OFC – ALUFURAI PRAISES TEMARII’S O-LEAGUE VISION

SIFF president Martin Alufurai says the Solomon Islands football community has Reynald Temarii to thank for the innovative idea to replace the old OFC Club Championship competition format where all participating countries congregated in one country to the home and away system. This allows soccer fans of the participating countries the opportunity to see their…

Football fever has gripped Honiara as an army of fans in the Solomon Islands await the arrival of Fijian champions Ba FC for the mouthwatering O-League Group B match against Marist FC. A capacity crowd is expected to swell Lawson Tama Stadium with the O-League dominating newspapers, radio and local television. O-League banners advertising the…

PNGFA Technical Director, Mr. Marcos Gusmao said he is building a strong Women’s National team for PNG for the OFC Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament in PNG this year. The PNG Women’s National Squad for the OFC Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament is going through an intensive training at the PNGFA academy in Lae under…

FIFA’s latest world rankings saw Fiji and Solomon Islands both move up a place as Italy displaced Brazil from top spot. Fiji – ranked 154 – move to 153 despite not playing any international friendlies in 2007. Solomon Islands are ranked 161. The rest of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) member associations experienced mixed returns…

Auckland’s Maia Jackman has created history by becoming the first New Zealand woman to be selected to a world `All Stars’ soccer team. Jackman has been named in FIFA’s 18-strong Women’s World Stars selection to face hosts China in a promotional match on the eve of the draw for the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup….

Security for the Marist versus Ba FC match on Monday 19 will be beefed up says the committee organizing the event. Arrangements are being put in place and SIFF has already liaised with the Solomon Islands Police to deploy their officers at the ground on Monday. Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has arranged a local…

The second game in the two-match series between New Zealand A and Tahiti ended in another scoreless draw after a lacklustre game played at Douglas Field, Waitakere on Friday evening. It was another disappointing effort from New Zealand following on from Wednesday evening’s 0-0 draw. Full story courtesy NZ Soccer Media here, New Zealand draw…

Struggling Tahitian champions AS Temanava face a critical must-win clash in the Championnat De La Division Federale against fellow cellar-dwellers AS Tac on Sunday. The round 17 fixture has been brought forward because of AS Temanava’s O-League commitments. AS Temanava surged to the Championnat De La Division Federale title last season but have struggled to…

Undisputed Fiji football champions Ba, go into the second and deciding leg of the champion versus champion series this weekend with an unchanged side that played Suva last weekend. Stalwart coach Yogen Dutt has stuck to his guns and retained the same combination that was held to a 1-1 draw Suva adding that this week’s…

Primary and Secondary School students will pay $5 entry fee to watch the O-League match between Solomon Islands champions Marist FC and Fiji’s Ba FC on Monday February 19th. The LOC has decided to charge this minimal fee because of the difficulty in identifying who is a primary school student and who is not. Initially,…