AUCKLAND AND WAITAKERE TAKE WINS TO HOLD TOP SPOTS

Waitakere United regained their winning form in the New Zealand Football Championship this weekend by thrashing Hawke’s Bay United 5-0 at Fred Taylor Park. But it was not enough to steal top spot from a very determined Auckland City side that fought off bottom placed Canterbury United 2-1 and maintained their three point lead at…

Fiji Under-23 soccer coach Juan Carlos Buzzetti is in a dilemma as he awaits the outcome of an assessment on injuries suffered by three key players during his side’s recent tour of Australia. Lautoka duo Seremaia Nadusitu and Manueli Kalou and Navua’s Rajneel Chand have all sustained injuries which could see them ruled out of…

HONIARA: An 18-strong Solomon Island Olympic Squad will be tested tomorrow against KOSSA FC in their second friendly match at the SIFF Academy. The national U-23 head coach Luke Eroi said the 18 players are amongst the final 20 who will represent the country at the OFC Olympic qualifiers in Fiji later next month. The…

Papua New Guinea Football Association released a trimmed down U23 men’s training squad for the Oceania Olympics Qualifiers yesterday. Coach George Cowie, trimmed the squad down to 24 after having a two day trial with 40 players from various associations, and after watching several NSL matches. Players that have made the squad are: Anton Pipi,…

Port Moresby glamour club Hekari United has regained the Telikom NSL lead after last weekend’s game. Hekari’s course was helped when last week’s competition leaders Inspac Rapatona went down to TL Morobe Kumuls 1-2 on Saturday in Lae. Hekari’s demolition of Madang Besta Fighters 6-0 on Saturday in Port Moresby added the extra bounce for…

A timely header by defender Cyril Muta one minute before full time saw Tuguba Laitepu Morobe Kumuls beat Inspac Rapatona 2-1 in the Telikom NSL competition on Saturday. It was a hard fought battle for the home team who were struggling for large periods of the game before clinching the winner at the death. After…

HONIARA – The DJ Graphics-sponsored Beach Soccer competition began last Saturday at the newly constructed David Chow Park in Henderson. Members of the current Solomon Island beach soccer training squad were divided into four teams who competed against each other for the DJ Beach Soccer Challenge Trophy. The Blue team emerged as champions of the…

The Fijian Under-23 Olympic squad has made an impressive start in their preparation for the OFC Olympic qualifiers with three wins from three games on their tour of Australia. The Fijian side began the tour on a winning note with a 3-2 victory over Brisbane Olympic last Tuesday. Fiji were powered home by Nadi-based midfielder…

Auckland City returned to the top of the New Zealand Football Championship with a 2-0 win over Waikato FC while Waitakere gave away a two goal lead to Manawatu at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North. In the match of the round, Waitakere, fresh from their 2-0 triumph over Auckland last week started strongly and found…

AUCKLAND – An Australian penalty has denied the Young Football Ferns a result on the third and final day of the Future Stars U-17 football women’s football tournament at North Harbour Stadium on Saturday evening. The 44th minute spot kick was initially missed by captain Tameka Butt but referee Chris Kerr ruled Ferns keeper Charlotte…