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Kurukuru go down fighting against Libya

9 October 2009
Kurukuru go down fighting against Libya

The hosts came away with a 6–5 win against the young Kurukuru side despite the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) defending champions at one early stage leading their hosts by three goals. Kurukuru team manager Mapuru Tausinga reported that the game was played with high intensity throughout, describing the pace of the match as “frantic.” It…

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9 October 2009
All Whites ‘mentally ready’

After four intense training sessions over the first two days in camp in Dubai, the All Whites were given the chance to refresh and recharge their batteries on Thursday with just a solitary afternoon session.It turned out to be their final run out in Dubai – the official walkover at the match venue in Manama…

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6 October 2009
All Whites hit the ground running

The final eight players of a 19-man All Whites squad touched down in the UAE early Tuesday morning and were soon lacing up their boots for the first of six precious trainings before Saturday night’s mammoth playoff for a place at next year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa.“Every second we have together is priceless,”…

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6 October 2009
Young All Whites aim for history

Never before has a New Zealand team reached the knockout stages at any FIFA tournament but Young All Whites coach Steve Cain and his charges are quietly aiming on being the generation to make the breakthrough.The tournament, including 24 of the world’s best teams, will be held across eight venues from 24 October to 15…

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6 October 2009
OFC referees to the fore

New Zealand referee Peter O’Leary and his assistants Brent Best (NZL) and Matthew Taro (SOL) have been appointed to the Round of 16 match between Ghana and South Africa kicking off at 16:30 (local time) on Tuesday 6 October in Ismailia.The trio, who performed credibly during the group stages of the tournament, are in the…

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6 October 2009
Top international coaches lead women’s football course

Belgium’s national women’s coach Anne Noë and former USA national coach April Heinrichs are leading the FIFA/OFC follow-up technical course for women’s football from 5-10 October at Kristin College on Auckland’s North Shore.With participants from the member associations of Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), the course aims to build on the success of the FIFA/OFC women’s…

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5 October 2009
Turner confident on Nelsen fitness

Nelsen missed Blackburn’s 6-2 English Premier League defeat to Arsenal this morning with a back injury sustained against Aston Villa last week, but Turner said the team’s influential captain was determined to win his fitness race and start what is the most important match New Zealand has played since qualifying for the 1982 World Cup…

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2 October 2009
Kurukuru spread their wings for Libya

The Alfetah Futsal Cup is an invitational tournament, approved by FIFA, where the top futsal playing nation from each FIFA Confederation will compete from 5-11 October for a winner’s cheque of $69,978 (NZD).The less successful teams won’t be left empty handed either, the last placed national team will walk away with $13,994 (NZD).The two year…

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2 October 2009
Tahiti end World Cup campaign without a win

It could have been worse for Tahiti as Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, who were runners-up in the tournament four years ago, had a total of 31 shots during the match but wasteful finishing might hamper the Africans’ hopes of advancing.Group B winners Spain (nine points) and runners-up Venezuela (six points) have qualified for the final 16…

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1 October 2009
OFC competition postponed after tsunami tragedy

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) made the announcement today after reports out of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga – three of OFC’s 11 member associations – painted a devastating picture with an estimated death toll of over 100.American Samoa and Tonga had been scheduled to take part in the championship along with the Cook Islands and…

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