HASSAN THE HERO AS FIJI EARN LATE WIN

Kamal Hassan was the toast of Suva tonight as his two late goals propelled Fiji to a 4-2 win over New Caledonia in the final game of the OFC Futsal Championships on match day one. The match was very evenly balanced with both sides making a cautious start, feeling each other out.  Alexandre Rosso opened the scoring…

Vanuatu made their presence known at the OFC Futsal Championships with a smashing 6-0 win over Tuvalu in the second game of match day two. Jack Vira Ala opened the scoring in the second minute,added another just after halftime and one before the final whistle to complete his hatrick and a man of the match performance for…

"The perfect way to start the tournament," That was how Solomon Island futsal coach Victor Wai’ia described his sides 5-1 romp over New Zealand in the opening match of the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva. It was an exciting opening to the tournament with an adrenelin pumping opening minute resulting in Elliot Ragamo scoring the tournaments…

If the Tahitian Futsal team are to have success at the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva this week a lot of credit will go to Scott Gilligan, the technical advisor working with the side. Since April of this year, Gilligan and head coach Rani Bea have been living with the squad in a football academy…

New Zealand Futsal coach Erkin Osman is looking to combine his experience with the teams enthusiasm and raw talent to guide the side to their first ever Futsal World Cup. Osman – who was a late replacement for coach Rod Crighton – was a member of the Australian Futsal team from 1983 – 1984 and…

“We are 100% physically, mentally and spiritual ready. We have been training five times a week for four months for this tournament.” That was the staunch, confident opinion of Vanuatu Futsal assistant coach Marco Herrominly who has been grooming the experienced squad based in Port Vila, alongside head coach Marcellino Barthelemy. Herrominly said that he…

Convening in Noumea last week, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Extraordinary congress received an address glowing in praise from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter . President Blatter – who had flown straight from the FIFA congress in Sydney acknowledged that FIFA  Congress had approved 50 million dollars as part of FIFA  “Win In”  projects to…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Futsal Championship kicks off in Suva, Fiji today with seven nations competing for a place at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil in September. There was a late change to kick off times in the tournament and the first match between Solomon Islands and New Zealand will now kick off…

Solomon Island Futsal coach Victor Wai’ia has the anomaly of having the youngest and yet the most experienced squad at the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva. The squad boasts two 17 year olds with the oldest player only 22 and yet seven of the side remain from the Australia National Futsal Championship in Canberra this…

Fiji Futsal coach Intiaz Khan describes his teams opening three matches of the OFC Futsal Championships in Suva as ‘crucial’ to their quest to reach the FIFA Futsal World Cup later this year. The indoor, five-a-side tournament kicks off on Saturday and the host side plays their pacific island neighbours in its first three games…