STARS SET TO SHINE

The tournament is down to the business end come Wednesday, with the big names needing to stand up and be counted if their country is to progress any further. Victory in the women’s tournament means a coveted shot at New Zealand for the right to represent Oceania at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. OFC Media is excited to…

On Wednesday, 5th September, 2007, OFC and UN will promote the Millennium Development Goals at the semi finals and finals of the XIII South Pacific Games – Samoa 2007 Men’s and Women’s Football Tournament.   The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the United Nations (UN) will team up with Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation (SFSF) to…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) wishes to advise the rescheduling of tomorrow’s semi-final fixtures at the XIII South Pacific Games Men’s and Women’s football tournaments to accommodate television coverage by Pacific broadcaster RFO. At tomorrow’s semi-finals OFC will be using the platform of the world’s most popular sport to make a clear statement to people around Oceania…

Samoa’s best, and smallest young talent will be on show over the days surrounding the final matches of the XIII South Pacific Games – Samoa 2007, at the Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Playing Fields in Apia. The ‘Mini South Pacific Games’, organised and hosted by the Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation (SFSF), will see teams from primary…

Samoa were unceremoniously, but valiantly exiled from their own tournament today at the hands of close rivals Tonga. Heading into the match knowing that a win would see them qualify for the semi-finals and a likely encounter with Oceanic heavyweights Fiji, the task seemed relatively simple for the host nation – score more goals than…

  Tahiti women’s team confirmed their passage to the semi-finals of the XIII South Pacific Games Women’s Football Tournament after an exciting 2-0 win over New Caledonia. New Caledonia contributed much to this tournament despite their three defeats and no goals and will have learned much from their first experience at this level of the game. For…

  Fiji’s 100% winning record came to an end after they were held to a 1-1 draw by a disciplined and well-organised New Caledonia at Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Field in Apia this afternoon. In a pulsating encounter New Caledonia’s stock rose further as they became the first team at these games to match Fiji for tenacity – and in…

  Seule Soromon was too hot to handle for plucky Tonga at Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Field today as the pacy striker reeled off a stunning first half hat-trick that formalised Vanuatu’s semi-final spot. But Vanuatu had to overcome a bright start by Tonga who showed some improvement at various stages of each fixture highlighting…

  All the pre-match hype centred on whether Samoa would cope in the absence of outspoken captain and midfield lynchpin Chris Cahill against a Solomon Islands outfit growing more formidable with each passing match. The answer to the Cahill question arrived less than 1 minute into the match when Benjamin Totori finished off a sweet move when the diminutive…

  Fiji’s physical superiority was too much for Solomon Islands to overcome at Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Field today as Asena Reba Ratu and her team eased Timothy Inifiri’s team out of the XIII South Pacific Games Women’s Football Tournament in Apia today. A stunning hat-trick from  Adiela Kurakaba put paid to Solomon Islands slim semi-final chances as…