"HEKARI ARE READY FOR CHALLENGE OF O-LEAGUE" – JOHN KAPI NATTO

Hekari Souths United FC are ready for the challenges of the O-League according to club owner John Kapi Natto. The PNGFA Vice President and NSL Board chairman was speaking after Hekari returned from a  successful trip to Brisbane where they played an International friendly match against the Sunshine Coast FC, the Queensland State League champions. Natto…

DUBAI – As the Solomon Island futsal side is in transit, waiting to return home, team correspondent James Rufhus reflects on the Kurukuru’s first ever visit to a FIFA Futsal World Cup. Solomon Kurukuru might not have won any games at the FIFA Futsal World Cup, but off the field they were big winners as ambassadors for their…

The Papua New Guinea Football Association headed by David Chung is looking to improve the country’s referees. Chung spoke of the importance of referees in Papua New Guinea before departing for New Zealand for the under-17 girls World Cup this month. "Referees play an important part in our game and it is appropriate they get more training…

FIJI’S wonder boy Roy Krishna showed how much he has learnt from his exposure with Waitakere United, as the player from Siberia got a brace for Vodafone Labasa in their 3-0 wn over  Suva at the Courts Homecentres Inter District Competition at Govind Park. Vanuatu striker Joseph Namiriau scored the third goal and the two have formed a deadly combination…

AUCKLAND – The Thai Airways All Whites have rocketed up 57 places in the latest FIFA rankings to 54th, following back-to-back 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign wins over New Caledonia in September. Convincing home (3-0) and away (3-1) victories over the French territory booked a place at next year’s 2009 Confederations Cup, and a two-legged…

The DJ Premier League matches took centre stage again in the Honiara Football Association league following a brief suspension to cater for the touring Brisbane Wolves side toward the end of September. Tuesday 23rd Sept 2008 Koloale vs Uncles  (1-1) Beach soccer star player Nicholas Muri who joined Koloale FC for this season scored the…

The battle for the 2008-09 Telikom NSL Cup commences on November 1 in Papua New Guinea and the PNGFA is excited about the competition they are confident will be the best yet. The Telikom National Soccer League is calling on franchises to complete and submit their player registration forms to the NSL office as soon as…

Tuvalu, a tiny archipelago of just 26 square kilometres and approximately 12,000 inhabitants, have been independent since 1978. And despite finding themselves in the centre of a region where the sport of rugby is king, on Tuvalu it is football that reigns supreme. It is for this precise reason that Tapugao Falefou, President of the…

PORT VILA – Tafea FC’s domination of football in Vanuatu shows no sign of stopping after the reds edged nearest rivals Amical FC 2-1 in a crucial Port Vila Football Association (PVFA) TVL Premier League showdown at the weekend. Amical FC – who recruited aggressively in the off-season – started the matc at a blistering…

BA- A record number of overseas-based players will feature in the 2008 Inter District Competition at Govind Park from tomorrow. Nine super premier teams — Navua, Lautoka, Nadi, Suva, Nasinu, Labasa, Nadroga, Tavua and Rewa have resorted to fielding a total of 33 players from abroad namely Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to…