2009 O-LEAGUE – RESULTS

Match day four of the 2009 O-League has seen the biggest winning margin in the history of the competition with Auckland City FC beating Port Vila Sharks 8-1 at Kiwitea Street in Auckland. It has also produced the most number of goals (13 in total) with Hekari Souths beating Ba 3-1 in the Group B match at Govind Park in Ba. …

Australia took one step closer to qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ after they earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Group 1 rivals Japan. Australia sit atop Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Group A with ten points at the halfway stage with Japan in second spot on eight points. Group 1 rivals Bahrain kept their qualification hopes alive after a…

AUCKLAND: Port Vila Sharks and Hekari Souths United FC have their backs against the wall as they prepare to face Auckland City and Ba respectively in their return leg O-League matches this Saturday. Both teams are without a win in the competition and will need their luck to change if they are to have any…

Every four years, the world’s top 32 teams come together to contest the FIFA World Cup™ finals. The tournament’s big kick-off on 11 June 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa is still quite a few months away, but for fans of the world’s biggest single sporting event there is another important date on the horizon: the…

HONIARA: The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has announded it will conduct a FIFA/OFC Beach Soccer Referees course starting February 21 in Honiara. SIFF Development officer Noel Wagapu confirmed that invitations have already been sent out to all the provincial football associations including Honiara Football to nominate their participants to attend the course. This will be…

HONIARA: A new school programme initiated by Diane Justus, SIFF Women’s Development officer, has received positive feedback after its first week in operation.   The aim of the outreach programme is to introduce football at an early age – particularly to girls – so as to increase playing numbers. Chung Wah Primary School at China Town received the first visit last Friday…

A week ago, Auckland City were sitting in the bottom half of the table and facing a real possibilty of missing out on the New Zealand Football Championship playoffs.   Two crunch games against sides above them could’ve ended their hopes on the weekend but City, led by many of the old guard and a few of the new, notched…

Several new staff appointments have been made within the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) ahead of what promises to be a busy 2009. The organisation welcomes General Manager Greg Larsen, Personal Assistant Paula McKenzie, Media and Communications Officer Priscilla Duncan, Logistics and Competitions Coordinator Amy McDonald and Receptionist Leah Brewster. Tai Nicholas, OFC General Secretary, says…

Solomon Islands footballer James Naka is set to embark on an exciting new challenge in his playing career. In less than a week, the Zome Mars striker from Gwaunaoa in West Kwara’ae of Malaita Province will leave the country to play for Bundaberg FC in the Queensland State League in Australia. Securing a contract in Australia has been a lifelong dream…

Waitakere United will have to wait at least a week to wrap up the New Zealand Football Championship’s minor premiership after Waikato FC snatched a dramatic 2-1 upset in Ngaruawahia on Sunday. Super sub Stu Watene was the hero for the home side, coming on in the 83rd minute and scoring five minutes later to…