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Dabinyaba happy to be back in Lae fold

13 February 2018
Dabinyaba happy to be back in Lae fold

Nigel Dabinyaba’s almost telepathic connection with fellow Papua New Guinea footballer Raymond Gunemba is a joy for fans to witness. The pair have been playing together since they were kids, before graduating to the National Soccer League playing for Hekari United before joining Peter Gunemba’s Lae City Dwellers. They’ve also been playing side-by-side in the…

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Korman Stadium
13 February 2018
Strickland relishes return to competition

When you are passionate about the round ball, it’s hard to sit on the sidelines and watch. But that’s exactly what Tupapa Maraerenga midfielder Geoffery Strickland had to do when a horrific hip injury put a dampener on his burgeoning football career. The injury came as he was trialing for the Cook Islands men’s national…

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Cook Islands
13 February 2018
Kaltack’s golden run proves vital for Golden Star

Stade Pater is proving a happy hunting ground for Erakor Golden Star’s Tony Kaltack with the ni-Vanuatu striker notching his sixth goal in four OFC Champions League matches at the picturesque Papeete venue. Kaltack was prolific in last year’s group stage in Papeete, scoring in all three of Erakor’s games – a 2-4 loss to…

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2018 OFC Champions League
12 February 2018
Four continue in Group A points chase

After living up to fans expectations by securing a first-ever victory in the OFC Champions League, Vanuatu club champions Nalkutan FC are keen for a repeat performance against Qualifier winners Tupapa Maraerenga. But fans will have to wait to see the home side in action as big winners on day one, Lae City Dwellers, take…

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Ba FC
12 February 2018
OFC Champions League | #TUPNLK
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Korman Stadium
12 February 2018
OFC Champions League | #LAEBA
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Group A
12 February 2018
Erakor, Dragon post wins in Papeete

Vanuatu’s Erakor Golden Star and host club AS Dragon made winning starts to their OFC Champions League campaigns, taking full advantage of ten-man opposition to notch respective 2-0 and 4-0 victories in Group B at Stade Pater in Papeete, Tahiti on Sunday (local time). A horrible mistake in the 63rd minute by Warriors goalkeeper Abraham…

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2018 OFC Champions League
12 February 2018
Aka guiding Strikers in top comp

Papua New Guinea’s newest side in the National Soccer League is making history with its progressive approach. The side has become the first to employ a female as its head coach, with Papua New Guinea’s first OFC B Licence accredited coach Margaret Aka taking that honour. Aka has assembled a young side to compete in…

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Coaching
11 February 2018
COMET extends across the region

A recent COMET Cluster Workshop held in Auckland, New Zealand is expected to professionalise football clubs across the Oceania and align them more closely with the Oceania Football Confederation. OFC Competitions Director Chris Kemp said the competition management programme run by Croatia-based Analyticom, in place at OFC for more than 12 months, is an opportunity…

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Amitesh Pal
11 February 2018
Even race looms in Papeete

Group B of the 2018 OFC Champions League has the potential to be a closely fought affair as the region’s premier clubs competition returns to Stade Pater in Papeete, Tahiti on Sunday (local time). While it may not be the first rodeo in Champions League terms for Solomon Warriors, Vanuatu’s Erakor Golden Star, AS Lossi from New…

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2018 OFC Champions League