OFFICIAL DRAW THIS WEEKEND SET TO KICK OFF FIFA U-17 WOMEN&039;S WORLD CUP

AUCKLAND – With just days remaining until Wellington plays host to the official draw for the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, local organisers reckon the time is ripe to lift football onto another level in New Zealand. Dignitaries, including high ranking FIFA officials and government representatives from both New Zealand and Chile (host country…

Welcome to Stade Pentecost for Match Day Two of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Youth Festival. It is a windy day in Noumea but the spirits are high as the 20 teams from nine countries compete for a chance to play in the final four in the curtainraiser to the France ’98 v Christian Karembeu…

 Welcome to Stade Pentecost for Match Day Two of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Youth Festival. It is a windy day in Noumea but the spirits are high as the 20 teams from nine countries compete for a chance to play in the final four in the curtainraiser to the France ’98 v Christian Karembeu…

NOUMEA – Former Football Kingz and New Zealand striker Fred de Jong has been thrown the number 20 shirt for tomorrow nights Christian Karembeu Jubilee Match. Keryn Jordan (Auckland City FC), Moise Poida (Vanuatu), Gideon Omokirio (Solomon Islands), and John Panu (Papua New Guinea) have all been invited to take part in the Jubilee as…

HONIARA: Kossa’s two match winning streak came to an abrupt end this afternoon when they fall prey to Uncles FC in their Pool A match of the Telikom National Club Championships. Goals to Brian Feni and Steve Sikou for Uncles cancelled out a Joe Luwi equalizer for Kossa as Uncles were rewarded for their domination…

NOUMEA – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Organising Committee of the Christian Karembeu Jubilee in conjunction with the Federation Caledonienne de Football (FCF) is pleased to announce the inclusion of former New Zealand international footballer Vaughan Coveny in the Christian Karembeu Jubilee Match scheduled for Saturday May 31 2008.   Christian Karembeu played…

For Tarewa FC the the experience of the OFC Youth Festival is more important than the results. Hailing from the small island of Kiribati,with a population of 90,000 the opportunity to travel to New Caledonia for a football tournament amongst nine different countries was too good to pass up. Only one player from the Tarewa…

Match day one of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Youth Festival in Noumea has drawn to a close with teams from New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu, and PNG moving forward to the top-eight winners bracket in Match Day Two. Twenty teams containing over 280 kids from nine different countries converged on the fields at Stade Pentecost…

NOUMEA – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) advises all media that a press conference will be held at Le Meridien Hotel, Noumea, New Caledonia on Sunday June 1 2008 at 11H15 featuring FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke, OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii, OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas and Federation…

The OFC Youth Festival has proved a tournament of firsts for Nauti School from Tuvalu. It is the first time the Island nation has particpated in an age group tournament, it is the first time many of the players have left their country and for the three girls in the squad, the youth festival will mark…