OFC – WORSHIPING FOOTBALL SAMOA STYLE

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has hosted players and officials at a traditional Samoan church service during a rest day at the 2006 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship. The OFC delegation was treated to a stirring sermon by Reverend Fepai Kolia and sweet singing from the church choir at the EFKS Youth Hall in the village…

The four semifinalists have been found at the 2006 OFC U-20 Championships in Samoa with a round of group matches to spare. Hosts Samoa sealed their qualification with a 3-0 win over New Caledonia at the Toleafoa JS Blatter Football Fields in Apia on Saturday (local time). Striker Suitapa Tafata sent the vocal local crowd…

The Solomon Island Football Federation is eager to see junior soccer league is organized in the wake of the U-12 tournament currently being held in Honiara for local primary schools. SIFF President Martin Alufurai witnessed U-12 matches played at the national academy and says his federation will do all it can to get a competition…

HOSTS AND HEAVYWEIGHTS SHINE ON OPENING DAY OF U-20 CHAMPS Hosts Samoa and heavyweights New Zealand have made winning starts to the 2006 Oceania U-20 Women’s Championship in Apia. Buoyed by a vocal home crowd, Samoa overpowered Fiji 3-0 with goals from Josephine Ane and Suitupe Tafafa (2) at the Toleafoa J S Blatter Soccer…

The Oceania Football Confederation is poised to host its first international Beach Soccer tournament following the announcement that the scheduled OFC leg of the Asian Football Confederation qualifying tournament for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup has been cancelled. Tahiti will now host the event in September, with a purpose-built facility set to be constructed…

Success on the world stage in future years is the focus of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the key to success lies in the feet of the regions many thousands of young boys and girls and it is the role of OFC to assist our Member Associations to develop these talented youngsters in all…

U-20 Women’s International New Zealand vs. Tonga North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand 15 March 2006 NEW ZEALAND WOMEN SOUND WARNING TO U-20 RIVALS New Zealand sent an ominous signal to their U-20 women’s counterparts with a resounding 16-0 victory over their Group A rivals Tonga at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland. Helen Collins led…

New Zealand and Tonga will get an early look at each other when they begin their final countdown to the 2006 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship on Wednesday (15 March 2006). Full story, Tonga in Albany as NZ eye ‘Road to Russia’ via Samoa New Zealand in Australia as part of the “Road to Russia” campaign…

Tonga opened their tour of New Zealand in preparation for the upcoming 2006 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship in Samoa with a 0-6 loss at the hands of Auckland’s Three Kings United. The visitors barely had time to unpack their kitbags before they were whisked onto the OFC Academy field for the friendly match. After a…

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that our dear friend and OFC Senior Vice President Johnny Tinsley Lulu passed away last night after battling with illness. Though not unexpected, the final word was still a massive blow. Lulu’s contributions during his years of dedicated service were many and varied. The Vanuatu…