O-LEAGUE – AS MANU URA SNATCH LATE EQUALISER IN PAPEETE

Two dropped points is the price Waitakere United have paid for a missed penalty and a goalkeeping error in tonight’s O-League clash against AS Manu Ura in Papeete. Striker Billy Mataitai scored a dramatic 91st minute equaliser to level the match at 1-1 and frustrate a Waitakere team which had seemed to be the superior…

  AUCKLAND – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) General Secretary Tai Nicholas has moved to quash speculation that Wellington Phoenix FC will be admitted to the OFC O-League 2007/08 competition.   “The participation of Wellington Phoenix FC in this season’s competition is a non-starter.   The most obvious reason for not including the Phoenix is…

NOUMEA – AS Magenta, JS Baco, AS Mont Dore and the winners of the Championnat des Iles AS Kirikitr will contest the playoff series to determine Federation Caledoniennes de Football’s (FCF) national champion after the completion of regular season fixtures last weekend. AS Magenta and JS Baco fought out a thrilling 3-3 draw in their…

AUCKLAND – Four All Whites have been named but New Zealand has been robbed of promising Sunderland FC defender Jack Pelter in a blow to their bid for a place at the Beijing Olympic Games. Injury has cruelly ruled Pelter and his Junior All Whites (U-20) team-mate Nick Roydhouse out of the March 1-9 Oceania…

PARIS – OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii and FIFA World Cup winner Christian Karembeu  were received by the Secretary of State  to the French Overseas Territories Mr. Christian Estrosi in Paris on Wednesday. Temarii and Karembeu were in Paris to meet with French Government officials to discuss the  importance of football in developing education and…

NOUMEA – AS Magenta’s aspirations of claiming a rare Super Ligue Nestle and Coupe de Nouvelle Caledonie double were never in danger after Pierre Wajoka’s men cruised into the quarter finals of the cup after a 9-0 drubbing of JS Mare last night.    After finishing its Super Ligue Nestle season with a shock 1-0…

TAHITI – Former Division Federale and OFC O-League representatives AS Temanava have been expelled from the 2007/08 Coupe de Polynesie following a decision executed by Federation Tahitienne de Football (FTF) this week. AS Temanava defeated fellow Division Federale rivals Central Sport in the semi-final of this season’s cup competition but fielded an ineligible player Steevy…

TAHITI – A virtuoso performance and thrilling hat-trick from Tahiti beach soccer international Teva Zaveroni was enough to give his club TAC a much needed 4-2 Division Federale victory over AS Aorai at Stade Pater at the weekend. Zaveroni helped himself to three sublime goals and laid on his team’s fourth scored by Garry Rochette….

Waitakere United Coach Chris Milicich said his side will change nothing in the approach to their O-League clash with AS Manu Ura in Tahiti on Friday (Sat – NZT), after beating the Division Federale champions 2-1 in their last O-League match at Fred Taylor Park last year.   When the two sides met on October…

AUCKLAND – Local organisers of the inaugural FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup have been told to keep the ball rolling after a successful inspection tour by FIFA representatives this week. The Zurich-based delegation from football’s international governing body praised the preparations at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium, Waikato Stadium, Wellington’s Westpac Stadium, and Christchurch’s QEII Stadium…