SOLOMON ISLANDS HEADING TO BRAZIL FOR FUTSAL WORLD CUP

The Solomon Islands will represent the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in September after winning the OFC/Vodafone Futsal Championship in Suva tonight. The Solomon’s only needed three points from their final game against Tuvalu after Tahiti defeated Vanuatu 2-1 in the opening game of the day. They finished…

 Fiji closed the curtain on the OFC Futsal Championship in Suva with a 4-1 win over New Zealand in the final match of the tournament. It was the third win of the championships for Fiji and provided some solace for Coach Imtiaz Khan and his squad after a grueling week of injuries and tired legs….

“It is a dream come true for the players to now be part of the World Cup Family. We are all filled with joy and excitement.” Those were the emotional words of Solomon Island Coach Victor Wai’ia today, after his side won their first OFC Futsal Championship and with it a place at the 2008…

 Tahiti secured second place in the OFC Futsal championship in Suva tonight with a gutsy 2-1 win over Vanuatu in their final match of the tournament. Matana Bea was the toast of Tahiti when his last minute winner propelled his side over Vanuatu and into the silver medal spot. For Vanuatu it brought an end…

PORT VILA – Vanuatu and New Caledonia are set to meet on 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa/OFC Nations Cup 2008 business here in Port Vila on what promises to be one of the biggest days in Vanuatu football history. At halftime its 0-0 and its been a fascinating encounter as Pierre WAJOKA and Francois SAKAMA…

The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided to establish a normalisation committee for the Samoa Football Soccer Federation (SFSF), after taking note of the critical financial situation of the SFSF. The Emergency Committee considered that this situation, with outstanding debts being faced by the SFSF, endangered not only the association, but also FIFA’s Goal project in…

The Solomon Islands have put the pressure back on Vanuatu in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Championship in Suva after recording an exciting 4-2 victory over Tahiti on Match Day Six of the tournament. With one game to play both the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are locked on twelve points and if both sides…

PORT MORESBY – NSL operations manager Edward Tauloi said nomination opened yesterday and will run through to June 30. “Basically, this entire month is set aside as the expression of interest time. He said the expressions of interest should be accompanied by a K5,000 refundable fee. All teams must pay their affiliation fees of K75,000…

 New Zealand survived a late scare from New Caledonia before completing a 3-2 win in the final game of match day five at the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva this evening. Both sides were determined to finish the tournament on a positive note after making tough work of the earlier rounds. For New Caledonia it…

 The Solomon Islands have moved back into first place – equal in points with Vanuatu – after defeating Tahiti 4-2 in one of the most exciting matches of the tournament so far. It was a tale of the Solomon’s technical proficiency and skill against Tahiti’s discipline, heart and will-power and both sides were clapped off…