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Samoa the big movers among OFC nations in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s rankings

20 September 2024
Samoa the big movers among OFC nations in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s rankings

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Samoa have jumped seven places to 185 in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s Rankings following the September international window. Jess Ibrom’s side were successful in winning Round One of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers in Apia earlier this month, to book their place in Group B for the…

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19 September 2024
Fiji dig deep to take 5th place on home soil

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Hosts Fiji secured a 1-0 win over Solomon Islands thanks to a trademark Sisilia Tuvou Kuladina free-kick to take 5th place at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2024. With both Fiji and Solomon Islands narrowly missing out on making the semi-finals, and both teams having proved themselves to be…

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19 September 2024
Tahiti secure seventh place at OFC U-16 Women’s Championship

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek An improved second-half performance has seen Tahiti take 7th place at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship following a comeback 2-1 victory over Cook Islands in Suva. Sensing the opportunity to impose themselves on this game, Cook Islands set the tone early on by spending much of the first period…

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19 September 2024
Spain rally to beat a gutsy New Zealand at FIFA Futsal World Cup™

Photo Credit: Anvar Ilyasov -FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images The Futsal Whites briefly threatened the biggest upset in the tournament’s 25-year history early on before ultimately succumbing 7-1 to powerhouse Spain at the Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan. The Group D encounter in Andijan started in the best possible way for Marvin Eakins side who took…

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18 September 2024
New Zealand dispatch Tonga to make final

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek New Zealand will play Samoa in the final of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship after a comprehensive 8-0 victory over Tonga in today’s second semi-final. The Kiwis have subsequently booked their place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™ next year, after they proved too much to handle for…

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18 September 2024
Samoa prove too much for New Caledonia and secure final place

Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek Samoa have booked their place in the final of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship after a 2-0 victory over New Caledonia in Suva and qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup next year. Two goals inside the opening ten minutes was enough to see Samoa through against a…

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17 September 2024
History will be made tomorrow when two teams qualify for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™

Photo credit: FIFA via Getty Images Tomorrow is a significant day in Oceania football when, for the first time two teams will qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2025, to be played in Morocco. The qualifiers will be the winners of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship semi-finals – first Samoa vs New Caledonia,…

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16 September 2024
Sky is the limit with the launch of Talent Development IDC event in Fiji

Photo Credit: Fiji Football Association The Talent Development Inter-District Championship (IDC), organised by the Fiji Football Association, provides a pivotal space to nurture young football talent nationwide. Held in Suva earlier this month and sponsored by McDonald’s Fiji, this inaugural event showcased promising athletes from as young as nine to 15, across both boys’ and girls’…

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16 September 2024
A new football frontier for the Fa’arodo family

Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek Pacific football fans looking at the Solomon Islands squad for the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship will see a familiar name: Fa’arodo For those who don’t recognise the surname, Bella-May Fa’arodo is the eldest daughter of Solomon Islands legend Henry Fa’arodo – former captain of the men’s national team, who…

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15 September 2024
New Zealand lose a tight opening encounter at FIFA Futsal World Cup™ in Uzbekistan.

Photo Credit: Anvar Ilyasov – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images The Futsal Whites have gone down fighting against Libya in their first ever match at a FIFA Futsal World Cup ™. Marvin Eakins side have been beaten 3-1 in their opening Group D fixture in Andijan. Libya had the first real chance to score in the…

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