FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP – DIAMONDS SHINE IN TOYOTA

  TOKYO – Urawa Red Diamonds booked a semi-final clash against AC Milan with a 3-1 victory over Sepahan on Monday at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota. The Japanese side were made to work hard for their victory by a Sepahan side determined to get revenge for their recent defeat in the AFC Champions League…

HONIARA – Joe Manu was the hero for East Honiara Lions as his lone strike in the second half handed his team Our Telekom Cup’s trophy and a $20,000 jackpot. He was brought on as a substitute for Danny Rande in the second half and immediately made his presence felt. His shot on the edge…

HONIARA – Makira Ulawa’s Our Kakamora Girls won the Women’s Open Cup at Lawson Tama after defeating Malaita 2-0 in a rain-soaked grand final on Friday evening. Malaita came into the match with a lot of confidence but it was simply not their day as their strikers Laydah Samani and Prudence Fula were tightly marked…

Tired, disappointed and cursing fate, Waitakere United captain, defender Danny Hay, cut a forlorn figure on Friday evening at the National Stadium in Tokyo. His team were 3-1 down to Sepahan and aware that they had missed their chance to advance to the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2007. The New Zealanders…

Claude Fournier is the President of the Federation de Football Nouveau Caledonienne and OFC Treasurer. He was elected to the president’s position in March of 2000 and has made great progress in the game in his native land. Fournier was instrumental in New Caledonia joining OFC as a full member association and recently saw the…

Auckland City moved top of the New Zealand Football Championship yesterday for the first time this season. Runaway leaders Team Wellington had a bye this week , with their scheduled opponents Waitakere United featuring in the FIFA Club World Cup, which meant  Auckland only needed to win against Manawatu to regain their familiar hold on…

TOKYO – Waitakere United have been eliminated from the FIFA Club World Cup after losing 3-1 to Sepahan at the Tokyo National Stadium in front of 25,000 fans. Waitakere got off to the worst possible start conceding two goals within the first four minutes from Ridha all but settled the result leaving the OFC O-League…

HONIARA – Our Kakamora Women’s team caused the biggest upset in the SIFF Women’s Open Category semifinals by beating high flying Western Turtles at the SIFF academy yesterday. Locked 1-1 at half time, Our Kakamora’s Dorcas Kaisi made sure her team advanced into the final tomorrow against Malaita Eagles when she slotted in their second…

For the majority of the Waitakere United squad, tonight’s FIFA Club World Cup match will be the biggest game they have every played in their life. The Waitakere United squad who will face Iranian champions Sepahan tonight in the qualification match for the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan are ‘buzzing’ in anticipation for the…

AUCKLAND – Coach Chris Milicich senses a growing belief among his players as Waitakere United eye Friday night’s FIFA Club World Cup playoff against Iranian champions Sepahan. Waitakere are overwhelming underdogs for the match at Tokyo’s National Stadium which will determine which side faces Japanese powerhouse Urawa Red Diamonds in Monday’s quarterfinal. But the Oceania…