American Samoa squad returns to home ground

Football Federation American Samoa’s (FFAS) headquarters and beautifully maintained playing field were devastated by multiple earthquakes and tsunamis that led to over 100 fatalities in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga on 29 September 2009. All U-20 training sessions were subsequently switched to the Kananafou Theological Centre’s sports field in the nearby Tafuna area. However, last…

The Arab nation held its National Day last Wednesday, with decorations, flags and fanfare abounding on the 38th anniversary of the seven emirates joining together in 1971. And following hot on the heels of these festivities is the eagerly anticipated FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009, set to be held in Abu Dhabi between 9…

In alphabetical order, male nominees include Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Kaká (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Xavi (Spain) while Cristiane (Brazil), Inka Grings (Germany), Marta (Brazil), Birgit Prinz (Germany) and Kelly Smith (England) will contest the women’s award.These nominees were confirmed after a poll in which the coaches and captains of men’s and…

Goals in quick succession from Kema Jack and Joachin Waroi sealed the victory for the Papua New Guinea club champions in humid, overcast conditions at PMRL Stadium in Port Moresby on Saturday. Both teams were desperate to pick up points after disappointing results in the opening two rounds of the competition. After an evenly balanced…

An estimated global television audience of 200 million joined the 2,000 invited guests in the Draw Hall in watching the colourful and entertaining ceremony unfold. With African sporting stars such as athlete Haile Gebreselassie, rugby player John Smit, cricketer Makhaya Ntini, and footballers Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu assisting with the draw, along with England…

We look at how each of the four teams qualified for the finals and give you details on their previous results at FIFA World Cups.ITALYQualificationItaly set the pace in Group 8 with a 2-1 win over Cyprus and after that result took them to the summit they remained there. It nonetheless took them until their…

The adidas Jabulani, which means ‘to celebrate’ in isiZulu, is the 11th edition of adidas’s FIFA World Cup balls.The 11 colours that are present on the Jabulani pay tribute to both football and the country in which Africa’s first-ever FIFA World Cup will be held. They represent a colour for each team player, every official…

The match, kicking off at 3pm in Port Moresby, promises to be a tense encounter between two teams that a desperate for a win. This Saturday’s scenario sees Hekari needing to win to stay in contention with Group B’s two top teams Tafea and Lautoka, while Marist FC simply must win in order to keep…