OFC – GOVIND PARK INVADED FOR FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL

Sheepish smiles and tentative handshakes marked the early morning as the teams for the inaugural OFC U-12 Festival of Football assembled at the team accommodation unsure of what the cultural day had in store for them. Some hours later the smiles were wide and the laughter loud as the boys returned to Lautoka after a…

FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL TO OPEN KIDS EYES Cultural exchange high on the agenda 132 children from seven Oceania countries will descend on Govind Park in Ba, Fiji from 20 – 23 July for the inaugural OFC U-12 Festival of Football. Participating teams from Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, and Vanuatu…

OFC RETAIN FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP SPOT The Oceania Football Confederation has secured its berth at the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan this December after an announcement was made in Germany by the FIFA Executive Committee. Speculation about OFC’s participation in the event began after Australia’s departure to the Asian confederation leaving a…

“Thank you Temarii” said Junior Flamingo Football Club President Charles Viva when he received football strips, socks and soccer balls which the Oceania Football Confederation President Reynald Temarii personally donated to the club. Story by SIFF Media Officer Francis Pituvaka Junior Flamingo President thank President Temarii

AUCKLAND CITY TO MEET AS PIRAE IN OFC FINAL Auckland City will meet AS Pirae in Sunday’s US$1 million Oceania Club Championship final after the Tahitians dashed YoungHeart Manawatu’s hopes of making it an all Kiwi decider. City romped into the FIFA Club World Cup qualifying final with a 9-1 demolition of Fiji’s Eagles United…

Semi Finalists found in New Zealand Youngheart Manawatu and Auckland City remain on course to meet in Sunday’s US$1 million 2006 OFC Club Championships, New Zealand final after Tuesday’s group stage deciders produced a flurry of red cards and an escape act of Harry Houdini proportions. Auckland City will play Fiji’s Nokia Eagles United in…

YOUNGHEART MANAWATU 3 AS MAGENTA 0 Manawatu, like Auckland City in their semifinal sealing 3-1 win over Marist FC (Solomon Islands) in the early match today, were unable to capitalise on numerous chances as Magenta’s attempt to play the offside trap failed miserably. Commins Menapi gave Manawatu the lead in the 22nd minute when he…

AUCKLAND CITY 3 MARIST FC 1 Auckland City became the first semifinalist at the Oceania Club Championship in Albany after outlasting Marist FC on soggy North Harbour Stadium on Saturday. Goals from All Whites striker Paul Urlovic and Grant Young gave the repeat New Zealand Football Championship winners a 2-0 halftime lead over the Solomon…

YOUNGHEART MANAWATU 2 EAGLES UNITED 2 A stunning goal from Nokia Eagles United defender Marika Namaqa has seen YoungHeart Manawatu held to a draw in their 2006 OFC Club Championship opener in Albany. Namaqa rifled a 35-metre, right-footed rocket past cast Manawatu goalkeeper Hayden Englefield to earn the Fijian champions a 2-2 draw at North…