NEW ZEALAND FUTSAL SIDE BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

The New Zealand Futsal Men’s National Squad got together this past weekend for an intensive training session in Wellington. Twelve players from this squad will be selected to participate in the 2008 OFC Futsal World Cup Qualifying Tournament to be held in Suva, Fiji from 8 to 14 June this year. The players from Waikato,…

AUCKLAND – Waitakere United overcame an early red card to captain Danny Hay to beat YoungHeart Manawatu 2-1 in Palmerston North and return to the top of the New Zealand Football Championship on Sunday. A day after losing the league lead to Auckland City – who beat Waikato FC 2-0 on their return to Kiwitea…

Suva’S Esava Naqeleca will skipper the Fiji Under 20 football side at the OFC Men’s U-20 World Cup Qualifying tournament held in Tahiti in August. The rugged defender was the captain of the last U-20 side in 2007 and has already played for Fiji U23 and the senior side. Fiji coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti said…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand Football Chief Executive Graham Seatter is to step aside after three years in the role. Seatter announced his resignation to staff this morning and will depart the Albany-based national body on April 18 after successfully guiding the sport through a challenging period of expansion. NZ Football Chairman John Morris thanked Seatter…

Vodafone Ba triumphed over Nadi New Zealand 6-1 in an exhibition match at Govind Park on Tuesday night. Ba walked away with $1000 prize money and a trophy to commemorate the first annual match between the Fiji Inter District Competition Winner (Ba) and the NZ Fiji Soccer Inc. champion (Nadi). Maviliko Nakama got the ball…

HONIARA – Kossa clinched a 4-1 victory against Naha FC in their final game of the Honiara DJ League on Tuesday at Lawson Tama. The victory kept them in contention for a place in the proposed ‘Super 8 Challenge’ set to kick off after the DJ league ends. Kossa started well with Captain Gideon Omokirio…

AUCKLAND – Benjamin Totori enjoyed a double celebration after his club Waitakere United went top of the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) following its third consecutive derby win over bitter rivals Auckland City FC at Trusts Stadium on the weekend. Not only did the Solomon Islands and Waitakere United goal-getter see his club side assume…

OFC Head of Women’s Football Connie Selby has been on a mission. Over the past three weeks she has been deployed by OFC and FIFA in Papua New Guinea and Tonga with the aim of promoting Women’s Football and developing an understanding of how the game works among the coaches in the local areas. Selby…

It is a very busy time of year for the top male footballers in Oceania. The region’s top U23 players have been involved with the recent OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament in Fiji, the O-League is in full swing with OFC’s top six teams battling it out throughout five different countries and the domestic leagues…

AUCKLAND – Auckland City’s grip on the New Zealand Football Championship trophy loosened on Sunday as Waitakere United confirmed the shift in domestic football power up the north-western motorway. A 19th minute Allan Pearce goal proved the difference on Waitakere’s return to their impressively remodeled Trusts Stadium home in Henderson. The 1-0 win was Waitakere’s…