A young Cook Islands national men’s team has held Tonga to surprise 1-1 draw in their first of two international friendly matches in Atele on Thursday.

NUKUALOFA – A young Cook Islands national men’s team has held Tonga to surprise 1-1 draw in their first of two international friendly matches at the National Soccer Centre in Atele on Thursday. The match kicked off at 4:00pm under perfect weather conditions with the Tongans hot on attack for the first 20 minutes creating…

The win is the second time the Cooks have beaten Tonga in a men’s international and squares the over-all international ledger at two wins apiece and two draws.It was a deserved win for the visitors who held Tonga to a draw in their touring opening friendly international on Thursday 1-all. Playing through-out with a 4-5-1…

Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) have staged the country’s first ever ‘National Day for Women’s Football’ at the SIFF Academy and oceaniafootball.com is pleased to bring you exclusive photos from the day.   Speaking at the event, SIFF General Secretary Eddie Ngava said the day provided a wonderful opportunity to showcase the women’s game. “We organised this event to celebrate women’s football and…

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The All Whites are under no illusions that their FIFA Confederations Cup opener against world number one Spain in Rustenburg on Monday morning (NZT) is a different proposition entirely from their heart-breaking defeat to Italy. The All Whites have played World Cup winners like Italy before but never have they faced…

The Cook Islands men’s football team has notched its first ever FIFA sanctioned international win on Tongan soil 2-1 at the Football Academy in ‘Atele on Saturday. The win is the second time the Cooks have beaten Tonga in a men’s international and squares the over-all international ledger at two wins apiece and two draws….

NUKUALOFA – A young Cook Islands national men’s team has held Tonga to surprise 1-1 draw in their first of two international friendly matches at the National Soccer Centre in Atele on Thursday. The match kicked off at 4:00pm under perfect weather conditions with the Tongans hot on attack for the first 20 minutes creating…

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – New Zealand may have lost 3-4 reigning World Champions Italy in a Pretoria but sent a clear message to their FIFA Confederations Cup rivals that they are not there to make up the numbers when the tournament starts in four days time. In a rain soaked Super Stadium, the All Whites…

The unfancied Marist club have defied the odds by beating defending champions Koloale FC 1-0 in the 2009 Our Telekom National Club Championships final last night to earn a spot at the 2010 O-League. With over 10,000 fans enjoying the action at Honiara’s Lawson Tama Stadium, Michael Patiti’s 79th minute goal was enough to seal victory for…

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – All Whites coach Ricki Herbert believes Thursday morning’s friendly against FIFA World Champions Italy in Pretoria is as exciting for fans as it is testing for the players. New Zealand take on the Azzurri in their final warm-up for the FIFA Confederations Cup and while Herbert is excited about the proposition,…