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U-20 women exit with heads high

13 August 2018
U-20 women exit with heads high

New Zealand have bowed out of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 loss to Ghana but will return home with their heads held high after again competing well against a quality opponent. Gareth Turnbull’s side had already put in a pair of outstanding performances against the Netherlands and hosts France, putting themselves…

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13 August 2018
Poland 2019 a driving force for Richard

After the experience of a lifetime in India at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Titouan Richard is determined to make a return to the world stage. But so far things haven’t gone completely to plan for the 17-year-old and his New Caledonia U-19 teammates with the opening loss to Solomon Islands certainly not what they…

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Felix Tagawa
13 August 2018
Chan enjoying debut Oceania tournament

As the Solomon Islands lone European-based player Marcus Chan is shouldering a great deal of expectations as he makes his debut for his country of birth. Although he received a call-up to join the U-17 campaign in 2017, study commitments prevented him from doing so. However when the opportunity arose this year to travel home…

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13 August 2018
Aeta: we still need to improve

Solomon Islands U-19 captain John Aeta insists the team are determined to finish top of the group heading into the final group game against Vanuatu. Aeta has been a rock in the Solomon Islands defence during their back-to-back wins over New Caledonia and Fiji. The Melanesians are leading Group B of the OFC U-19 Championship…

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12 August 2018
Tahiti join New Zealand in semi-finals

An earlier kick-off on Match Day 5 of the OFC U-19 Championship tested New Zealand’s ability to adapt to hot and humid conditions but they still went on to secure top of Group A with a 4-0 win over Papua New Guinea this afternoon. In the 3pm kick-off Tonga surprised the hosts with an organised…

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New Zealand
12 August 2018
Kilmartin expresses pride for Tonga

Despite heavy losses to New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, Tonga midfielder Jacob Kilmartin believes accepting the invitation to join Tonga’s U-19 squad was one of his best decisions in his life. Born in Dublin, Ireland but residing in California, USA since he was five years old, Kilmartin plays his football with Castro Valley FC….

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Jacob Kilmartin
12 August 2018
Whyte aspires to go pro

New Zealand U-19 midfielder Olivier Whyte great desire is to break into European professional football leagues. Currently playing for the Wellington Phoenix reserve side, Whyte has been dreaming of becoming a professional player since he was a 15-year-old. “Obviously in the future everyone wants to become a pro but I guess my goal is to…

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New Zealand
12 August 2018
OFC Disciplinary Committee Decision

The OFC Disciplinary Committee has come to a decision regarding the Papua New Guinea player Sylvester LUKE, currently competing at the OFC U-19 Championship in Tahiti. Luke received a red card for violent conduct in the match against Tahiti on Wednesday 8 August in the 78th minute of the match. However, following review of the…

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OFC Disciplinary Committee
11 August 2018
Leaving nest young built Bremond’s resolve

Tahiti U-20 midfielder Terai Bremond was still shy of his 16th birthday when he left the sandy shores of French Polynesia to go in search of a new adventure. After catching the eye with consistent performances at local club AS Venus, Bremond was invited to trial in France and following a month-long trial, he was…

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Aito Taure’a
11 August 2018
Ba wins 17th BOG title

Ba FC found a return to form to reign supreme in the 2018 Battle of the Giants as they claimed their 17th title with a 2-0 win over Suva. The Men in Black have had a run of bad form in local tournaments with a drought of titles extending back more than a year and…

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Abbu Zahid