VAN 2-1 SOL

13 September 2016

Vanuatu are heading to th FIFA U-20 WOrld CUp after beating Solomon Islands 2-1 in the OFC U-20 Championship semi-finals Download the official match summary You can also follow the match via twitter at: @OFCfootball #VANvSOL #OFCU20M Vanuatu: 23. Willie DICK (GK), 3. Jason THOMAS, 6. Claude ARU, 7. Bong KALO, 8. Godine TENENE, 10….

13 September 2016

NZL 3-1 NCL

New Zealand have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea 2017 and the OFC U-20 final after beating New Caledonia 3-1 in the semi-final in Santo. Download the official match summary You can also follow the match via Twitter: @OFCfootball #NZLvNCL #OFCU20M New Zealand: 1. Michael WOUD (GK), 2. Jack-Henry SINCLAIR, 3. Sean LIDDICOAT,…

13 September 2016

Kurukuru defeated by Costa Rica

OFC Futsal Championship 2016 winners and local heroes the Solomon Islands Kurukuru had a challenging start to the FIFA Futsal World Cup, losing 4-2 to CONCACAF champions Costa Rica. The results didn’t go in the Solomon Islands futsal team’s favour, but the battle lasted until the final whistle, with the Kurukuru squeezing in two goals…

12 September 2016

NZ kicks off Live Your Goals week

New Zealand women’s football heroes were as excited as their young fans when they met at yesterday’s festival, marking the beginning of New Zealand’s FIFA Live Your Goals week, at QBE Stadium in Auckland. Young female footballers got the chance to show off their skills in a 5-a-side tournament before rubbing shoulders with members of…

12 September 2016

Kalo: We want to write a new story for Vanuatu

Vanuatu U-20 captain Bong Kalo says the side are driven to pen an exciting new chapter in their nation’s football history by qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The hosts take on Solomon Islands in the second semi-final of the OFC U-20 Championship on Tuesday and with two World Cup places on offer to…

12 September 2016

Witney cheering from afar

The FIFA Futsal World Cup got underway in Colombia today and there’s one fan in Vanuatu who is keeping a close eye on how the Oceania representatives Solomon Islands perform. Albert Witney is in Vanuatu representing Solomon Islands at the OFC U-20 Championship and while he’s 100 per cent focused on the task at hand,…

12 September 2016

Sinclair drawing on experience

Leading the New Zealand U-17 squad to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in January 2015 was a major learning experience for Jack-Henry Sinclair. His side were taken to the wire during the group stage by New Caledonia just managing to pip them with a 5-4 victory to top the group. They came through the semi-final…

12 September 2016

Korea 2017 an illustrious carrot

Usually it’s the final that offers the biggest prize to teams hoping to progress through Oceania qualifying to a FIFA World Cup. However when New Zealand and New Caledonia take to the field at Luganville Soccer City Stadium tomorrow morning they do so knowing that at the final whistle, one of them will be going…

12 September 2016

Vanuatu, Solomons chase maiden World Cup trip

The prospect of a historic qualification for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea looms large over Tuesday’s OFC U-20 Championship semi-final between Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in Port Vila. Neither of the Melanesian pair have ever qualified for an age-group World Cup – the Solomon Islands’ three FIFA Futsal World Cup appearances are…

11 September 2016

Female leaders continue journey

At the Home of FIFA in Zurich this week, 34 female leaders, including two from the Oceania football community, continued their leadership journey. The FIFA Female Leadership Development Programme, delivered with THNK (the School of Creative Leadership) was launched in 2015. The aim of the FIFA Women’s Football Development Department, was to identify, support and…

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