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Role models, sacrifice, getting to the top: Behind the scenes at the U-15 Girls Development Tournament

15 May 2024
Role models, sacrifice, getting to the top: Behind the scenes at the U-15 Girls Development Tournament

Age group international football requires you to learn on the job. Quickly.  In Oceania, most players get their first taste of international football, and often international travel, when they go to the OFC U-16 Championship, in the hope of winning a place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.  With FIFA World Cup qualification on…

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15 May 2024
Auckland City FC score at the death to secure crucial win

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Liam Gillion gave Auckland City FC a much needed win over Hekari United at the OFC Men’s Champions League. Looking to bounce back from an opening day draw to Rewa FC of Fiji, the New Zealanders enjoyed the majority of the possession in the…

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13 May 2024
AS Pirae open OFC Men’s Champions League campaign with comfortable win

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Tahiti’s AS Pirae kicked off their OFC Men’s Champions League journey with a solid win over Samoa’s Vaivase-tai FC at Stade Pater in Papeete. Vatea Terai’s side were impressive in last year’s competition, losing in the semi-finals in extra-time to Suva FC and their attempts to go a stage…

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12 May 2024
Hekari United secure crucial win with second-half double

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Hekari United scored twice in the second half to secure a vital victory over Solomon Warriors in their opening match at the OFC Men’s Champions League in Tahiti. Frank Ne’e’s side had the better of the opening 45 minutes and will feel they should have done better with the…

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12 May 2024
Auckland City and Rewa FC open OFC Men’s Champions League with dramatic draw

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Defending champions Auckland City FC played out an entertaining opening day draw against Fiji’s Rewa FC in the OFC Men’s Champions League 2024 at Stade Paea in Tahiti. The New Zealand side are looking to win a record-extending 12th title, having lifted the trophy last year in Vanuatu, and…

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12 May 2024
Tahiti provides stunning backdrop to OFC Men’s Champions League

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek The picturesque and idyllic surroundings of Tahiti will play host as this year’s OFC Men’s Champions League kicks off on May 11 in Papeete. 2024 marks the second time that French Polynesia has hosted OFC’s premier men’s club competition. In 2005, the island welcomed clubs from across Oceania for…

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11 May 2024
Too close to call in Group B at OFC Men’s Champions League 2024

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Whilst Group A at the OFC Men’s Champions League is proving a tough task to predict, Group B is arguably an even greater challenge as the action kicks off on Sunday in Papeete. Whilst travel issues have forced Ifira Black Bird and AS Magenta’s match to be rescheduled, host…

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10 May 2024
Reshuffle to OFC Men’s Champions League Group B schedule

A flight cancellation has forced OFC to reshuffle Group B fixtures at the OFC Men’s Champions League 2024 in Tahiti. The tournament remains set to kick off on 11 May (local time), with Group A participants, Rewa FC, Auckland City FC, Solomon Warriors, and Hekari United FC all in action.  However, there has been a change…

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10 May 2024
Group A action kicks off OFC Men’s Champions League 2024 in Tahiti

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek The OFC Men’s Champions League 2024 kicks off this weekend in Tahiti, with the ever-closing gap between the region’s best club sides setting up what should be hotly contested tournament. Auckland City arrive in Papeete looking to defend their hard-won title. Last year in Vanuatu, Albert Riera’s side suffered…

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10 May 2024
“It’s always been my passion and dream”: Inside Ileen Pegi’s milestone transfer

Solomon Islands captain Ileen Pegi set a milestone for her country when she joined New Caledonia champions and inaugural Women’s Champions League winners AS Academy Féminine earlier this month. Despite being in her early 30s, when most footballers are considering the end of their career, the forward is kickstarting hers as the first Solomon Islands…

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