Fallon eyes Nations Cup glory

Fallon, whose place in New Zealand’s football folklore is assured thanks to his winner against Bahrain to book the All Whites a place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, had to endure a frustrating 15 months after suffering a serious knee injury while playing for his former English club side Scunthorpe United.The…

Ms. Samoura is a 21-year veteran of United Nations programmes who is currently the UN’s Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria. The announcement was made by FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City. “Fatma is a woman with international experience and vision who has worked on some of…

FIFA Forward: a new tailor-made development programmeTo build on his manifesto pledges, FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented “FIFA Forward”, a complete overhaul of FIFA’s football development programmes. FIFA Forward provides 360-degree, tailor-made support for football development in each of FIFA’s member associations and the six confederations. FIFA will significantly increase its investment to USD 5…

The 24-year-old, who was the youngest member of New Zealand’s 2010 FIFA World Cup squad in South Africa, says playing in the Oceania region is never easy.“Island football is something you can only experience yourself, people usually don’t realise how difficult it can be until they try it.“With the heat and the pitches it’s totally…

The two-year agreement between the two confederations was signed in Mexico City by AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and OFC President David Chung in the presence of AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John and his OFC counterpart Tai Nicholas. Chung says the partnership, which pledges co-operation on football development, education and competitions,…

The 20-year-old says he is determined to make a valuable contribution to Vanuatu’s campaign in Papua New Guinea later this month.Thomas has recently reunited with his former Port Vila club Erakor Golden Star FC, following a seven months stint In Cambodia with Phnom Phen Crown FC.The defender, who has three caps for the senior national…

Eight of the 20 players in the final selection play for Erakor Golden Star FC while five others come from another Port Vila based Premier League club, Tafea FC .The team will be captained by Amicale FC skipper Fenedy Masauvakalo while coach Poida nominated Solomon Warriors defender Brian Kaltack as his vice-captain.Kaltack’s Warriors teammates Kensi…

The head coach says he is happy with the blend of youth and experience in his team which includes four uncapped players.Luke Adams, Kip Colvey, Max Crocombe and Monty Patterson will all be hoping to make their international debuts for the All Whites in Papua New Guinea.Hudson says the newcomers are ready to step up…

With the aim of attracting more female players to the game, the Papua New Guinea Football Association has extended its Meri Futbol development programme to include two new provinces last weekend.Meri Futbol is a programme that provides organised competitions for young girls across the country.With the support of FIFA, the programme has been introduced across…