OFC – BEACH SOCCER MEDIA ADVISORY

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will host a press conference at Narrow Neck Beach Reserve, Devonport, Auckland on Friday 6th July, 2007, 1:30pm In attendance will be OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas, New Zealand coach James Pamment, Solomon Islands FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup heroes James Naka and Gideon Omokirio, and officials from theNorth Shore City…

New Zealand have targeted more composure on the ball and better finishing as their passport to a place in history when they face Gambia in their `win or bust’ FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup match onFriday (9am NZT). The winner of the BOM Field clash will remain an outside chance to automatically qualify for the…

New Zealand have again shown they are not out of place at the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup but a 1-0 loss to Gambia has left them grappling with the fact it takes goals and points, not credibility, toadvance to the second round. The Oceania champions were made to pay dearly for an inexcusably tentative…

Softly spoken, shy, uncertain, Vanuatu’s U12 football team didn’t quite know what to make of the all the media attention at the 2007 Danone Nations Cup in Lyon, France, yesterday. But they had every reason to celebrate after their eye-opening journey to Lyon finished on a high – in the company of Zinedine Zidane. Oceania…

Michael Gwyther, Stuart Hogg, David Samson, Joel Mathews, Nathan Fry, Dean Johnston, Mikael Munday round off what looks a very solid unit. Defending champions – the Bilikiki Boys from Solomon Islands – received a heroes send off in Honiara last week with high expectations of success following last year’s performances in Brazil. James Naka and…

James Naka was unknown to football fans until he represented Solomon Islands in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifying – Tahiti 2006. Today, Naka is the name on everyone’s lips whenever he plays for his club Kossa, the senior Solomon Islands national men’s team or on the sand for the Bilikiki Boys. Naka shot…

The venue for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer Championship – New Zealand 2007 has been moved from Vector Arena to Narrow Neck Beach, Devonport. OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas said the cost of building a temporary sand pitch that met FIFA’s specifications and the risk of causing permanent damage to the Vector Arena…

The battle for club supremacy in the Solomon Islands is underway as nine of the countries top club sides fight it out at the Solomon Telekom National Club Championships. The tournament – split into one group of four clubs and another of five clubs – saw perennial powerhouse Marist FC top Group A following an…

  The dream of a place at the FIFA Club World Cup – Japan 2008 will be foremost in the minds of fans as 2008 O-League kicks-off this weekend in New Zealand and the Solomon Islands. 2006/07 NZFC champions Auckland City play host to Tahiti’s Division Federale title holders, AS Manu Ura, at McLeod Road, Henderson,…

Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has named a 30-man squad for the South Pacific Games later this year. The bulk of the squad is comprised of players based in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands squad: Felix Ray (Makuru FC), Fred Hale (Koloale FC), John Morgan (Kossa FC), Paul Huia…