Vale Marc Kanyan Case

New Caledonian football is mourning the passing of one of its greatest players. Marc Kanyan Case died earlier this month aged 80. Born in New Caledonia, Case was a prolific striker and winger who scored 101 goals in 292 senior games. He represented New Caledonia twice and played for France at the 1968 Olympics scoring…

We’ve seen some fast starts in the OFC U17 Championship 2023, but none as quick as Augustine Chilia from Vanuatu in their 2-1 win over the Cook Islands. 36 seconds from kickoff is all it took for his shot to find the back of the net and put his side in the lead, which set…

A dominant second half has seen New Caledonia beat American Samoa 7-0 in their OFC U17 Championship Group B match at the Fiji Football Academy in Ba. Only one change was made to the American Samoa side that lost 11-0 to New Zealand in their first game, with Elson Utoaluga starting. However, New Caledonia rung…

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Women’s football takes centre stage in New Zealand this week, as the Football Ferns gear up to host world champions the USA in two matches. The first takes place at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Wednesday January 18, then the second at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday January 21. Both matches are expected to…

Samoa have bounced back into contention at the OFC U17 Championship 2023, beating Tonga 6-0 in their Group A match. Samoan coach Desmond Edward made two changes to his starting side that lost 3-0 to Fiji in their opening game of the tournament. Jason Goble-Lote lined up in the midfield and Cayden Steffener moved up…

Tahiti are into the quarter-finals of the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 after a Tiahiti Colombani-inspired 6-0 win over the Cook Islands at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. The playmaker scored twice and assisted another as Tahiti made it two wins from two in Fiji and secured top spot in Group C despite some brave opposition. …