Although level on 16 points, Waitakere slip behind Auckland on goal difference, while Team Wellington who beat YoungHeart Manawatu 2-0 in…

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15 January 2010
FIFA refereeing course kicks off in Auckland

The Futuro III course, redesigned by FIFA in 2009 to include instructing, fitness training and administrative elements, is being held at the Millennium Institute in Albany from 14 – 19 January. OFC Vice President Fred de Jong officially opened the elite course on Thursday with more than 60 participants and instructors in attendance. During his…

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14 January 2010
Player profile: Elizabeth Harmon (Cook Islands)

Today we feature Cook Islands U-20 Women’s national team mid-fielder Elizabeth Harmon.Elizabeth HarmonElizabeth Harmon, or known by her nickname Liz to family and friends, is mustering all of her determination to excel equally in football and schoolwork.Harmon is a student at the Cook Islands biggest school Tereora College where she has established a reputation for…

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14 January 2010
Sponsorship boost for Fiji competition

The agreement was revealed to FFA Media by Pillay Garments managing director Narendra Pillay during the CvC jersey launch at the FFA headquarters in Suva today.Pillay says the company is pleased to be associated with the series for yet another year. Navua, Ba and Lautoka will be part of the 2010 CvC competition.“We are very…

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13 January 2010
Vulivuli set for OFC Championship

The 27-year-old from Savusavu will be Fiji’s lone representative at the event which will be held at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium from 21-25 January and involves American Samoa, Cook Islands, New Zealand and Tonga.Vulivuli, who has experience officiating at elite tournaments such as the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and Algarve Cup, says she is…

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