The dream of a place at the FIFA Club World Cup – Japan 2008 will be foremost in the minds of fans as 2008 O-League kicks-off this weekend in New Zealand and the Solomon Islands. 2006/07 NZFC champions Auckland City play host to Tahiti’s Division Federale title holders, AS Manu Ura, at McLeod Road, Henderson,…
Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has named a 30-man squad for the South Pacific Games later this year. The bulk of the squad is comprised of players based in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands squad: Felix Ray (Makuru FC), Fred Hale (Koloale FC), John Morgan (Kossa FC), Paul Huia…
New Zealand Football Chief Executive Graham Seatter has forecast a bright financial future for the code despite reporting an $189,000 loss at the sport’s Annual Congress today. Seatter unveiled the deficit to New Zealand Soccer’s 117th annual meeting in Auckland, just before the code officially re-branded to New Zealand Football. While “disappointed” with the loss,…
Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) today announced to its twenty two full member associations a raft of new initiatives and development programs the PNGFA hope will boost the growing popularity of the game. PNGFA General Secretary Dimirit Mileng says coaching and refereeing courses will be key components of the development program. PNGFA will be…
AS Lossi have won the 53rd New Caledonia Cup Final after a narrow 1-0 win over AS Mont Dore at the weekend. Defending title holders AS Mont Dore – who endured a torrid 2007 O-League campaign against Auckland City and Waitakere United – were edged out of the contest when Luther Wahnyamalla scored a 55th…
New Zealand Soccer has unveiled plans to build a “House of Football” at North Harbour Stadium complete with technical centre, player accommodation and office space for the national body. Oceania Football Confederation President Reynald Temarii and OFC Ambassador Christian Karembeu officially opened the first stage of the FIFA-funded project at the inauguration of NZ Soccer’s…
Football’s future will take on its storied past in an exhibition match to mark the inauguration of New Zealand Soccer’s $1 million football turf at North Harbour Stadium on Saturday. Four members of the 1982 World Cup All Whites squad to Spain – Frank Van Hattum, Keith McKay, Billy McClure and Glen Adam – will…
The SIFF executive has endorsed that 10 percent of all monies collected from its competitions will go towards tsunami victims in both Western and Choiseul Provinces. This was revealed this morning by SIFF General Secretary Eddie Ngava (pictured) during a meeting with the local organizing committee responsible for organizing the upcoming Telekom National Clubs Championship…
The Cook Islands Football Association’s under 15 boys and under 16 girls national soccer championships are gearing up to be a huge event starting this Saturday 21 April. The tournament will feature teams from the outer islands of Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Mauke, Atiu and Mangaia plus teams from the three vaka or districts on Rarotonga -Takitumu,…
New Zealand have drawn hosts China, football powerhouse Brazil and European heavyweights Denmark in a dream FIFA Women’s World Cup draw. The Oceania champions will open their group D campaign against world No 8 and reigning Olympic Games silver medalists Brazil on September 12 in Wuhan where the tournament’s official draw was conducted before an…