OFC – KIWIS TRIUMPH IN SUVA

New Zealand has defeated Fiji 2-1 in the first Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) `Football for Life’ match at Post Fiji Stadium, Suva. There were spectacular goals aplenty despite the encounter suffering because of the bobbly surface as both teams struggled to piece together any coherent passing moves as the ball took unpredictableturns off the pock-marked…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and FIFA Ambassador Christian Karembeu arrives in Suva, Fiji, today to help promote `Football for Life’ as Fiji take on New Zealand XI at Post Fiji Stadium at7:30pm. The FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League winner with France and Real Madrid will make an in-store appearance at Vodafone, The Triangle,…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) made the draw for Oceania’s Stage Two FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign at its `Football for Life’ Press Conference today at Post Fiji Stadium in Suva,Fiji. The draw – conducted by OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas with the assistance of Fiji national team captain Peni Finau and his New Zealand XI…

Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) `Football for Hope’ charity match series will aim to raise $150-200,000NZD to help the victims of Solomon Islands tsunami and Vatukoula Mine closure, OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas said today. “Football for Life is a chance to show the community how the power and popularity of football can help rebuild the…

The defending Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer champions have been beaten in their opening match at Narrow Neck Beach today. Last year Vanuatu inflicted a similar opening day defeat of the eventual tournament champions but this time around the achievement was made more special after Jean Maleb and his team fought back from2-0 down…

Former Fiji football captain and Australia based veteran forward Esala Masi has not been considered for this month’s Pacific Games. National coach Carlos Buzzetti confirmed Masi was still nursing a knee injury that has set his recovery time to an indefinite period. Masi had been recovering well but a hit out on Friday afternoon at…

The stage is set and the athletes ready as the countdown to the XIII South Pacific Games – Samoa 2007 continues. With just 19 days to go before the South Pacific Games Football Tournament gets underway some of Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) heavyweights are getting ready to lock horns. Solomon Islands are making uncertain steps…

This year’s South Pacific Games will feature a women’s football tournament for just the second occasion in the history of the games featuring nine teams instead of the seven that comprised Fiji2003. Papua New Guinea will be heavily favoured to win gold for the second consecutive tournament and progress to the Olympic Games playoff against…

OCEANIA Football Confederation (OFC) technical director Jim Selby has introduced the new “Just Play” program to the Education Department. On Monday, Selby met officers from the Education Department with a proposal to install the new concept as part of the syllabus within the Papua New Guinea school system. The OFC has already started the new…

The tsunami that hit areas around Gizo in the Solomon Islands on the morning of 2 April 2007 literally sent shockwaves around the region. The disaster left more than 50 dead and thousands homeless.Disaster relief and rehabilitation continues to the present time in the area. To raise funds for disaster relief and rehabilitation in the…