SOLOMON ISLANDS – TWO LEFT IN RACE FOR O-LEAGUE SPOT

The Solomon Islands National Club Championship has reached its climax with the final between Koloale FC and Marist expected to draw thousands of fans at Honiara’s Lawson Tama Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Defending champions Koloale handed Marist a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat yesterday to reach the final and will go into tomorrow’s match as the favourites to win the title and…

After a successful visitation to Papua New Guinea last week, Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) can confirm the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) is on track to benefit from the FIFA-funded Win in Oceania (WIO) Program. The US$8million initiative, which launched in January 2009, aims to assist OFC Member Associations (MAs) in boosting national competitions,…

Cook Islands Football today announced nine debutants in its national men’s squad to play Tonga in two friendly FIFA sanctioned matches this week. Cook Islands coach Maurice Tillotson named a squad of 16 players to travel to Tonga this Tuesday ahead of Thursday and Saturday’s games at the National Soccer Academy in ‘Atele. Goalkeeper, and…

Football history is being made in the Solomon Islands this week as the country hosts its first ever FIFA Com-Unity seminar devoted exclusively to the women’s game. The three-day event, hosted by the Solomon Island Football Federation (SIFF), kicked off at the Kitana Mendana Hotel in Honiara today with around 40 key stakeholders in attendance….

Tonga Football Association’s Assistant Coach Lui Muavesi has listed six new caps in his 20 player National Men’s Football squad to take on the Cook Islands in two international friendly matches next week. The matches will take place on Thursday June 11 and Saturday June 13 at the National Soccer Academy in ‘Atele. TFA is pleased to announce that the following players excelled at…

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are looking the most likely contenders to play New Zealand in the home and away playoff for a spot at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ after Iran, Uzbekistan and Qatar all dropped points today in the Asia Football Confederation qualifying tournament.  On Match Day 8 for the Asian Zone, Qatar…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand continued their build up to the FIFA Confederations Cup with a goalless draw against Botswana in Gaborone on Sunday morning (NZT). All Whites coach Ricki Herbert made nine changes and one positional switch – fullback David Mulligan swapping from the right to left flank – to the 11 that started against…

Samoa Football Soccer Federation-Normalisation Committee (SFSF-NC) is delighted to announce the employment of four key operational staff members as it readies to reinstate full playing activities in 2009.  Following on from SFSF-NC’s Normalisation process and recent long term development workshop, the recruitment of the four core operational staff members represents another exciting step forward for Samoa…

AUCKLAND – Concerns over the state of a freshly-laid pitch at the venue for New Zealand’s friendly against Botswana tonight has prompted All Whites coach to adjust his tactics. While the main focus of the match against the Zebras – New Zealand’s second of three warm-ups for the FIFA Confederations Cup – was always on…

Former O-League representatives Kossa FC have been knocked out of the 2009 Our Telekom National Championships after Makuru beat Gossa 3-0 today to clinch a place in the semi final. The win leaves Makuru second behind Uncles in Group B and more importantly four points clear of Kossa who have only one match remaining.  It is a…