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AUCKLAND – All Whites coach Ricki Herbert is balancing the twin concerns of building match fitness and managing player workloads ahead of New Zealand’s second pre-Confederations Cup friendly against Botswana in Gaborone on Sunday morning (NZT). The second of the All Whites’ three-game Safari to warm up for the June14-28 tournament in South Africa will…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Executive Committee has met in the Bahamas during the 59th FIFA Congress this week to discuss a number of important matters such as the future of Oceania’s topflight club competition – the O-League. Convening at Paradise Island’s Atlantis Hotel on Monday, the executive committee approved the expansion of the O-League…

AUCKLAND – An early Shane Smeltz penalty wasn’t enough for the All Whites on the start of their pre-Confederations Cup warm-up tour, losing 1-2 to Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on Thursday morning (NZT). Smeltz converted a 10th minute penalty – his 11th goal in nine starts – to give New Zealand a 1-0 lead…

In the showcase of Match Day 8 of the 2009 Our Telekom National Club Championship, former semi-finalists Uncles ended Gossa’s hopes with a heart-breaking 2 – 1 win at Honiara’s Lawson Tama stadium. Uncles entered the game with high spirits after downing Kossa 1 – 0 while Gossa had nothing to lose after losing their…

The Tongan national football team is in full swing with their training as they prepare to host the Cook Islands at the Soccer Academy in Tonga next week. The trip was initially scheduled for the third week of June but with last minute changes, the international friendlies will now take place on 11 and 13 June. In the absence of Tonga’s…

AUCKLAND – The All Whites will decide their 2010 FIFA World Cup destiny on home soil after the draw for intercontinental playoffs was made at FIFA Congress in the Bahamas on Wednesday morning (NZT). New Zealand will play the fifth best Asian qualifier away on Saturday October 10 then return home for the decisive second…

AUCKLAND – South Africa may have caught FIFA Confederations Cup fever but a stomach bug is hampering the All Whites preparations for the tournament ahead of a Thursday morning’s warm-up match against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Captain Tim Brown, defender Tony Lochhead and goalkeeper James Bannatyne have all contracted a stomach bug that has…

Solomon Islands international Benjamin Totori was the hero for Uncles FC at the weekend with a 25th minute strike that sunk the fancied Kossa FC in front of thousands of fans at Lawson Tama Stadium. The 1-0 win takes Uncles to the top of Group B in the 2009 Our Telekom National Club Championship and keeps their…

National Soccer League defending champions Ba have narrowed the gap on the points table against leaders Lautoka after beating Rewa 2-0 in the lone fixture of the weekend at Govind Park in Ba. The Men In Black showed their class and experience against the Delta Tigers who despite putting on a brave performance were not able to…

Former O-League representatives Kossa and Koloale have moved to the top of their respective tables in the 2009 Our Telekom Club Championships after big wins this weekend.  In Match Day 5 action at Lawson Tama Stadium on Friday, Kossa thrashed Central Island minnows Banika Bulls 7-1 in Group B while Koloale overppowered Marist 5-2 in…