OFC U-20 WOMEN&039;S CHAMPIONSHIP – TONGAN SQUAD SETS NEW FITNESS BENCHMARK

The Tonga Football Association’s (TFA) Technical Department staff are optimistic that the national U-20 women’s team will upset the hot favorites New Zealand at the upcoming OFC U-20 Women’s Championship New Zealand 2009.  The championship, which acts as Oceania Football Conferation’s (OFC) qualifier for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, will take place at Auckland’s North Harbour…

The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) will be hosting a national football tournament for grade six students throughout the country from 19 to 27 September in Honiara. The National Kids Football and Cultural Festival has been in the SIFF pipeline since 2008 after SIFF participated in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Kids Football Festival held…

The championship, which acts as Oceania Football Conferation’s (OFC) qualifier for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, will take place at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium between 5 – 9 October. Tonga will come up against American Samoa, Cook Islands and New Zealand in the round-robin competition. The Tongan squad, which recently recruited two new additions,…

With a population of just 178,000, few would expect the Polynesian island of Tahiti to have the resources to qualify for a FIFA competition. Yet that is exactly what the minnows did when winning December 2008’s Oceania U-20 Championship, thus booking a place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009. At the competition to…

A week-long ‘Win in Oceania’ workshop has concluded in Port Moresby today with Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirming its commitment to invest in Papua New Guinea football activities over the next six years. OFC President Reynald Temarii, who led the FIFA/OFC delegation, says discussions with the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) were productive and…

High-flying Kurukuru captain, Elliot Ragomo, has added the Young Solomon Islander of the Year award to his growing tally of achievements. Ragomo is the inspirational captain of the youthful national Solomon Islands Futsal team and won the admiration of the nation as he led the Kurukuru to their second successive victory at the Oceania Football…

Plymouth Argyle striker Rory Fallon and Central Coast midfielder Michael McGlinchey have been named in an 18-man All Whites squad to play a friendly against Jordan in Amman on 9 September. Gisborne-born Fallon (27) and Wellington-born McGlinchey (22) have represented England and Scotland respectively at age group levels, and missed their previous window to switch…

The Solomon Islands Bilikiki Beach Soccer squad is back training together in preparation for November’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 and features a few new faces. The Bilikiki side qualified for the FIFA tournament by beating Fiji, Tahiti and Vanuatu at the OFC Beach Soccer Championship in Tahiti last month. Coach Henry Koto held a training session at DC Park in Honiara yesterday with…

After a groundbreaking ceremony, long-term development workshop and elective congress, the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) is ready for a busy four years ahead. SIFF held its 20th Congress in Gizo over the weekend during which Martin Alufurai, MBE, was re-elected as president while Robert Riqeo and Stanley Siapu were re-elected as senior vice-president and…