URGENT OFC-NZF JOINT MEDIA CONFERENCE 12:30PM TODAY

JOINT OFC – NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL MEDIA ADVISORY Media are invited to a joint Oceania Football Confederation- New Zealand Football press conference at 12.30pmTODAY where a significant announcement regarding Saturday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match between New Zealand and Fiji will be made. The media conference will be held in the basement level Media Room at North…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) advises all media requests for the Fiji international football team will be processed through OFC Media Officer Gordon Glen Watson. The Fiji FA advises the following programme for Friday 12th October, 2007. 10:00am Training (open to media) 12:00pm Media opportunity 2:00pm Training (open to media) 4:00pm Media opportunity Fiji coach…

American Samoa’s domestic football competition got off to a flying start in both men’s and women’s competition last weekend with goals aplenty as the new FIFA goal project at Pago Park got a taste of senior action en masse. The Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) Senior Men’s competition has been split into two groups of eight teams…

The Fiji Football side arrived in Auckland this morning motivated by the banning of its star goalie Simione Tamanisau who has been left out of the all important World Cup qualifier against the All Whites on Saturday. Tamanisau was refused a visa into New Zealand because his future father in law is a non-commissioned officer…

All Whites striker Chris Killen won’t be surprised if he comes in for special treatment from Fiji in Saturday’s FIFA World Cup qualifier at North Harbour Stadium and insists he’s “up for a battle”. Having spent the last couple of days travelling halfway round the world to join up with his All Whites teammates following…

Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Vanuatu will contest the eighth edition of the OFC Nations Cup a competition many expect to be the most open in the competition’s 34 year history. This edition of the OFC Nations Cup will be a home and away league format played between the top four nations in the…

Waitakere United Solomon Islands international striker Commins Menapi has been classified as a ‘marquee player’ for the 2007/08 New Zealand Football Championship. Waitakere Executive Chairman Rex Dawkins has been a strong advocate of the playing talent in the Oceania region and worked hard to have Menapi recognized as much for what he has done for…

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) began its long and winding road to the FIFA World Cup – South Africa 2010 last night with goals aplenty as AFC’s minnows battle it out for berths at round two of competition. A first preliminary round encompassing all AFC nations save for Australia, Korea Republic, Saudi Arabia, Japan and…

A TOTAL of 24 teams have registered for the inaugural MRDC 7s soccer tournament which will officially kick off today at Telikim Soccer Park in Port Moresby. The tournament promoter John Kapi Natto said yesterday he was overwhelmed with the support he received for the inaugural 7-a-side competition. Participating teams include two from the Solomon…

AUCKLAND – Capital Football got off to a flyer in the National Women’s League match of the round but Auckland had enough to see off their challenge and top the table with Waikato/BOP and Mainland who were first round winners on Sunday. Zarnia Cogle gave Capital the perfect start inside two minutes at Keith Hay…