NEW ZEALAND – FOOTBALL FERNS LOOK TO FUTURE AGAINST CHINA

AUCKLAND – The Football Ferns begin a two-and-a-half year journey to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup with their Four Nations opener against China in Guangzhou on Sunday. After increasingly confident and competitive performances against major nations in 2008, head coach John Herdman said 2009 would begin the search for the right the tactics and…

AUCKLAND – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has announced the nominees for OFC Player of the Year Award (Women) with fifteen soccer players from around the South Pacific in line for the title. The list is dominated by New Zealand players following their exploits at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, FIFA U-17 Women’s World…

SUVA – Fiji Women’s football representatives Asena Ratu and Adiela Kurikaba have been nominated for the first ever Oceania Women Footballer of the Year award which will be given by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in April. The duo who were key players of the Fiji Women’s side that won bronze at the Pacific Games…

AUCKLAND -The Thai Airways Young All Whites kick-off a busy year for football on Friday night when they meet the Chile U-18 National Team in the first of two internationals in Auckland. The Chileans play New Zealand’s U-17s at Allen Hill Stadium in Devonport on Friday night and at Douglas Field in Henderson on Sunday…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to announce the nominees for OFC Player of the Year Awards 2008. Twenty five players from around the Oceania region have made shortlists in both men’s and women’s categories. It is the first time in the confederation’s history that an OFC Player of the Year Award will be made…

BRISBANE – Papua New Guinea international striker Reginald Davani has signed for Australian outfit Logan United. The 28 year old completed his move from Coburg United in Victoria to Logan United last month. Davani has 19 caps for his country in which he has scored an incredible 15 goals (including seven strikes in the FIFA…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Player of the Year 2007 winner Shane Smeltz reaffirmed his reputation as the leading marksmen amongst his peers after scoring a brace for his club in the Hyundai A-League at the weekend. Smeltz has cut a swathe through defences at club and international level over the past two seasons and the…

SUVA – The Fiji Football Association (FFA) celebrated it’s 70th Anniversary last year. As a new dawn breaks on 2009, Fiji Live reporter Reginald Chandar takes a moment to look back on the highlights of a momentous milestone in the history of football in Fiji. Unlike previous years, Ba failed to completely dominate the local…

NOUMEA – Two goals from set-plays were enough to hand defending champions AS Magenta an important 2-0 victory over Thio Sport in the Federation Caledonienne de Football (FCF) Super Ligue title chase. The win cuts AS Mont Dore’s lead at the top of the table to a slender three points. However AS Magenta coach Alain…

AUCKLAND – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has named Marama Vahirua, Ryan Nelsen and Shane Smeltz as winners of the OFC Player of the Year Awards for 2005-2007. The OFC Player of the Year award has been in hiatus since 2004 when Everton and Australia international player Tim Cahill won recognition. “The decision to make these…