OFC – FOOTBALL FOR LIFE: KIWIS NAME SQUAD

Former Glasgow Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper Jonathan Gould has named a youthful New Zealand combination for the Football for Life matches in Fiji. With 13 of the 17 players named in the squad today under 23-years-old, many of Gould’s side will provide the backbone for the New Zealand U-23 side that begins its qualifying campaign…

Solomon Islands preparation for the XIII South Pacific Games football tournament may have continued in a winning vein but concerns are being raised with the less than convincing quality ofperformances. Solomon Islands defeated their U-23 counterparts – Solympic team – 3-0 but turned in an inspid display in front of fans at Lawson Tama Stadium….

Auckland City and AS Manu Ura will kick-off the 2007/2008 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) O-League at Kiwitea Street October 27, 2007, at Kiwitea Street. The match signals the start of O-League action around the South Pacific with defending champions Waitakere United hosting AS Manu Ura at Trusts Stadium just four days later. In Melanesia, the…

Austria will face Czech Republic in a do-or-die semi-final few would have predicted prior to the FIFA U-20 World Cup – Canada 2007. Spain, Brazil, USA and Congo have fallen by the wayside as the tournament surprise packets Austria and Czech Republic have surged toward today´s clash at Edmonton. For up-to-date news on all the…

Tuvalu will begin it´s preparations for the XIII South Pacific Games (SPG)in Samoa with a three match tour of Fiji after more than four years without competition. The tiny island nation of Tuvalu – an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) – will meet Rewa at Ratu Cakobau Park in Nausori in their…

It has been a season that has yielded unparallelled domestic successes as well as an uninterrupted run to this year´s O-League Final. Ba´s domination of Fiji´s club football scene has been almost absolute with the ´Men in Black´ on the verge of sealing the Fiji National League title and the mouthwatering prospect of O-Leaguefootball. Ba…

The semi-finalists at the FIFA U-20 World Cup – Canada 2007 have been found with surprise packets Austria, Czech Republic joining Chile and tournament heavyweights and five-times champions Argentinain the last four. Austria will face Czech Republic in Edmonton on Wednesday 18 July with over 23,000 tickets already sold. Toronto´s National Soccer Stadium is expected…

Solomon Islands humbled the visiting PNG national side 2-1 in an action-packed match at Lawson Tama this afternoon. Goals from Abraham Iniga in the first half and Alick Maemae in the second half was enough to separate the two teams as PNG canceled out Iniga’s goal when match re-started in the secondhalf.Influential midfielder George Lui…

Papua New Guinea striker Reginald Davani helped himself to a second-half double against Solomon Islands club champions Kossa FC – then paid tribute to the contribution of team-mates Andrew Lepani,Mauri Wasi and younger brother Alex Davani for their part in the team´s 2-1 win. Papua New Guinea endured a torrid opening 45 minutes against a…

The Bilikiki Boys from Solomon Islands are once again OFC Beach Soccer Champions after beating Vanuatu 5-3 after a pulsating encounter on the winter-blasted North Shore in Auckland today. In a dramatic afternoon`s action at Narrow Beck beach Solomon Islands held their nerve as Vanuatu mounted a stirring comeback after falling 2-0 behind within minutes…