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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…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has released the draw for the OFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2008 and it pits Oceania heavyweights New Zealand against Papua New Guinea side in a two legged, home and away qualifier. The tournament will run over two match days with New Zealand travelling to Port Moresby on March 8, and…

Suva will not compete in this years Fiji Football Associaion Nationcla Club Championships after failing to meet the needs regulations. Suva, who are one of Fiji’s largest associations are out of the annual tournament after posting an incomplete 2007 local season and failing to comply with the tournaments registration rules.   The draw was made…

AUCKLAND – An historic first trans-Tasman series win continues to elude the New Zealand Secondary Schoolgirls side after two late goals from their Australian counterparts resulted in a 2-1 defeat in the second and final match in Marconi on Wednesday. After a drawn first match, New Zealand needed a victory on the day to wrestle…

Eight players from Fiji’s U23 Olympic qualifying squad have been suspended from national team action and handed heavy fines after breaking out of their Olympic buildup camp to go out drinking over the weekend. Apisome Turuva (Labasa), Jone Vesikula (Ba), Samuel Kautoga, Taniela Waqa, Ben Kumar (Navua), Noa Seru (Labasa), Jone Sorolo (Ba) and Seremaia…