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Fiji FA Heads Attend FIFA Course

4 November 2016
Fiji FA Heads Attend FIFA Course

Heads of Fiji Football Association departments have spent the start of the week in a three-day FIFA Forward Development Programme at the Fiji FA Headquarters in Vatuwaqa Led in Fiji by FIFA Development Officer Shaun Easthope, the development programme is a “step change” for global football development and a way to share the success of…

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4 November 2016
NZ U-20s go down fighting to Mexico

He didn’t get the result he was looking for but New Zealand U-20 women’s coach Leon Birnie was hugely encouraged by his team’s performance on Thursday in their 1-0 loss to Mexico in Auckland. The New Zealand U-20 women’s team, who are preparing for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea later this…

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4 November 2016
NZ U-20s go down fighting to Mexico

He didn’t get the result he was looking for but New Zealand U-20 women’s coach Leon Birnie was hugely encouraged by his team’s performance on Thursday in their 1-0 loss to Mexico in Auckland. The New Zealand U-20 women’s team, who are preparing for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea later this…

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4 November 2016
Tiki Toa to face Iran in semi-finals

Tahiti’s 10-4 defeat to Brazil in their final Group A match in Dubai overnight has set them up for a tough battle against Group B winners Iran in the Samsung Intercontinental Cup semi-finals early tomorrow morning. Tahiti against Iran at the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Image: FIFA via Getty Images With a place…

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3 November 2016
New Zealand near full-strength for Stage 3 opener

New Zealand will be without Winston Reid for the Oceania Stage 3 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against New Caledonia later this month in Auckland and Koné but have still named a formidable 23-man squad. Ryan Thomas (PEC Zwolle, Netherlands), Bill Tuiloma (Olympique Marseille, France) and Glen Moss (Wellington Phoenix) all return to the international fold…

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3 November 2016
Tahiti name squad for Solomon clashes

Three clubs feature heavily in Tahiti’s 23-man squad named for home and away Oceania Stage 3 World Cup qualifiers against Solomon Islands this month. The leading Ligue 1 clubs AS Tefana, AS Central and AS Venus contribute all but one of the squad with New Caledonia-based midfielder Henri Caroine earning a recall from coach Ludovic…

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3 November 2016
Tiki Toa dominate hosts

Tahiti’s hopes of a place in the final four of the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup continue after defeating hosts UAE 7-3 in Dubai overnight. The star of the show was Patrick Tepa, scoring a hat-trick to earn the Polynesians a comfortable win. The Tiki Toa were given the upper hand in the first period…

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2 November 2016
PNG U-20 launch #SANAPWANTAIM

With training in full swing for their debut at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, the Papua New Guinea U-20 Women’s team have made the most of their moment centre stage by joining UN Women in the launch of their campaign #SANAPWANTAIM: the New Normal. Led by Captain Yvonne Gabong, the team stood together with…

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2 November 2016
Tahiti defeat Poland 5-4

2015 Samsung Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup runners-up Tahiti have kicked off this year’s tournament with a 5-4 win in a close match against 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers Poland. The Tahiti Tiki Toa were the first to open scoring but the Polish side fought back from a goal down to lead 2-1 after…

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2 November 2016
Valerie Adams visits Just Play Tonga

New Zealand’s first appointed Sports Ambassador to the Pacific and shotput legend Valerie Adams joined 200 children at a Just Play festival at Átele Indoor Stadium in Tonga during one of her first outings in her new role. The four-time World champion, three time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time Commonwealth champion…

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