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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…

New Caledonia are one of the world’s biggest movers according to FIFA’s latest world football rankings released yesterday. The last twelve months have seen over 900 international football fixtures played around the world and New Caledonia have made the third largest leap in points out of all the 201 teams listed in the world rankings….

PORT MORESBY – HEKARI United jumped into fourth spot in the PNGFA NSL Telikom Cup after beating competition leader Inspac Rapatona 1-0 in the main match of the NSL double header played at Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby on Saturday. The header by Solomon Islands international striker Abraham Iniga from a good cross from…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand U’17 Women’s soccer team has secured the presence of two of the world’s leading football nations for a series of warm up games prior to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in late 2008. Women’s powerhouse nations Germany and USA will join Australia’s Young Matilda’s and the Young Football Ferns…

PAPEETE – AS Manu Ura have taken the lead in Tahiti’s Division Federale after a 2-0 win over struggling AS Aorai at the weekend. The defending champions returned to the top of the pile but their stay may be temporary with in form AS Tefana possessing a game in hand on their championship rivals. AS…