Fiji preparations heading to China

5 July 2018

Fiji’s preparations for the OFC U-16 Championship will take them to China this month after the side confirmed their participation in the 4th China (Shanghai) International Youth Football Invitational. Launched in 2015, the annual tournament aims to promote youth football education by providing an international platform for young students to exchange football techniques. The side…

3 July 2018

Beach Soccer to the fore in Tahiti

Already world renowned for the exploits of its players on the beach soccer pitch, Tahiti is now turning the spotlight on those who manage the game with a FIFA Beach Soccer Referee Course recently concluding in Papeete. FIFA Instructor Lakhdar Benchabane, who ran a similar course in French Polynesia last September, had the attention of…

Beach Soccer

3 July 2018

Solomon Islands gearing up for Qualifier

The Solomon Islands women’s national team are keen to make an impact at regional level with preparations already underway for next month’s OFC Women’s Nations Cup Qualifier in Fiji. The delegation held their first meeting earlier this month where they discussed key areas in terms of their technical and training preparations. “The 30 players of…

Charlie Panakera

3 July 2018

Rewa classy in title defence

Rewa took it down to the wire in the final of the Fiji FACT earlier this month with favourites Labasa forcing the match to a penalty shootout which saw the defending champions prevail 5-3 in front of a 9,000 strong crowd at Ratu Cakobau Park. Securing back-to-back titles was far from an easy task for…

Benito Waqavou

3 July 2018

SIFF Congress celebrates prosperous year

Despite a number of challenges arising, 2017 proved a successful year for the Solomon Islands Football Federation. The key events and activities were highlighted during the 27th SIFF Ordinary Congress which was held over the weekend at the Allen Boso Complex in Honiara over the weekend. More than 20 local football leaders attended the two-day…

27th SIFF Congress

29 June 2018

NZF CEO Martin retires

New Zealand Football announced today that CEO Andy Martin is retiring. After more than four years at the helm of New Zealand Football, Mr Martin has decided to retire at the end of the month. New Zealand Football President Deryck Shaw, in announcing the retirement, acknowledged Mr Martin’s significant contribution to the growth and development…

Andy Martin

28 June 2018

King to oversee vision for women in sport

Heavily active in the development of football in Vanuatu, Julia King has now taken up the challenge of women’s sports development in general following her election as chairwomen of the Vanuatu Women in Sport Commission (VANWIS). King, who is a graduate of the FIFA Women’s Football Leadership Development Programme and creator of H4F in Port…

George Regenvanu

27 June 2018

Riley heading to Chelsea

Football Ferns captain Ali Riley is set to take up a new challenge after agreeing terms with Chelsea Women. The 30-year-old defender will complete her move to the Women’s Super League One champions next month when current side FC Rosengard in Sweden reaches its mid-season break. Riley joined Rosengard in 2012 and won three Damallsvenskan…

Ali Riley

26 June 2018

Perry’s star continues to rise

There are numerous ways to be involved in football – player, referee, administrator – and 20-year-old Rani Perry of Tahiti has tried her hand at most of them, including playing across all three disciplines of the game; football, futsal and beach soccer. Having successfully created a team, AS Pirae, to compete in Tahiti’s Senior Women’s…

Captains of Today

26 June 2018

PNG ready to launch youth festival

Excitement abounds in Papua New Guinea as the nation’s youth prepares for the Papua New Guinea Football Association U-17 Youth Festival to get underway this week. The revived competition will see the country’s top youth players, both boys and girls, showcase their potential. The youth festival will get underway tomorrow at the PNGFA Academy in…

Conrad Wadunah

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