OFC MEDIA ADVISORY – FIJI FA AND NZF MEDIA ACTIVITY

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to announce media activity for Fiji FA and New Zealand Football (NZF) prior to Wednesday’s OFC Nations Cup/2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Qualifier at Churchill Park, Lautoka.  The Fiji FA is pleased to advise all media that a press conference will be held at the Waterfront Hotel,…

The Thai Airways All Whites have been reduced to playing an inter-squad game on the day they were suppose to open their campaign for a place at the2010 FIFA World Cup. Six players from New Zealand Football Championship clubs Auckland City and Waitakere United helped make up the numbers in the 70-minute hit out at…

Simione Tamanisau waved goodbye to his team-mates at Nadi International Airport last week a broken hearted man.   Denied a visa by the New Zealand Government because of family links to the Fiji military – Tamanisau accepted the decision with calm dignity before he returned to his village with a sense of emptiness.  “It was very frustrating and…

2010 FIFA World Cup™ FIFA cancels New Zealand v. Fiji 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary match The Bureau of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™ today confirmed the cancellation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, OFC preliminary competition match between New Zealand and Fiji, originally scheduled to be played in Auckland…

Friday, 12 October 2007, 1:05 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs 12 October 2007 FIFA move to cancel game deeply disappointing Foreign Minister Winston Peters today expressed his deep disappointment that world soccer body FIFA had decided to cancel Saturday’s World Cup qualifying match between Fiji and…

Regarding the status of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying match between New Zealand and Fiji scheduled to be played at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on Saturday, 13 October 2007.  FIFA has advised they are disappointed with the decision of the New Zealand Government not to issue a visa for the Fiji goalkeeper,…

JOINT OFC – NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL MEDIA ADVISORY Media are invited to a joint Oceania Football Confederation- New Zealand Football press conference at 12.30pmTODAY where a significant announcement regarding Saturday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match between New Zealand and Fiji will be made. The media conference will be held in the basement level Media Room at North…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) advises all media requests for the Fiji international football team will be processed through OFC Media Officer Gordon Glen Watson. The Fiji FA advises the following programme for Friday 12th October, 2007. 10:00am Training (open to media) 12:00pm Media opportunity 2:00pm Training (open to media) 4:00pm Media opportunity Fiji coach…

American Samoa’s domestic football competition got off to a flying start in both men’s and women’s competition last weekend with goals aplenty as the new FIFA goal project at Pago Park got a taste of senior action en masse. The Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) Senior Men’s competition has been split into two groups of eight teams…

The Fiji Football side arrived in Auckland this morning motivated by the banning of its star goalie Simione Tamanisau who has been left out of the all important World Cup qualifier against the All Whites on Saturday. Tamanisau was refused a visa into New Zealand because his future father in law is a non-commissioned officer…