PHILEMON JOHN EYES VANUATU OLYMPIC DREAM

PORT VILA – Vanuatu Olympic Games coach Philemon John has named a forty two strong squad for a training camp ahead of the OFC Olympic Games Men’s Qualifying Tournament in March. The squad features a raft of players with age-group or senior international experience with the mercurial Francois Sakama the star turn. Sakama – currently…

New Zealand-based Osea Vakatalesau has joined the Fiji under-23 Olympic squad which leaves for Australia on Sunday for a four-match tour. The former Ba marksman’s return will be welcome news for Juan Carlos Buzzetti and his side who suffered a major setback in their preparation for the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier’s when two weeks ago…

Oceania begins its qualification process for the 2008 Olympic Games Men’s Football Tournament with a six team competition scheduled for March and hosted by Fiji in the football-mad provinces of Ba and Lautoka. Host nation Fiji will be joined by Cook Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the race for…

PORT VILA – Vanuatu begins its OFC Olympic Games Men’s Football Tournament preparations this week as a 42-strong squad is assembled in the nation’s capital under the watchful eye of new coach John Philemon. Philemon and assistant coach Ephraim Kalorib are best known for their work with the Vanuatu U-12 national selection that won the…

Football is experiencing rejuvenation in New Caledonia with the fortunes of the territories national team capturing the imagination. following its gold medal winning performance at the XIII South Pacific Games in Samoa last year and excellent form in the OFC Nations Cup/2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualifiers Stage 2 against Fiji. Off the pitch…

The two remaining spots in the National Club Championship finals will be determined today following a meeting  of the Fiji Football Association protest committee. The Fiji FA has received two protests one each in the north and the west after the respective playoffs on Sunday. In the west Flying Arrows of Ba lodged a protest against Islands…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has rescheculed New Zealand’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Fiji. The All Whites (New Zealand) will now face Fiji at the Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Fields, in Apia, Samoa on Monday, June 23, 2008. Originally the fixture was scheduled to be played in Auckland on October 13, 2007 at Mt…

NOUMEA – AS Magenta stretched its unbeaten run in the Federation Nouvelles Caledonienne de Football (FTF) Nestle Super Ligue to eleven matches after swamping AS Lossi 6-3 at the weekend. AS Lossi were expected to provide AS Magenta with a stiff challenge following its own impressive run of form but the resistance didn’t materialize as…

Waitakere United let loose in round nine of the NZFC, unleashing nine goals on a hapless Canterbury United team at English Park yesterday.   While the win reinforces the attacking quality and threat posed by the O-League champions, it only served to compound Canterbury’s problems as they sit at the foot of the NZFC table…

AUCKLAND – An Auckland sports medicine practice has become one of just six medical centres worldwide to be officially accredited by FIFA.   Adidas Sports Medicine Centre has passed rigorous selection criteria to be awarded ‘FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence’ status by football’s world governing body. The St Johns-based centre will provide medical support – including…