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Health & WASH roll-out continues in Solomon Islands

2 August 2021
Health & WASH roll-out continues in Solomon Islands

The Just Play team in Solomon Islands is continuing to roll out the 2021 curriculum across the nation with the Mwaradja community on the island of Ulawa in the Makira Province receiving their introduction last month. Just Play instructors Vanessa Kausimae and Grace Rinaoa hosted participants of both the 6-12-year and 13-18-year Training Courses at…

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Grace Rinaoa
30 July 2021
Samoa to host talent identification games

Football Federation Samoa (FFS) are calling all Samoan footballers to play at their National Talent Identification Games in Auckland, New Zealand on August 23. The evening will be an opportunity for both male and females who are eligible to represent Samoa’s national teams in the future. Games will take place against an Auckland local amateur…

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Jess Ibrom
29 July 2021
ALL IN: Laydah Samani (Solomon Islands)

Malaita-native Laydah Samani made her debut with the Solomon Islands national team as a 16-year-old at the OFC Women’s Championship in 2007. Her call-up came on the back of earning the golden boot award in the 2006 Honiara Women’s League and she lived up to the hype, making a big enough impact in April to…

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Laydah Samani
29 July 2021
Men’s Olympic football team make history by reaching quarter-finals

The men’s Olympic football team made history last night by reaching the quarter-finals for the first time, drawing 0-0 with Romania at the Sapporo Dome.  The draw, combined with a defeat for Honduras in the other group game against South Korea, meant the team finished second in their group, becoming the first men’s side to qualify for a…

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28 July 2021
PNG’s National Soccer League begins

Papua New Guinea’s Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League kicked off last weekend.  Split into two conferences, the Northern saw Lae City FC beat FC Morobe Wawens, 2-1, Tusbab Stallions FC defeat Morobe United FC 1-0 and Lae City Dwellers FC win 3-2 over Northern Youth FC. In the Southern, Gulf Komara’s substitute Gordon Maven scored…

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22 July 2021
Skills challenge engages Fiji’s locked-down youth

Fiji is currently experiencing its worst wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the number of daily infections rising in their thousands. With entire communities locked down and children isolated within their household bubbles, the Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA) Social Responsibility department has rallied it’s Just Play staff in an effort to keep the children…

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Cema Nassau
21 July 2021
Cook Islands enjoying overseas tour

The Cook Islands Football Association’s (CIFA) Youth Tour in Auckland, New Zealand kicked off this week. The CIFA U-15 Boys opened their campaign on July 19 at McLennan Park against Papakura City FC with a one-all draw, while the U-16 Girls defeated Papakura City 6-0. The following day saw the CIFA U-16 Girls pick up…

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Pacific Football Wrap
21 July 2021
Ha’apai trains in Health and WASH

Ha’apai are ready, willing and now able, to deliver the Health and WASH curriculum following a two-day training of Just Play coordinators in the island group. Just Play Tonga Master Instructor Lafaele Moala led the training, which took place on the islands of ‘Uiha and Kauvai, with support from futsal instructor Manu Tu’alau. Nineteen participants…

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Ha'apai
20 July 2021
Ingham to rep Samoan heritage at Olympics

Dane Ingham is set to represent his Samoan roots when he makes his debut at the Tokyo Olympics this week. Eligible to represent New Zealand, Australia and Samoa, Ingham opted to play for New Zealand and made his debut in 2017 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifier – OFC Stage Three match against Fiji. But…

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Dane Ingham
15 July 2021
OFC are ALL IN with their first women’s football strategy   

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has launched its first strategic plan dedicated to women’s football.    The ALL IN: OFC Women’s Football Strategy 2027 aims to increase the development, growth, sustainability, and professionalisation of the game, leading to greater performances on the world stage.    The inaugural OFC Women’s Football Strategy will lay the foundations for achieving…

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