Magenta wins Cup for record sixth time

NOUMEA: New Caledonia league champion Magenta pulled off the double ending its 2003-04 season on a high with a narrow 2-1 victory over arch-rivals Mont Dore in the Coupe de Caledonie final last weekend. Magenta now progresses to the 7th round of the French Cup in November either in France or in Noumea depending on…

OFC, Auckland: Oceania Football Confederation president, Reynald Temarii, was re-elected unopposed at last Saturday’s OFC Extraordinary Congress, held at the Irikiri Island Resort in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The former Tahitian soccer international turned sports administrator graciously acknowledged the solidarity shown by the congress members and thanked the FIFA president, Joseph S. Blatter for his presence…

SUVA: The Fiji Football Association has named their national under fifteen team to take part in the forthcoming Northern Ireland Milk Cup from 18-24 July in Belfast. The team was selected from a recent national competition and for the past weeks have been in camp at the Dr MS Sahu Khan Football Academy in Ba….

FIFA.com: After some dramatic rises in June due to the stunning results from the OFC Nations Cup in Adelaide, there were only minor movements in the latest FIFA rankings for July 2004. Only Solomon Islands and Fiji moved up, two places each to 128 and 131 respectively and inching closer to Tahiti on 122 and…

OFC: There was welcome relief for Fijian skipper Esala Masi this week, as his club South Cardiff Gunners rocketed back into form with a devastating 5-1 victory over high flyers Hamilton Olympic away from home on Sunday. Having endured a six match winless run, the Gunners caused one of the biggest upsets of the Northern…

OFC: The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will be holding an extraordinary congress in Port Vila, Vanuatu this Saturday, 10 July. The congress will be hosted by the Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) in conjunction with its 70th anniversary celebrations. In attendance will be FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter who is making his fourth visit to the…

PAGO PAGO: The Kanana Fou grounds was a sea of colours last Saturday morning as a record crowd of more than a thousand, consisting of enthusiastic soccer players from six to 20 years old, their parents, relatives and guardians turned up to kick off the 2004 American Samoa Football Association (ASFA) Summer Soccer League. Coordinated…

SUVA: Fijian international Thomas Vulivuli’s two goals helped his Suva team to a 3-1 upset over the unbeaten Lautoka Blues in wet conditions at the National Stadium in Suva over the weekend. In the feature round match of the Coca Cola/Nokia national league, Taniela Waqa had given the Blues an early 1-0 lead. But the…

OFC, Auckland 5 July 2004: The Oceania Football Confederation has appointed an all-island trio of match officials for the upcoming 2004 FIFA Olympic men’s football tournament in Athens, Greece next month. Tahitian Referee Charles Ariiotima, who replaces the injured Derek Rugg of New Zealand, will be accompanied by Assistant Referees’, Michael Mouauri of the Cook…

PAPEETE: Tahiti has regained hold of the much sought after French Overseas Territories Cup, or Dom-Tom Cup as it is more popularly known. The Dom-Tom Cup is played annually between the champion club team of New Caledonia and Tahiti. The winner earns a trip to the finals in Paris. After relinquishing the Cup last season…