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Keighley continues to break barriers

9 October 2017
Keighley continues to break barriers

Referee Anna-Marie Keighley continues to break new ground with her appointment to the FIFA U-17 World Cup an historic first. Keighley is one a handful of female match officials set to be involved in an all-men’s tournament of the highest level for the first time, and the New Zealander is taking the honour in her…

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Anna-Marie Keighley
9 October 2017
France prove too strong for Oceania cousins

France score six times in the first half for big opening win Amine Gouiri with two goals for Les Bleus in Guwahati New Caledonia face Honduras, while France meet Japan in next group games France got their FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 campaign off to an emphatic start with a 7-1 victory over their French overseas…

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7 October 2017
OFC Youth Futsal Tournament wraps up

The inaugural OFC Youth Futsal Tournament has concluded following the three final matches for the men at Bruce Pulman Arena this morning. Although New Zealand coach Marvin Eakins was disappointed to fall short of qualification for the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, he was pleased with the high level of competition at the inaugural…

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7 October 2017
New Zealand fall late to Japan

The New Zealand All Whites battled bravely, but went down in the final moments to Japan in wet conditions in Nagoya last night. The World No 40, who recently qualified for their sixth successive FIFA World Cup, showed their quality throughout the 2-1 win, but were taken all the way by a New Zealand side…

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7 October 2017
Kiwis earn a point, lose captain to red

Same score as their only previous meeting in this event (Nigeria 2009) Kiwi captain Max Mata scored equaliser and saw a late red card New Zealand face Paraguay, Turkey meet Mali in next group games New Zealand and Turkey opened their FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 campaigns with a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Group…

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6 October 2017
Youth Olympics representatives confirmed

The Solomon Islands youth men’s team and the New Zealand youth women’s team have booked their tickets to the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires after securing clean sweeps in the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament at Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, this afternoon. Solomon Islands – who have a bye on the last…

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6 October 2017
Lethal Le’ai leaves his mark

Scoring 21 goals in your first four international games is one way to turn heads on the court. The skills of Junior Kurukuru’s prolific rising star Raphael Le’ai have certainly caught the eye at the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland this week. After the first two days, Le’ai was…

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5 October 2017
Lifted performances on Day 2

The Solomon Islands men’s team and New Zealand women’s team both remain at the top of the ladders after continuing their winning streaks at the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament at Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, today.  After a narrow 3-2 win over New Caledonia, Solomon Islands dominated Samoa to win their second game…

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4 October 2017
Solomons shine on action-packed Day 1

Solomon Islands have wrapped up an exciting day of action with an impressive 6-1 win over New Zealand in their second match of Day 1 at the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament at Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland, New Zealand today. After securing an massive 18-0 win over American Samoa in their earlier match to place…

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3 October 2017
Student-athletes embrace new experiences

The OFC Education Centre student-athletes have lined-up a unique itinerary of activities over the school holidays, exploring new codes and perspectives of the game to diversify their knowledge and experience. The first challenge for the team was trading their boots for court shoes to play the Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga U-18 national futsal teams…

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