NEW PRESIDENT FOR SIFF

HONIARA, 30 July: Martin Alufurai has been elected as the new President of the Solomon Island Football Federation in a secret ballot by the SIFF Congress at the Fortune Conference Room. He polled 17 votes while Silas Milikada who is the only candidate who stood against him only received 8 votes. Alufurai was a former…

Sydney FC, Oceania’s representatives at the FIFA Club World Championships, will meet Costa Rica’s Deportivo Saprissa in December with the winner to face one of the world’s biggest clubs… Check out the FIFA story here, Saprissa meet Sydney in world finals

The second round matches in the A-League Pre-Season Cup werre completed with Sydney FC continuing their winning ways. Click the links below for the Football Federation Australia match reports… Adelaide United vs. Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners vs. Sydney FC NZ Knights vs. Queensland Roar Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory

Preparation for the much awaited Hyundai A-League stepped up over the weekend as the eight teams played their first competitive matches in the Pre-Season Cup. Click the links below for the Football Federation Australia match reports… Newcastle Jets vs. Melbourne Victory Adelaide United vs. Perth Glory Sydney FC vs. NZ Knights Central Coast Mariners vs….

Oceania Football Confederation President Reynald Temarii recently visited Fiji as part of a series of trips focusing on learning and understanding how different national associations within the Confederation operate. Mr. Temarii will make similar trips to Samoa and Vanuatu in the next month and attend their FIFA Goal Project celebrations. While in Fiji Mr. Temarii…

Australia still lead OFC teams despite their three losses at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. They are ranked 60 (-3 positions from June 2005) with New Zealand back at 107 (-1). Tahiti remain the leading Pacfic Island nation occupying 133 (-3) closely followed by Solomon Islands 135= (-1). Fiji’s ranking of 141 (-2) may…

Navua claimed their first Battle of the Giants title in Suva with a hard-fought 1-0 win over defending champions Rewa. Skipper Lorima Dau’s header was enough to seal victory for Navua. Earlier in the day, Navua defeated Lautoka 2-0 in the first semi final with goals to ex-Rewa rep Thomas Vulivuli and kiwi Matt Williams….

The four teams that will contest the semi finals of the Battle of the Giants tournament in Suva, Fiji were found after the final day of pool play on Saturday. Defending champions Rewa, and Navua have won through from Pool One, along with Lautoka and Nasinu. Navua’s 4-0 and 3-0 wins over Nadroga and Nadi…

The Battle of the Giants continued in Suva yesterday with the first full day of matches played. Defending champions Rewa defeated tournament favourites Navua 2-0 in Pool One, with Nadi winning 2-1 over Nadroga. Earlier in the day Ba and Nadroga drew 0-0. Tavua played two matches in Pool Two, losing 0-3 against Nasinu in…

The second round of the 2005 Battle of the Giants has been completed in Suva. In Pool One, Ba got their campaign back on track with a 1-0 win over Nadi. Nadroga opened their tournament with a 2-0 victory against defending champions Rewa. Pool Two saw Lautoka beat hosts Suva 2-1, with Labasa and Nasinu…