AS MANU URA HOLD SWAY IN DIVISION FEDERALE

TAHITI – Defending champions AS Manu Ura continued its fine form in Tahiti’s Division Federale with a comfortable 3-0 win over Central Sports that guaranteed French Polynesia’s club champions retained top spot in Division Federale over the festive period. AS Manu Ura’s dogged defence of the title they won last season meant Central Sport suffered…

AUCKLAND – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Secretariat wishes to advise that the OFC office will be closed from Friday 21st December 2007 and will reopen on Monday 7th January 2008. The OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii, OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas and the OFC secretariat would like to take this opportunity to wish you…

Oceania’s Highest profile player Ryan Nelson has had a challenging few weeks playing in the English Premier League but remains upbeat about the future. The Blackburn Rovers central defender was speaking at his club’s Brockhall training facility in Lancashire today and amidst discussion about Rovers latest dip in form he reaffirmed his commitment to playing…

FIJI – Nadroga is confident it will survive in the Super Premier grade following the New World National Football League relegation series with Savusavu next month. The Stallions lost 4-2 to Rewa while Tavua beat Nasinu 4-0 in the last round of the Bottom Four competition on Wednesday night. This will be the second time…

WELLINGTON – Team Wellington have made the best start to this years NZFC campaign and it looks like their squad is only going to get stronger with the recent signing of former Knights defender and New Zealand youth international Cole Tinkler. Tinkler has just finished a season with professional outfit Sengkang-Punggol FC in Singapore and will…

AUCKLAND – The Football Ferns learnt a lesson in the art of finishing last night as they were defeated 4-0 by Olympic hosts China in the final international of their two match series in Guangzhou. New Zealand made an aggressive start to the match, pushing numbers forward early on, but got off to a rough…

Three new coaches have been identified to prepare the Solomon Island U’23 team for the OFC Olympic qualifiers in March of next year Chairman of the SIFF Technical Committee Noel Wagapu said that the coaches have been selected and he is waiting to hear back of their availability. An announcement will be made to the…

GOROKA – Guria have emerged as the champions of Goroka soccer after toppling a strong Blue Kumuls side 6-5 on penalties in an exhilarating final. It was lanky defender Lapule Yuasi who established Guria as the new champions by converting the final spot kick under a lot of pressure. Blue Kumuls held the upper hand…

PAGO PAGO – Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) has a new general secretariat following the completion of elections held in the territory at the FFAS Extraordinary Congress last weekend. Newly elected FFAS President Iuli Alex Godinet took office in the first elections for the national body since 2005. Godinet headed off four other candidates in…

Tavua – It’s do or die for Tavua and Nadroga when they play their final match of the National Soccer League Bottom Four competition this evening. Nadroga will face Rewa at Ratu Cakobau Park in Nausori while Tavua takes on Nasinu at the National Stadium in Suva. Both teams are tied on four points in…