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On Saturday, 150 coaches from Tahiti met players from the World Cup Winning France ‘98 team. After the meeting Oceania Football Confederation President Mr Reynald Temarii addressed the instructors, remanding them that they are the root of local football, and that their passion and drive in the Tahitian territory (Fénua) is what will progress the game…

PAPEETE – The waiting ended for thousands of football fans in French Polynesia as stars of the 1998 FIFA World Cup winning French national team arrived in Papeete to celebrate the career of Tahitian-born French international Pascal Vahirua. Christian Karembeu, Laurent Blanc, Robert Pires and Sabri Lamouchi were amongst a galaxy of international football stars…

Port Vila Sharks has confirmed its O-League spot after a 4-0 victory over Tafea Hornets after last weekend’s VFF Bred Cup finals. The Shark’s tactics, skills and experience proved too much for the visiting team as they led 1-0 in the first half before adding three quick goals in the second half to secure the…

NOUMEA – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Extraordinary Congress has been set for Sunday June 1 2008 at the Hotel Meridien, Noumea, New Caledonia. OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii, Federation Caledonienne de Football (FCF) President Claude Fournier, New Caledonia President Harold Martin and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter will address OFC delegates from throughout the…

Vanuatu and New Caledonia are set to clash twice in the space of eight days in two Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Nations Cup/ 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa TM qualifiers in June. Vanuatu will host New Caledonia at Port Vila Municipal Stadium on June 14 and then face the return leg at Numa Daly…

Koloale FC beat Uncles FC 2 – 1 in the Grand Final to win the Honiara Football Association DJ League Super 8 Challenge 2008 tournament. Koloale went into the Super 8 top four as huge underdogs, managing only 1 win in its pool matches, but stood up to tournament favourites Uncles FC to win the…

The semi-finals of the DJ Super 8 entertained the biggest crowds that the tournament has seen. Koloale FC and Uncles won their respective semi finals and earned their place in the final at Lawson Tama Stadium. Semi-final 1 – Makuru FC vs Koloale FC The first semi-final match was between Makuru FC and Koloale FC….

PORT MORESBY – Papua New Guinea’s Football Association’s baby product, the National Soccer League (NSL) is becoming a breeding ground for foreign clubs targeting up and coming football talent. Four players – Kema Jack, David Muta, Tau Winnie and Ila Ilaita Jr. – have all signed for foreign clubs since taking their talents to the…

The Solomon Islands beach soccer team has been handed a dream start to its FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Marseille 2008 campaign with the honour of playing Italy in the tournament’s opening match on July 17 on Prado Beach, Marseille. Solomon Islands has never played Italy at any level of international football but needn’t…

LUGANVILLE – As Easter Monday dawned in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, teams started to assemble at the newly created beach soccer pitch at Beachfront Resort, on the edge of the Second Channel. With football as the national sport of Vanuatu and futsal one of the new emerging sports, particularly in Port Vila, beach soccer, the latest…