FIFA U-20 WOMEN&039;S WORLD CUP – NEW ZEALAND HANDED INTRIGUING DRAW

AUCKLAND – New Zealand have been given an intriguing group for November’s U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile, landing England, Nigeria and the host nation in Sunday’s draw in Santiago. New Zealand also drew the hosts – Russia – in the 2006 edition, narrowly losing a five goal thriller in injury time, before bouncing back…

AUCKLAND – East Coast Bays added their name to the long list of Chatham Cup winners with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Dunedin Technical at North Harbour Stadium on Saturday. A 35th minute own goal – of the head of Tech captain John Chisholm – proved the difference in a game where the teams created…

  AUCKLAND – Auckland’s Lynn-Avon United continued their dominance of the Women’s Knockout Cup in Saturday’s final, notching their eighth title with a 6-2 victory over Christchurch’s Western at North Harbour Stadium. Having won exactly half of the competition’s 14 previous finals – including six titles since 2000 – Lynn-Avon were heavily favoured to add…

PORT VILA – The search for the next generation of Vanuatu football talent is underway just days after the national team ended its 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa campaign with an upset 2-1 win over Fiji. Over fifty youngsters took part in a Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) training camp in Port Vila this week…

AUCKLAND – Recently retired All White great, Ivan Vicelich, will captain Auckland City FC in this year’s New Zealand Football Championship.   Vicelich has returned to Auckland after playing professionally in Holland for eight seasons.   He has strong ties with the Kiwitea Street based club, having started his rise to stardom in the late…

PORT MORESBY – Nambasa Football Club of Madang has lately jointed the National Soccer League (NSL) 2008/09 competition this year. The club will carry the hopes of Madang into this season’s expanded semi-professional league. The Madang-franchise, jointly backed by businessmen Allan Bird and John Kambuaal, are the latest inclusion to fill the seventh spot in…

As New Zealand enjoyed lifting its fourth Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Nations Cup title amid scenes of joy at North Harbour Stadium last night, its rivals in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) embarked upon their own journey toward the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. www.oceaniafootball.com and www.fifa.com is pleased to bring you a round-up…

PAGO PAGO – A FIFA Level 1 referee’s course has recently been completed in Pago Pago under the guidenace of FIFA referee instructor and Oceania Football Confederation chairman of referees Massimo Raveino of Tahiti and OFC referee instructor from the Solomon Islands, Neil Poloso. Raveino, a former referee who has been an instructor with OFC…

Solomon Kurukuru trounced local Sydney side Maccabi 12-3 in their characteristic flamboyant style last night at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre. It was the second practice match on tour for the Solomon boys, with coach Victor Wai’ia once again fielding an experimental line-up in order to best prepare for the World Cup. As with…

HONIARA – Solomon Island FIFA Referee Instructor Neil Poloso left yesterday for Spain to attend a programme FIFA has designed for its instructors worldwide. Poloso said the programme is used to update them with the latest referee programmes which they will use to teach instructors and referees in the different member associations. He will then travel to Noumea…