OFC CLEARS WAY FOR AUSTRALIA TO JOIN AFC

The Oceania Football Confederation (“OFC”) Executive Committee has unanimously decided at its meeting in Noumea on Saturday to endorse the proposal by the Football Federation of Australia (“FFA”) to resign from OFC and join the Asian Football Confederation (“AFC”) The FFA had formally advised OFC on 28 February 2005 of their intention to leave OFC…

AS Magenta the Club Champions from NEw Caledonia became the first team to qualify for the OFC 2005 Club Championship play-offs in Tahiti 30 May to 10 June 2005. AS Magenta strolled to an easy two leg victory over the Cook Island Club Champions Nikao, winning on aggregate 9-1. Goals by Sinedo (2) Kaudre with…

In the first leg of the first qualifying match of the 2005 OFC Club Championships, AS Magenta (New Caledonia) were too strong for Nikao FC (Cook Islands) winning 4-0 after leading 3-0 at halftime. The first international match to be played at the OFC Academy grounds was an exciting affair. Nikao FC dominated the much…

The crucial World Cup qualifying match between the Socceroos and the Solomon Islands will still take place in Honiara in September provided the security measures imposed by OFC are implemented. The OFC Emergency Committee met on Saturday to consider the implications of the incident which saw certain spectators throw rocks and glass bottles onto the…

The four semi-finalists have been found in the 2005 OFC Under 20 Tournament played in Honiara, Solomon Islands after the Solomon Islands defeated New Zealand 2-1. In Group A – Australia and Vanuatu have already qualified despite one more round of matches being played tommorrow in this Group. They will play each other to determine…

At the OFC Executive Committee meeting held in Sydney, Australia on Saturday 6th November 2004, Tai Nicholas was appointed the new General Secretary of the Oceania Football Confederation. Nicholas (aged 37yrs), is a qualified solicitor from the University of Auckland and practised law in the Cook Islands for 8 years for a private law firm…

Australia won the second of two Oceania Nations Cup matches tonight at Stadium Australia in Sydney. This is the fourth time Australia has won the Oceania Nations Cup after beating the Solomons Islands 6-0. Australia won the tie 11-1 on aggregate and have now qualified for the Confederations Cup in Germany next year. Results, stats…

The Qantas Socceroos have one hand on the OFC Nations Cup trophy and a Confederations Cup berth, having defeated the Solomon Islands 5-1 in relentless heat in Honiara this afternoon. Genclerbirligi midfielder Josip Skoko got the ball rolling for Australia in the fifth minute, before doubling his tally twenty minutes later between goals from Ante…

Full match summary – courtesy of the Australian Soccer Association Australia vs Solomon Islands – Honiara 9/10/2004 3′ Emerton gets down the flank, cross blocked out for the first corner of the game. Ball cleared at near post The crowd is going absolutely ballistic everytime the Solomons touch the ball in these early stages. 5′…

HONIARA, 8 Oct: A small crowd was at the Henderson’s Honiara International airport last night to see the arrival of the Qantas Socceroo. The Air Vanuatu flight from Brisbane was supposed to have arrived just before 10pm (local time) the flight was delayed. Missing from the team that arrived were Australia’s top striker Harry Kewell…