OFC EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS – NOUMEA 2008

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…

HONIARA: Kossa won their final Top 8 Match 3-1 against Makuru but it was not enough to secure a place in the semi finals of the competition. Fresh from their disappointing loss in the O’league final – Kossa were determined to save some face in front of their home crowd. Kossa were forced to come…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has released the draw for the 2008 OFC Futsal Championships to be held in Fiji from June 8-14. The tournament will be held at the Vodafone Arena in Suva and will be comprised of seven OFC nations including Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. The OFC…

BENIDORM – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer champions Solomon Islands will face Portugal, Italy and El Salvador at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Marseille 2008 after the draw was made in Benidorm, Spain, earlier today. Solomon Islands will take on Portugal again in a repeat of their meeting at the FIFA Beach…