OFC – SOLOMON ISLANDS SEAL NEW TV DEAL

Local television viewers in Honiara will be able to see increase coverage of football activities following the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding between the Oceania Football Confederation, Solomon Islands Football Federation and local broadcaster One News last Saturday. This includes provision of an office space at the SIFF Academy with complete TV equipment and…

Oceania Football Confederation president Reynald Temarii formally announced to representatives of the local press four new appointments to FIFA committee. Those appointed includes the SIFF President Martin Alufurai as an executive of the FIFA World Cup Committee, SIFF General Secretary Eddie Ngava to the Technical committee, local lawyer Charles Ashley to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee…

Three hundred and sixty children in Solomon Islands will be able to complete their education thanks to the UBS Learn and Play project for making available finances to pay for their education. OFC president Reynald Temarii purposely visited Honiara last week to formally announce the project. He arrived on Thursday and made the formal announcement…

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…