POLOSO HEADS TO SPAIN FOR REFEREE INSTRUCTORS PROGRAM

HONIARA – Solomon Island FIFA Referee Instructor Neil Poloso left yesterday for Spain to attend a programme FIFA has designed for its instructors worldwide. Poloso said the programme is used to update them with the latest referee programmes which they will use to teach instructors and referees in the different member associations. He will then travel to Noumea…

  RAROTONGA – The new uniforms sported by the Nikao Sokattak on Saturday could have been the secret formula to their 2-0 win against Tupapa but the team will tell you that defence won them the game.   Nikao Sokattak and Cook Islands international goalkeeper Remmie Wearing was kept on his toes throughout the entire…

HONIARA – The Solomon Island Futsal team have revealed their official kit for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil. The team has taken delivery of two playing strips, two training uniforms and tracksuit, along with two types of polo shirts, bags, socks and drink bottles at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre where they are camping…

All White Striker Shane Smeltz was again the two goal hero and equalled a 30 year old New Zealand record by matching Keith Nelson’s tally of scoring in six consecutive international fixtures. Smeltz two goals took his personal tally to ten in his past six internationals while substitute Jeremy Christie got the other. New Zealand…

AUCKLAND – Welcome to North Harbour Stadium in Auckland’s North Shore for this 2008 OFC Nations Cup/2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Oceanian Qualifier between newly crowned Oceania champions New Zealand and South Pacific Games gold medallists New Caledonia. New Zealand has already won the OFC Nations Cup and scooped qualification for the FIFA Confederations…

A defiant ten-man Vanuatu side wrapped up their 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying campaign in style today by defeating Fiji 2-1 at Municipal Stadium in Port Vila. Though the result does not change their bottom place standing in the OFC Nations Cup, the result will please the local faithful and bring a happy…

Welcome to Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, for this 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifier between Vanuatu and Fiji. Todays match brings an end to the careers of two highly decorated Vanuatu players, goalkeeper David Chilia and midfielder Kaison Maki. Chilia has played for the Vanuatu national team 97 times since 1987 – from the…

The curtain will come down on Vanuatu’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying series tomorrow when they host Fiji at Municipal Stadium, Port Vila. A campaign that began so promisingly for Vanuatu, with a near-miss against New Zealand in the opening game, has ended in disappointment. Vanuatu have only a single point, from a…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand All Whites will wear all white armbands during Wednesday’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying match against New Caledonia to honour Charles Dempsey, the ‘father of Oceania football’ who died in June. Wearing their new alternate strip of black shirts, the players’ white armbands will honour Dempsey’s lasting contribution…

Solomon Kurukuru have begun an intensive ten-day training camp in Sydney in preparation for the Futsal World Cup in Brazil later this month. After travelling from Honiara to Sydney on Tuesday, the boys are now living and training at the Dural Sports and Recreation Centre. The team is no stranger to the centre, having been…