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Rakiraki moves up ranks

26 October 2016
Rakiraki moves up ranks

Fiji football’s top division will have a new contender next season, with Rakiraki earning promotion after taking out the Fiji Senior League play-off over the weekend. Rakiraki took out the top spot in the play-off after defeating Central Division champions Lami 3-1 on Saturday and Northern Division champions Bua 1-0 on Sunday, turning their season…

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26 October 2016
Referee course lifting standards

Taking a holistic approach to improving football in the nation, Tonga Football Association held a FIFA MA Refereeing Course last week to upskill and refresh local referees on the Laws of the Game. FIFA Instructor Subkhiddin M. Salleh led 26 local referees from Vavau Island and Tongatapu through the five day course held at the…

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26 October 2016
NKU acknowledges Komolong

Nearing the end of his senior year at Northern Kentucky University, Papua New Guinea international Alwin Komolong was honoured prior to their match against Detroit Mercy during a Senior Night ceremony on Saturday. The humble defender was blown away by the acknowledgement from his NKU teammates and coach John Basalyga. “All these guys had a…

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26 October 2016
Magenta make it ten

AS Magenta have secured their tenth Coupe de Calédonie title after a late equaliser forced a penalty shootout with Hienghène Sport which they won 4-3. As expected, the final was an encounter brimming with tension and excitment and it didn’t take long for Alain Moizan’s side to set the tone. Captain Pierre Wajoka nailed the…

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25 October 2016
City bounce back as newcomers draw

Six-times champions Auckland City have bounced back from a shock opening defeat to dispose of title holders Team Wellington in the New Zealand Stirling Sports Premiership on Sunday. It was two of the competition’s star names that came to the fore for their respective teams, a double from classy Portuguese striker Joao Moreira inspiring City…

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22 October 2016
Coma lends expertise

As Hienghène prepare to defend their Coupe de Calédonie title against AS Magenta this evening, they do so with the additional influence of new assistant coach Kevin Coma on the bench alongside Felix Tagawa. The former coach of Gaïtcha made his debut with the Northern Province club during the semi-final of the Coupe de Caledonie…

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22 October 2016
Big test ahead in Cup final

The two clubs representing New Caledonia in next year’s OFC Champions League will have a chance to show their strength this weekend when they go head to head in the Coupe de Calédonie final at Stade Numa Daly on Saturday. Hienghène Sport and AS Magenta will face-off for the fourth time this year alone, with…

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21 October 2016
FIFA rankings reflect competitive year

The latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World men’s rankings has seen the gaps between OFC Member Associations closing, creating a more competitive environment in the region. 2016 OFC Nation’s Cup runners-up Papua New Guinea have moved up the rankings three places to 159 taking them to second place in the regional rankings and moving them much closer to…

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21 October 2016
Sumner honoured by ONZM award

Steve Sumner said it was a “proud experience” to be made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for Services to Football at Government House in Wellington on Tuesday. Mr Steven Paul Sumner of Christchurch, who famously captained the All Whites to the 1982 FIFA World Cup, was presented with the award…

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21 October 2016
Samoa youth experience NZ

Some of Samoa’s finest youth players have travelled to New Zealand for a taste of life as an international football player and to prepare them for their future careers in football. Football Federation Samoa coach mentor Scott Easthope and Samoa U-17 coach Desmond Faaiusaso are looking ahead to the OFC U-17 Championship next February with…

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