Stage 1 World Cup qualifying schedule announced

Stage 1 match schedules announced 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany TM – Oceania zone qualifiers Auckland, 26 March 2004: The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has today announced the match schedules for Stage 1 of the upcoming combined 2004 OFC Nations Cup/2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, kicking off in May. From 10-19 May 2004, the Solomon…

VFF, Port Vila: The Vanuatu Football Federation has thanked the public for their overwhelming support in a statement yesterday. To get its national team to the World Cup qualifiers in Samoa in May, the VFF has called on the public and business community for their support. The statement says that despite the fact that the…

SIFF, Honiara: The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) is making sure it fully prepares its national team ahead of the OFC Nations Cup/World Cup qualifying Stage 1 tournament which the Solomons are co-hosting with Samoa. SIFF has lined up a number of friendly matches to ensure its national team is in peak form when it…

PORT VILA: The Vanuatu club champions Tafea FC did not even break a sweat as they carried away the season opening Sunrice Cup after finalist Shepherds United were unable to pay an outstanding fine enforced by the Port Vila Football League a day before the final last weekend. The fine arose from their semi-final win…

SYDNEY: By Scott Kidson – The Australian futsal squad has overcome Friday’s disappointing 9-1 loss to record a 4-2 victory last Saturday night in their return match against Japan at Dural Sport and Leisure Centre. Both sides moved around the court well early with the Japanese trying to penetrate directly through the centre of the…

ASA: Twenty-five of the country’s best female youth players will assemble at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra in early April, all vying for a berth in the Australian U-19 Team (the ‘Young Matildas ‘) to contest the 2004 Oceania U-19 Women’s Qualifying Tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 20-24 April. National…

HONIARA: By PRIESTLEY HABRU – JP Su’uria extended its lead in the `S’ League table tally when they defeated a determined Agfa Hana side 3-0 at Lawson Tama Stadium. Two goals from captain Commins Menapi and a magical goal from veteran international Batram Suri was enough to extend JP Su’uria’s winning streak. Agfa Hana had…

SYDNEY: By Benjamin Coonan – The week ending the 21st of March was a most successful one at all of the Islanders playing abroad in Australia’s state leagues. A clean sheet from Samoan goalkeeper Pasi Schwalger helped Preston Lions maintain their six game unbeaten streak, as they accounted for Essendon Royals 1-0 away from home….

PAPEETE: Pirae took a giant step towards securing the defence of its championship title with a closely fought 1-0 win over rivals Tefana last weekend. Hungry to avenge their defeat to Tefana in the last meeting of the two teams in the Tahiti Cup final, Pirae got the points and now head the top four…

SFSF: Newly promoted Moamoa took on the might of Sogi in the GM Bakery Cup last weekend in round 3 action and for ¾ of the match they gave as much as they got. Sogi faced a determined Moamoa outfit looking to cause the first big upset of the season and in an entertaining opening…