American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga are bidding for a place in the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship and as the results of last month’s U-20 Preliminary showed, it’s no easy run for any team.Cook Islands have history on their side at this level having made it through qualifying to take part in the 2013…
Match Day 1 will now take place on Monday 4 July and Match Day 2 moves forward one day to Wednesday 6 July.The competition will still conclude on Friday 8 July and the kick-off times of 4.30pm and 7pm remain the same.To view the amended match schedule click here Share
Inia led Cook Islands to glory at the recent OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary in Tonga to demonstrate why coach Tuka Tisam named him skipper for the tournament.The 19-year-old showed plenty of leadership qualities to marshal his side from the back while producing some outstanding saves to concede only one goal in three matches.The New Zealand-born…
The victory in Tonga sees Tuka Tisam’s side through to the next stage in regional qualifying for the next FIFA U-20 World Cup and it’s a position Tisam and some of his players have found themselves in before.In 2013 the OFC B-Licence accredited coach led his U-17 side through the Preliminary into the OFC U-17…
Skilful on the ball and with speed to burn, the teenage flyer played with maturity well beyond his age to turn heads at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku’alofa. Less than a week after his exploits in Tonga, Fiso has set his sights on his next challenge at the OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary which is…
The programme is one of the major legacy initiatives being implemented in Papua New Guinea in the lead-up to, and following, the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.In addition to the launch of the programme, a FIFA Women’s Coaching Course is being conducted by FIFA Instructor Carolina Morace, a former Italy player and coach.The course is…
Organisée dans un lieu unique au cours des deux années passées, la compétition est sur le point de changer en 2017 puisque le Comité Exécutif a approuvé un format qui sépare la compétition en quatre phases.La phase 1 sera la compétition préliminaire pour les champions des ligues nationales des Samoa Américaines, des Iles Cook, de…
For the past two years the competition has been hosted in a single venue but that is set to change in 2017 after the OFC Executive Committee approved a format that will split the competition into four stages.Stage 1 will be the Preliminary Competition for the national league champions of American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa…
With only ten women currently on the books in what is very much a male domain in New Caledonia, Noukouan is keen to prove herself.“My experience will begin with youth matches,” she explains.Something that Sukemi concurs, while also declaring support for her journey.“She won’t be left out to dry,” he says.“Her progress will be followed…
But for the four nations taking part in next month’s OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary tickets to Tahiti represents the welcome result of some hard graft.American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga will all compete for the sole berth remaining at the OFC U-17 Championship and the rivalry is expected to be fierce.The preliminary is being…