Semmy double secures PNG victory

30 March 2015

After drawing the first friendly 1-1 on Thursday both sides went out in search of a victory in the second encounter on Sunday.Fortune fell in Papua New Guinea’s favour as Hekari United player Tommy Semmy scored a brace to give his side a 2-1 victory.PNG U-23 assistant coach Reginald Davani says the two matches have…

27 March 2015

12 contenders for one trophy

oceaniafootball.com presents the 2015 OFC Champions League participating teams. Amicale FC Amicale is one of two representatives from Vanuatu and will be playing in their fifth tournament. The Red Roosters are the most successful Vanuatu side to play in this competition, reaching the final twice, in 2011 and in 2014. The only mark on Amicale’s…

26 March 2015

Komolong puts country first

The 20-year-old has been studying at North Kentucky University in the United States of America, but recently returned home in the hope that he can secure a starring role in Ricki Herbert’s Papua New Guinea U-23 squad which is getting ready for the XV Pacific Games in Port Moresby in July.“I feel very honoured to…

26 March 2015

FIFA on hand to open development centre

Shirley says it was an honour to be there at Suva Muslim Primary School to participate in the historical event.“This is the very first Development Centre for the Suva district. The Development Centre is a programme which boys and girls aged 10-12 years old, who have been identified as being motivated and committed to football,…

26 March 2015

FUTURO III gets underway in Fiji

The participants and the FIFA instructors were welcomed to Fiji by Fiji FA CEO Bob Kumar who expressed his delight at once again welcoming the region’s top referee instructors and their FIFA counterparts.“It is a great honour for Fiji Football Association to be hosting this regional course and we are grateful to the FIFA Referee…

25 March 2015

Schools futsal champs set to go

Futsal is the FIFA-approved version of five-a-side indoor football, with world superstars Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Pele all having honed their skills playing the game in their youth.The tournament’s rapid growth since the inaugural six-team tournament in 2011 highlights the impact the popular game has made in secondary schools around the country since…

25 March 2015

AS Tefana secures spot in 2016 OCL

After the Coupe de Tahiti Nui, in which Pirae triumphed 3-1 last Tuesday, the two top Tahitian teams met for the second time in a week in the title decider.To successfully retain the national crown Pirae needed a win and they looked on the right track when Raimana Li Fung Kuee put his team two…

24 March 2015

All Whites, Ferns TV coverage set

SKY Television will carry live coverage of the All Whites clash with Korea Republic on Wednesday 1 April (NZ time) as Anthony Hudson and his team play their first match of 2015 before the Football Ferns take centre stage in their preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada in June.The Football Ferns’ meeting…

23 March 2015

FIFA FUTURO III Referee Instructors Course

The course caters to the instructors of the top referees in each of OFC’s 11 Member Associations, with four FIFA instructors covering elements of technical and fitness instructing.OFC Head of Referee Development Mark Hester is one of the fitness instructors alongside Toshio Utsumi from Japan and technical instructors Steve Bennett from England and FIFA Senior…

21 March 2015

Football in Oceania the winner

US$200,000 Humanitarian Fund for the people of VanuatuFollowing a special request from the OFC President David Chung to the football community assembled in Zurich this week, FIFA will make a generous US$200,000 contribution to the recovery effort in Vanuatu in the wake of the devastating Tropical Cyclone Pam.Chung says, “this first grant is needed immediately…

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