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Papua New Guinea awarded FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

21 March 2015
Papua New Guinea awarded FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

The announcement was made today at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, following the FIFA Executive Committee meeting, by President Joseph S. Blatter.Papua New Guinea Football Association President David Chung also OFC President and FIFA Vice-President, was elated following the announcement.“PNGFA has worked closely with the Papua New Guinea Government to prepare this bid and…

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20 March 2015
AS Pirae triumphant in cup final

The latest win, in front of almost 1000 fans, saw AS Pirae secure their seventh title in this competition after a 13-year drought.It didn’t all go according to plan for the 2014 OFC Champions League semi-finalsts as Tefana were the first to get on the scoreboard when international striker Steevy Chong Hue opened the scoring…

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19 March 2015
New Zealand squad named for USA

Goalkeeper Rebecca Rolls comes back into the side after missing the last two tours while fullback Anna Green and midfielder Hayley Bowden also return from respective injury layoffs.Readings said the additions to the squad help to freshen things up for a group which is peaking towards the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada in June.“Rebecca…

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19 March 2015
Gareth Turnbull appointed NZL U-17 Women’s coach

Turnbull, who has led Mainland Pride to back-to-back ASB Women’s League titles, takes control of the U-17 Women’s team for the preparation cycle towards the age-group showcase event in Jordan in September 2016.New Zealand Football High Performance Director Fred de Jong said Turnbull’s appointment reflects a desire to develop and grow local talent; coaches as…

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18 March 2015
Executive Committee agenda set

Several key discussion points will be covered during the second session of the OFC Executive Committee in 2015, among them the approval of the format for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Linked to this is the criteria for hosting OFC tournaments.Following on from the workshop held in December and…

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18 March 2015
New Caledonia squad hitting Auckland

The tournament is an opportunity for the young Caledonians to play against overseas teams where the level and the game will be different to what they have previously experienced in their own country.‘’It is a chance for our young players to be involved in a tournament such as this.‘’We are the only team from overseas…

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18 March 2015
Auckland City FC joins relief effort

The Navy Blues have enjoyed strong relationships with the football and business communities in Vanuatu over the past ten years and also worked extensively with the Butterfly Trust to deliver education programmes in schools in the outer islands. More than 3,300 people have sought refuge at relief centres throughout Vanuatu with the full extent of…

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18 March 2015
Tefana hope experience will pay off

The club from Faa’a, a suburb in Tahiti’s capital Papeete, came ever so close to the pinnacle of Oceania’s premier club competition when they reached the final in 2012. However the Tahitians were beaten 3-1 on aggregate (2-1, 0-1) by Auckland City FC of New Zealand. Former coach turned technical director Laurent Heinis says this…

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18 March 2015
FCF offers support to Vanuatu

The Fédération Calédonienne de Football has offered the sincere condolences of the staff, federal council and all its registered members to the people of Vanuatu in the wake of the cyclone.New Caledonia has a large Vanuatu population whose families will no doubt be affected by this event.FCF noted the challenge of rebuilding, saying that the…

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18 March 2015
Objective PNG for New Caledonia

The FCF Technical Centre in Paita played host to around 20 players on Saturday 7 March.It was the first time the players have come together since they were downed 2-1 by Papua New Guinea in the final of the same competition, held on home soil in 2011.The local group will eventually be joined by five…

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