PAPUA NEW GUINEA – PNG WOMEN GEAR UP FOR WORLD CUP

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,…

The VFF has just appointed a new coach within its technical department. He is Job Alwin 44 years from Atchin Island in Malampa Province. His appointment has been decided during a VFF Executive Meeting last week in Port Vila. Mr. Alwin is the first Ni Vanuatu to take up this position which has occupied until…

New Zealand A and Tahiti fought out a scoreless draw in the first of two friendly internationals played at Bill McKinlay Park in Mt Wellington in Auckland. Tahiti can count themselves unlucky not to have recorded their first win over New Zealand with goalkeeper Mark Paston pulling off a superb point blank save in the…