FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2009 – REFEREE TRIO TO JOIN ALL WHITES

AUCKLAND – Three New Zealand football referees will join the All Whites on the plane to South Africa, after being selected as one of eight teams to officiate at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June. Referee Mike Hester and assistants Jan Hendrik-Hintz and Mark Rule – fresh from their NZFC Grand Final appointment –…

New Zealand international defender and one-time Oceania All Stars player Steven Old has signed a three-year deal for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock it was announced today. The 23-year-old, who appeared for the Oceania All Stars against LA Galaxy in December 2008, has been on trial at Rugby Park for more than two months. "It’s…

AUCKLAND – A brace of goals from All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen earned New Zealand a 2-2 draw with Thailand ‘A’ to finish their Bangkok camp on Wednesday morning. Nelsen struck in the 20th and 58th minutes to draw New Zealand level after twice falling behind in the first half. The Blackburn Rovers defender smashed…

Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is confident that the team will be fully switched on come Wednesday night and they want to make sure they qualify as early as possible. With four games left and results going the way they wanted on Saturday, a win against Uzbekistan and a draw in the Bahrain and Qatar match…

AUCKLAND – Thai Airways All Whites coach Ricki Herbert will use Wednesday morning’s match against Thailand ‘A’ in Bangkok to introduce some fresh players and test a positional switch. Herbert has made four changes from the side that lost 1-3 to Thailand in sapping 35 degree heat, with Glen Moss replacing Mark Paston in goal,…

AUCKLAND – Auckland City picked the perfect time to break their Waitakere United hoodoo beating the defending champions 2-1 at Douglas Field to win the 2008-09 New Zealand Football Championship grand final on Sunday. Auckland hadn’t beaten Waitakere in their previous eight meetings in the NZFC or OFC Champions League, a two-year stretch dating back…

AUCKLAND – A ring-rusty New Zealand got the taste of Asian conditions they wanted, but not the result, losing 1-3 to Thailand in sapping Bangkok temperatures on Sunday morning (NZT). The All Whites started strongly but a lack of recent match play for the majority of the squad eventually told in temperatures that hit 38…

A buoyant home crowd of 10,000 has helped Koloale FC hold onto a 1-0 lead over Ba in Honiara this afternoon to finish top of Group B and book a place in the 2009 O-League final. Nicholas Muri played hero for the Solomon Island club champions heading home in the 34th minute in a game dominated…

With Match Day Six of the 2009 OFC O-League underway, www.oceaniafootball.com will endeavour to bring you ‘live’ text updates of the action as it happens. Please refresh your browser periodically to keep up with the latest developments. LIVE UPDATES: 0′ Team line ups show both teams are fielding a strong starting XI. Rain is off and on…

Oceania Football Confederation’s senior coaching course is being held in the Cook Islands for the first time this week offering coaches essential training tips.   Around 15 coaches are setting out on the path towards a senior coaching badge as OFC Technical Director Jim Selby takes them through the course this week and will then…