FRANCE 98 TO PLAY IN TAHITI AND NOUMEA

TAHITI – Former France international players Lionel Charbonnier and Christian Karembeu will star alongside their 1998 FIFA World Cup winning team-mates at least two more times when the team plays two friendly matches in Tahiti and New Caledonia in May 2008. Charbonnier and Karembeu joined OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii at a press conference at…

AUCKLAND – The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) has provided and exciting and entertaining opening four weeks with 92 goals coming from the opening 16 games. Team Wellington have come storming out of the gate winning their first four games, including an early upset over OFC champions Waitakere United.  After only winning seven games last…

AUCKLAND – Waitakere United Chairman Rex Dawkins says that the FIFA Club World Cup – Japan 2007 will be a fillip for football in Auckland’s western suburbs after years in the doldrums. Dawkins – who has been at the vanguard of the Waitakere United revival that saw the NZFC franchise claim its first ever OFC…

HONIARA  – Guadalcanal and Malaita football teams held a reconciliation ceremony prior to their match this week.   The two teams agreed to reconcile – by renouncing violence and agreeing to live in peace and harmony with each other in a moving moment organized by SIFF.   Guadalcanal Football Association president Patrick Miniti and his…

TAHITI – The winners of the Coupe de Nouvelle Caledonienne and Coupe de Polynesie Francaise have been eliminated from the Coupe de France at the first hurdle. AS Lossi – winners of the 53rd New Caledonia Cup – and AS Tefana – current holders of the Coupe de Polynesie Francaise – turned in brave performances…

AUCKLAND – Despite running away with the Lion Foundation National Women’s League minor premiership, Auckland Football will not enjoy the advantage of a home final, or the firepower of their leading scorer when they face arch-rivals Capital Football at Wellington’s Newtown Park on Saturday. Having agreed early in the season to play the final in…

  HONIARA – The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) women’s open category competition kicked off with Guadalcanal and Honiara drawing their first pool match. After a goalless first half, Guadalcanal got onto the score sheet first through Veronica Tolivaka after they conducted several raids into the Honiara territory. But any hope of a win was…

    PAGO PAGO – As part of the approved FIFA Roadmap activities in collaboration with Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to restore football under an elected administration in American Samoa, a Founding Congress of the Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) was held on Saturday 3rd November 2007.   The Founding Congress recognized that football…

HONIARA – Alongside Fiji star Inosi Ratu Cava former Auckland City FC striker and Papua New Guinea international striker Reggie Davani is Solomon Islands first ever overseas football import with the pair now starring for KOSSA in the Honiara-based DJ League. Davani took time out to speak with OFC Media about his experiences in Solomon…

  HONIARA – KOSSA’s misfortune continues in the DJ League Premier Division following its second consecutive defeat in the hands of a vastly improved Walas FC. It was disappointing especially for PNG international Reginald Davani who was clearly frustrated at the lack of cohesion from his team mates. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, KOSSA was thrown…