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AUCKLAND – After breaking a long drought with three goals in their last two matches against Australia, the Football Ferns are expecting more to flow in Saturday’s one-off Olympic qualifier against Papua New Guinea. Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast for Port Moresby along with temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius but New Zealand coach…

PORT MORESBY – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA), New Zealand Football (NZF) and EMTV will mark today’s OFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Playoff by celebrating International Women’s Day. EMTV has partnered with OFC to broadcast live coverage of the match between Papua New Guinea and New Zealand throughout Papua New…

PORT MORESBY – “We know we are going in as underdogs but our girls have the hearts to play and exceed expectations. Everyone is very excited.” Those were the words of Papua New Guinea coach Frank Yallop on the eve of the OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier at Telikom Park, Port Moresby. The one-off match will…

LAUTOKA – Without a player like Osea Vakatalesau and Avinesh Suwamy – or even a coach – a team could hardly be expected to turn out a convincing performance. Yet that’s what Fiji managed after it defeated VanuatuChurchill Park this evening. 2-0 at It was the best show yet from the host nation and it…

LAUTOKA – David Muta has fast established himself as one of this tournament’s star performers with a string of captivating displays. Affable off the pitch as he is gifted upon it, Muta, who has played with distinction in a team that has otherwise been beaten heavily, nevertheless stamped his trademark all over this match against…

LAUTOKA – Composure, experience and mental toughness got New Zealand over the line in a tough match as Solomon Islands Olympic Games hopes all but vanished in a flurry of red cards in Lautoka today. The match began at a frenetic pace until Steven Old headed home a corner from close range after just five…

LAUTOKA – Host nation Fiji prepare to face Vanuatu in what promises to be a fascinating encounter between two similarly matched teams. Suspensions have weakened both line-ups and Fiji coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti is under a touchline suspension to further complicate matters for the host nation. UN AIDS STOP HIV DAY has been a resounding…

  LAUTOKA – Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea prepare to face off in a battle of the football minnows at Churchill Park.   The STOP HIV Day initiative is championed by the Oceania Football Confederation, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and UN AIDS programme and is the message of hope and education on Match Day 4…

LAUTOKA – Welcome to Match Day 4 at the OFC Men’s Olympic Football Tournament and the key match between New Zealand and Solomon Islands. Today is also STOP HIV Day in Lautoka as the United Nations AIDS programme, Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) harness the power of football to raise…

LAUTOKA – FM107 Vanuatu in association with Solomon Islands Broadcast Corporation (SIBC) and the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will provide live radio broadcast of New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands. FM107 Radio Vanuatu commentator Harry Atisson will provide all the colour, drama and excitement for listeners in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as…