OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 – REFEREES AT THE READY

The referees charged with officiating this week’s OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 are sure to be on the ball after taking part in the FIFA Sub Regional Futsal Referee Instructor Course which continues this weekend. Led by Referee Development Officer Massimo Raveino and Referee Instructor Neil Poloso, the course runs until Tuesday 7 July and is being…

AUCKLAND – Veteran All Whites defender Ivan Vicelich admits the 86-year-old Chatham Cup still holds special meaning for him ahead of the fourth round’s headline fixture between Waitakere City and Central United on Sunday. The 68-cap All White has done more than most kiwis in the game, from carving out a professional playing career at…

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) has enjoyed many highlights in recent weeks.   The men’s national team earned its first ever international win on Tongan soil last month (2-1) which has helped Cook Islands jump 14 places to 188 on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings released yesterday.    Since then CIFA has held residential training camps…

The rapid rise in the popularity of the Samoa Football Soccer Federation-Normalisation Committee (SFSF-NC) ‘Fun Football’ Juniors Saturday programme has created a need for positive expansion changes. SFSF-NC CEO Colin Tuaa is taking measures to cater for this demand by inviting members of the public to assist with organising the Fun Football programme. "Anyone with…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President Reynald Temarii will attend the unveiling of the Cook Islands Football Association’s new 500 seat grandstand and changing rooms facility.   Temarii will share the historical ceremony on Friday (10 July 2009) with Cook Islands Prime Minister Jim Marurai.   CIFA President Lee Harmon says that the facilities are the…

Fiji marksman Osea Vakatalesau has been ruled out of the OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 through injury and has been replaced by 18-year-old Christopher Kumar. The championship, involving Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu gets underway on Monday next week at the Vodafone Arena in Suva and culminates in a final and 3rd/4th place playoff on…

Vanuatu Football Federation’s (VFF) Téouma Academy continues to grow with the recent recruitment of extramural computer science student Cédric Yalita from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF). The academy, which is a pilot programme for “FIFA Goal Football”, houses 36 youth players who train together daily and receive an education at local schools or through appreticeship…

NOUMEA – An early strike from Andrew Barisic and goals from Matt Osman, Gol Gol Mebrahtu, Steve Pantelidis and Michael Thwaite have seen Gold Coast United beat New Caledonia 5-0 at the Stade Numa Daly in Nouméa at the weekend. The result was dissapointing for New Caledonia, who last year showed good form during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ campaign to…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President Reynald Temarii has expressed his shock and sadness at the passing of Leone Rakoroi, one of the most highly regarded referees within Oceania. Rakoroi died early Sunday morning after being involved in a car accident while returning home from celebrations to mark victory by Navua in the Fiji FACT club…

A trip to the tropics is a great opportunity to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the developed world, but for Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) Technical Director Jim Selby his Tongan development tour represents a satisfying week of exertion. Selby’s visit has been beneficial for the development and progress of football in…