Islanders Abroad: Samoan keeper off to England

OFC: There was fantastic news for Samoan goalkeeper Pasi Schwalger in Victoria this week, with the Preston Lions custodian jetting out to England for trials with Third Division outfit Southend United. Schwalger left for Roots Hill on Tuesday and will only return to the Lions should his two-week stint in the UK be an unsuccessful…

OFC, Auckland: The 2004 OFC Indigenous Senior License Coaching course was completed last Friday in Auckland, New Zealand with final assessments revealing improved results across the board from the Level One course held last December. Coaching instructor, Alan Gillett, was pleased with the two week effort by the eighteen course participants who came from eight…

HONIARA: Honiara has won the National Under 20 tournament after defeating former champions Makira 2-0 in the grand final witnessed by about 5,000 spectators at Lawson Tama Stadium last weekend. The win ended the capital city’s long losing streak at youth level. Team coach and former national soccer player, Timothy Inifiri was the happiest man…

SUVA: Fijian league frontrunners Ba increased the gap on the rest of the super-premier teams after a solid 2-1 win over a gutsy Navua team last weekend. In other results, Labasa fought out an entertaining 2-2 draw at home against Nadroga. In other news, the Fiji Football Association has unveiled the draws and new format…

SUVA: The Fijian national league will resume this weekend after a long layoff due to the OFC Nations Cup and World Cup qualifiers then the Fiji FACT tournament last week. And all eyes will be on Ba as they look to extend their lead in the national league against Navua this weekend. The men in…

nzsoccer.co.nz NEW ZEALAND SOCCER PRESS CONFERENCE 23rd JUNE 2004 Board Chairman The Board of NZS today voted Chairman John Morris to the position for a further two year term. New Zealand Soccer is honoured to have such a reputable person with a strong background in the game and standing in the business and education communities….

NOUMEA: New Caledonia club champions Magenta flies to Tahiti this weekend to play Tahitian champion Manu Ura for the Dom-Tom Cup series. Magenta is the reigning title-holder having beaten AS Pirae last year in Noumea – the first time a New Caledonian team had beaten a Tahiti team in this annual fixture. After sweeping all…

PORT MORESBY: The Papua New Guinea Football Association has targeted the two OFC youth tournaments next year as important dates and have begun their preparations in earnest with a planned national youth championship next month. The PNGFA confirmed yesterday that a combined Under 19 and Under 23 men’s championship will take place in Goroka from…

ASA: 30 year old Cheryl Salisbury will lead a new-look Australian Women’s Football Team to Athens in August. Only four members of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Team remain, Dianne Alagich, Heather Garriock, Salisbury and Sacha Wainwright. 14 first-timers are bound for Athens but Salisbury is convinced talent and raw enthusiasm will take the Team a…

OFC, Auckland: Australia’s pacific island contingent grew by three more last weekend, when Solomon Islanders Joel Konofilia, Jack Samani and Paul Usumae made their debuts with Queensland Premier League outfit the Brisbane Wolves. The Solomons trio did not disappoint in their first outing, with Usumae netting the Wolves match winner in a 2-1 win against…