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ALL IN: Torijan Lyne-Lewis – Samoa

18 November 2021
ALL IN: Torijan Lyne-Lewis – Samoa

Coming up through the ranks of football in New Zealand’s Central Federation, Torijan Lyne-Lewis established herself as a talent both on the football field and futsal court. She got her start with Levin AFC and the local women’s side, before football took her to Palmerston North. Having played at a range of sides there, including Massey…

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Samoa
17 November 2021
Oceania competitions wrap – November 17

Club football returned in Tahiti over the weekend after a long break due to COVID-19, while results in the Solomon Islands have set up a make-or-break final round in the Telekom S-League. Catch up with the latest from the region’s top competitions.   Ladder leaders AS Dragon roared back into action in Tahiti’s Vini Ligue 1, scoring…

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17 November 2021
Three wins in a row for the All Whites after 2-0 victory over The Gambia

The All Whites enjoyed a 2-0 victory in Dubai on Wednesday morning against The Gambia, to make it three from three since returning from their COVID-19 enforced international hiatus in October. Chris Wood scored both goals, moving the Burnley striker to within two goals of matching all-time New Zealand men’s top scorer Vaughan Coveny on…

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16 November 2021
Tailored approach working wonders for female keepers in Fiji

The success of workshops tailored specifically to females interested in becoming goalkeeping coaches is reaping rewards in Fiji and filtering through to the national women’s team.    Led by Fiji Football Association Goalkeeping Development Officer Lice Waqailiti, the latest Introduction to Goalkeeping Coaching online course ran for two days and saw 17 participants from Fiji’s north,…

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Fiji
16 November 2021
Global Handwashing Day marked around Oceania

The importance of handwashing was promoted across Oceania over the past month, with a range of awareness campaigns and festivals held as part of celebrations around Global Handwashing Day.  Since the October 15 date marking the event, Oceania Football Confederation Member Associations Samoa, Tonga and the Solomon Islands have all held festivals with the theme…

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16 November 2021
AS Vénus go down fighting in Coupe de France

AS Vénus will return to Tahiti with their heads held high after putting together a valiant performance in an eventual 2-0 loss to Trélissac FC in Round 7 of the Coupe de France last weekend.   A goal in each half was enough to see Trélissac – who play in France’s National 2 (fourth tier) – to victory…

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12 November 2021
Oceania officials build towards 2022 at FIFA Referees Workshop in Qatar

Four officials from Oceania were selected to attend the FIFA Referees Workshop between November 1-5 in Doha, Qatar as part of preparations for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.   Fifty two match officials participated in the event, including New Zealand duo Matthew Conger and Mark Rule, along with David Yareboinen from Papua New Guinea.  Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands) was…

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FIFA World Cup 2022
12 November 2021
Champions crowned in New Caledonia as pandemic ends season  

Hienghene Sport have been crowned the 2021 Super League champions and AS Universite awarded the 2021 Super League Futsal title, after both seasons were officially concluded this week by the New Caledonian Football Federation in the wake of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in the territory.   Both teams sat atop their respective competitions at the point of the…

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11 November 2021
Star keeper helping teach next generation of goalkeeper coaches in Tahiti

Attendees at last week’s Discovery Goalkeeper Coaching Workshop held by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) got the chance to learn off one of the nation’s best ever goalkeepers.  Held at the FTF headquarters, the event took place over four hours and saw 11 participants take part, with 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer Golden Glove winner Jonathan Torohia on hand to help deliver sessions alongside certified goalkeeper coach Laurent Heinis and his assistant…

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Football Development
11 November 2021
AS Vénus savouring the moment ahead of Coupe de France clash 

By the time kick off arrives for AS Vénus’s seventh round Coupe de France tie against Trélissac FC on November 14 (7am NZT), the Tahitian side will have travelled over 16,000kms from when they departed their homeland at the start of this month.   The trek to France during a global pandemic has been a massive undertaking for the AS Vénus players and staff, after the club qualified through to the seventh…

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