Auckland City to face AS Vénus in OFC Champions League final after 2-0 win over Central Coast

Auckland City FC are into their first OFC Champions League final since 2017 after a well-earned 2-0 semi-final win over Central Coast FC of the Solomon Islands. Adam Mitchell’s smart finish and Dylan Manickum’s superb stoppage time effort proved the difference between the two sides at Ngahue Reserve as the New Zealand side chase a…

Tahiti’s AS Vénus have cruised into the final of the OFC Champions League 2022 with a 4-0 semi-final win over New Caledonia’s Hienghène Sport at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland. A brace from Tauhiti Keck and a goal apiece from brothers Teaonui and Roonui Tehau secured the comfortable win for Vénus who will face either Auckland…

Three of Oceania’s top men’s players have recently been given a chance to earn professional contracts abroad in an exciting development for the region. Solomon Islands international forward Raphael Lea’i, Fiji striker Sairusi Nalaubu and Vanuatu centre-back Brian Kaltak have all recently been, or are currently on, trial with clubs in Turkey, Czech Republic and…

Title challengers falter in Fiji,  leaders dominate in Samoa and the cup draw is set in New Caledonia in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap.  Suva FC’s title challenge in Fiji’s Digicel Premier League continues to stall following a 1-0 loss against Nadi FC over the weekend. Siotame Kubu’s goal separated the sides, with Suva now…

Following the third and fourth play-off at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022, there’s plenty more to celebrate for the Solomon Islands and Samoa who were included in the biggest movements made in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World rankings. The Solomon Islands leaped 15 spots to 105 ranking them sixth from ninth in the Oceania…

New Zealand’s Auckland City overcame a first-half scare to beat the Cook Islands’ Nikao Sokattak 4-1 to make it three wins from three in Group B at the OFC Champions League 2022. Stephen Willis’ goal briefly threatened an upset before a brace from Gerard Garriga, topped up by goals for Joe Lee and Matt Ellis…