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Tough journey for U-17 hopefuls

19 July 2016
Tough journey for U-17 hopefuls

The 2017 edition of the OFC U-17 Championship will be held in Papeete, Tahiti in February 2017 with preliminary stage winners Samoa joining the hosts, defending champions New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.Just one side was seeded for the draw – hosts Tahiti into position A1 – with the…

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19 July 2016
CWC schedule announced

The tournament, which will be played between 8-18 December, features the six continental club champions and a representative of the host nation.The tournament will take place at the Suita City Football Stadium in Osaka and the International Stadium Yokohama, with the latter to host the final having also previously been the venue for the deciding…

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14 July 2016
FIFA kick-starts overhauled development programme

Member Associations and confederations can now apply for development funds under the Forward programme, which aims to provide 360-degree, tailor-made support for developing football, based on the following pillars:· More investment: FIFA will significantly increase financial support for football development, from USD 1.6 million to USD 5 million per four-year cycle for each Member Association….

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14 July 2016
Fiji riding wave of success

By this time next month, Fiji will have added a maiden appearance at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament to last year’s successful debut at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Throw in a strong showing thus far in 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ qualifying, and it all adds up to a year of…

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14 July 2016
Tiki Toa to take on Japan

It will be the first official match for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up since losing the final of the Samsung Intercontinental Cup in Dubai to Russia.The two matches, scheduled for 17 and 18 September, are part of the Tiki Toa’s preparations for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup while for Japan…

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11 July 2016
2018WCQ: Draw

The draw for Oceania’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifiers – Stage 3 was held athe OFC Headquarter…

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11 July 2016
Goalkeeper sessions welcome

The course was run by FIFA Instructor James Bannatyne, who understands the important role a keeper can play in a team given he himself is a former national team goalkeeper with New Zealand.Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) technical director Peter Takaro says it is great to have further training for local goalkeeper coaches to continue developing…

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10 July 2016
U17P: ASA 0-2 TGA

Tonga finally earned the full three points at the 2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary on the fina…

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8 July 2016
Tiki Toa in the making

Tiki Toa captain Naea Bennett founded the first beach soccer schoool in Tahiti and has been a champion for greater development of the game which has found a strong following in Tahiti.“Following the Beach Soccer World Cup in 2013, in agreement with the federation we decided there was a need to launch a championship here…

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8 July 2016
ASA 0-2 TGA

Download the official match summary here You can also follow the match updates via twitter here: @OFCfootball U17Prelim ASAvTGAAmerican Samoa: 1. John UGAITAFA (GK), 2. Joseph CHOI, 3. Tala AUVA’A, 4. Walter PATI, 5. Mahonri LOTULELEI, 6. Bryman LEVAULA, 9. Joe PURCELL, 10. Steven FISO, 11. Gabriel TAUMUA, 12. Takai POULI, 18. Eliott LELEISubstitutes: 7….

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