2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA™ – COUNTDOWN FOR TICKETS BEGINS

Every four years, the world’s top 32 teams come together to contest the FIFA World Cup™ finals. The tournament’s big kick-off on 11 June 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa is still quite a few months away, but for fans of the world’s biggest single sporting event there is another important date on the horizon: the…

HONIARA: The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has announded it will conduct a FIFA/OFC Beach Soccer Referees course starting February 21 in Honiara. SIFF Development officer Noel Wagapu confirmed that invitations have already been sent out to all the provincial football associations including Honiara Football to nominate their participants to attend the course. This will be…

HONIARA: A new school programme initiated by Diane Justus, SIFF Women’s Development officer, has received positive feedback after its first week in operation.   The aim of the outreach programme is to introduce football at an early age – particularly to girls – so as to increase playing numbers. Chung Wah Primary School at China Town received the first visit last Friday…

A week ago, Auckland City were sitting in the bottom half of the table and facing a real possibilty of missing out on the New Zealand Football Championship playoffs.   Two crunch games against sides above them could’ve ended their hopes on the weekend but City, led by many of the old guard and a few of the new, notched…

Several new staff appointments have been made within the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) ahead of what promises to be a busy 2009. The organisation welcomes General Manager Greg Larsen, Personal Assistant Paula McKenzie, Media and Communications Officer Priscilla Duncan, Logistics and Competitions Coordinator Amy McDonald and Receptionist Leah Brewster. Tai Nicholas, OFC General Secretary, says…

Solomon Islands footballer James Naka is set to embark on an exciting new challenge in his playing career. In less than a week, the Zome Mars striker from Gwaunaoa in West Kwara’ae of Malaita Province will leave the country to play for Bundaberg FC in the Queensland State League in Australia. Securing a contract in Australia has been a lifelong dream…

Waitakere United will have to wait at least a week to wrap up the New Zealand Football Championship’s minor premiership after Waikato FC snatched a dramatic 2-1 upset in Ngaruawahia on Sunday. Super sub Stu Watene was the hero for the home side, coming on in the 83rd minute and scoring five minutes later to…

The first round fixtures of the 2009 National Soccer League have been announced by the Fiji Football Association’s National League Board. The NEWWORLD sponsored League will kick off at the end of this month with six exciting matches lined up for the first weekend. Suva and Labasa will play two matches each in the opening…

AUCKLAND – The World Cup hopes of New Zealand’s U-17 men’s football team have received a double lift with relocation of their qualifiers to home soil, and an invitation to the Sanix Cup in Japan. With Fiji unable to host the Oceania U-17 Championship to due flood damage, New Zealand will host Vanuatu, Tahiti and…

Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) has today announced a squad of 36 players selected to participate in the new elite academy to be launched in Teouma this year. The academy, which is a pilot programme for “FIFA Goal Football”, consists of U-17 players who will be eligible to play in the OFC U-17 Championship 2009 in…