TAHITI – COUPE DE POLYNESIE SEMI FINALISTS PREPARE FOR ACTION

TAHITI – The semi finals of the 2009 Coupe de Polynesie kick off this weekend with Temanava, Tahiti U-20, AS Vaiete and AS Manu Ura all looking for a strong start. Earlier in the week Vaiete eased past TAC 4-1 in the 2nd leg of the quarter finals so the team’s confidence will be high…

HONIARA: The first ever FIFA MA Beach Soccer Referees course to be held in the Solomon Islands will involve around 30 referees after registrations closed this week. Starting on Saturday, the course will be held at the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Academy. Of the 30 registered participants, three are women.  Refereeing Development Officer Massimo Raveino…

AUCKLAND – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Executive Committee has issued a stern warning to rogue members of the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) who are in breach of PNGFA, OFC and FIFA Statutes. Gathering in Rarotonga at the weekend, the Executive Committee gave notice to Fabien Chow and Seth Daniel to stop their…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand Football Championship Grand Final will now be played a week earlier than scheduled to facilitate live coverage on Sky TV. Originally scheduled for April 4, the culmination of football’s domestic showpiece has been brought forward a week to March 29. In addition to televising the grand final, Sky will also…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between OFC and the Tuvalu Football Association (TFA). OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii and the TFA President Tapugao Falefou signed the three year agreement last week. The Memorandum will see OFC supply financial and technical assistance to the TFA…

AUCKLAND – Samoan football is set for a welcome boost with the appointment of experienced coach and administrator Colin Tuaa as CEO of the Samoan Football Soccer Federation (SFSF) Normalisation Committee. The former All White leaves New Zealand today to take up a 12-month contract after being selected by the Normalisation Committee which FIFA set…

TAHITI – The identities of the 2009 Coupe de Polynesie semi-finalists remains open to conjecture after the latest round of fixtures in Tahiti’s knock-out competition took place last week. The showdown between Cup holders Tefana and league champions AS Manu Ura held centre stage as the action got underway prior to the weekend. The Coupe…

BA: Fiji football giants Ba failed to fire against Hekari Souths of Papua New Guinea in its Group B fixture of the O-League losing 1-3 at Govind Park in Ba on Saturday. More than 5000 fans that turned up to witness the encounter went home dejected as the hosts displayed a below par performance with fitness…

AUCKLAND – Auckland City dispatched Port Vila Sharks 8-1 at Kiwitea Street on Saturday to move to the top of Group A in the 2009 OFC Champions League. Winger Chad Coombes lead the way with a hat-trick but strikers Paul Urlovic and Milos Nikolic chimed in with two goals each and Alex Feneridis made up…

AUCKLAND – A dramatic late winner from Fijian striker Roy Krishna crowned Waitakere United as New Zealand Football Championship minor premiers for the third straight time after a 1-0 win over Hawke’s Bay United in Napier on Sunday. After a shock loss to Waikato last weekend, Waitakere’s celebrations looked set to be delayed for at…