O-LEAGUE PHOTO GALLERY: TOTORI&039;S EMOTIONAL RETURN

HONIARA – Solomon Islands and Waitakere United striker Benjamin Totori made a teary return to the town that launched him onto the international scene amid emotional scenes at Honiara International Airport this afternoon. The 22-year-old striker and his Waitakere United team-mates were welcomed by Totori’s parents and a crowd of just over 400 local supporters…

Waitakere United have had their best year on record and have reached their second successive OFC O-League final. Now seen as the heavyweights of New Zealand Football the 2007/08 NZFC Minor Championship winners have dominated nearly every match they have played this year. Their season thus far has seen them win 19 out of their…

AUCKLAND – Wellington Phoenix duo Shane Smeltz and Tony Lochhead have been included as over-age players in an extended Thai Airways Oly-Whites squad announced by coach Stu Jacobs today. Jacobs has predictably named the ‘big three’ British based players – Celtic’s Chris Killen, Fulham’s Simon Elliot and Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen – in his 25…

HONIARA – Waitakere United arrive in a hot humid Honiara this afternoon in the knowledge that its first New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) title secured last weekend with a victory over Team Wellington makes Chris Milicich-coached club favourites for a second consecutive O-League title. Since the departure of Australia for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)…

Kossa FC has had a season of highs and lows with key players unavailability often leading to inconsistency. With five of their top players also doubling as the national Bilikiki beach soccer team members Kossa has struggled to reach the heights of last year’s domestic success, though has prospered when all players were available. James…

Reginald Davani is looking forward to Saturdays OFC O-League final as much as anyone. The former Auckland City striker will be turning out for Kossa FC in the final against Waitakere United on Saturday and is excited to once again grace Oceania’s biggest stage. After stints in New Zealand with Auckland City, North Shore and…

HONIARA – Benjamin Totori has created history by becoming the first Solomon Islander to break into the lucrative American soccer league. The Waitakere striker has signed a professional contract with the Portland Timbers in the United Soccer League (USL), pending international clearance. The Timbers play in the USL First Division, the second tier of professional…

The Ba Under 12 side defeated Rewa 2-0 over the weekend to capture the Fiji Football Association Under-12 title yesterday. However no decision has been made as to which team will fly Fiji’s flag at the OFC U’12 Football Festival in New Caledonia next month. The Ba side proved too powerful for the southerners winning…

The laughter, fun, culture and football is coming to Stade Pentecost and Stade Numa Daly as the 3rd edition of the OFC Youth Festival gears up for the biggest and best event yet. Teams from around Oceania will gather in Noumea in a spirit of peace and cultural understanding at a football tournament where winning…

AUCKLAND – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-12 Festival of Football has undergone a revamp and namechange for the third edition of the popular competition and will now be called the OFC Youth Festival to illustrate the cultural and educational element of the tournament. Fiji hosted the first ever OFC Youth Festival back in 2006…