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2 February 2021
Pacific football wrap

Domestic football continues to roll along in the Pacific despite some poor weather sprinkled throughout the region. Poro FC won their ninth match on the bounce in the Northern Conference of the Women’s National Soccer League in Papua New Guinea as they edged Tusbab Laidamon FC 3-2 during the weekend. The result continued a remarkable…

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Cook Islands
28 January 2021
Lice leading Fijian goalkeepers

From youngsters learning their craft to senior national team members, Lice Waqailiti helps them all in her role as Goalkeeping Development Officer for the Fiji Football Association. It’s a valuable position and something that keeps her busy as she conducts coaching sessions in seven districts across the country. Grassroots is always an important phase of…

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Fiji
26 January 2021
Henderson’s lead shrinks in S-League

The Henderson Eels were held to a rare draw as the S-League returned in the Solomon Islands during the weekend. Eddie Marahare’s side have enjoyed a strong campaign as they search for their first national league title but they only managed to take a solitary point from their 1-1 draw with Honiara City at Lawson…

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Fiji
22 January 2021
North vs South to debut in Rotorua

Māori Football Aotearoa is expanding into new realms this weekend when it hosts the first-ever North vs South tournament. In partnership with Rotorua Lakes District Council, the national series will be played at Rotorua International Stadium and features eight teams: Ngā Tane Whanapoikiri – Senior Men Ngā Wahine Whanapoikiri – Senior Women Ngā Tama Whanapoikiri…

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Maori Football Aotearoa
21 January 2021
Bonsu-Maro hunting goals

Maro Bonsu-Maro can’t wait to get that goal-scoring feeling back. The Auckland City FC striker has endured a frustrating ISPS Handa Men’s Premiership after missing a large chunk of the campaign with injury. After playing in the first three matches of the season in November he was ruled out with a knee injury and then…

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Auckland City FC
19 January 2021
Heavy diet of football ahead for OFC’s MAs

The Pacific is a hive of football activity and a number of competitions and leagues are set to get underway across our Member Associations, while a handful are back in action following the holiday break. The S-League will return in the Solomon Islands this weekend. The competition has been on hold following a dispute over…

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Cook Islands
18 January 2021
Men’s youth tournaments postponed

The OFC U-17 Championship and OFC U-20 Championship tournaments have been postponed but remain on track to take place this year. The events were originally meant to be played in 2020 as qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 and FIFA U-20 World Cups but were delayed due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.  Last month, FIFA cancelled the FIFA…

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OFC U-17 Championship
16 January 2021
Auckland City withdraw from CWC

FIFA has been informed by Auckland City FC that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, the club will be unable to participate in next month’s FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.  Despite FIFA’s regular exchanges with the club, New Zealand Football and OFC in recent…

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Auckland City FC
15 January 2021
OFC officials shortlisted for Women’s World Cup

Five officials from OFC have made the FIFA shortlist to referee on home soil for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. New Zealand Football’s 2020 Women’s Referee of the Year Anna-Marie Keighley and 2020 Women’s Assistant Referee of the Year Sarah Jones have been named on the 56 and…

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Andrew Pragnell
14 January 2021
Kaltack eyes Krishna’s path

As Brian Kaltack continues his football journey, he takes plenty of inspiration from Fijian international Roy Krishna. Kaltack, who is based in New Zealand where he plays for Auckland City FC in the national league, wants to be a full-time professional in the future. The defender is following a similar route to Krishna who turned…

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Auckland City FC