Distance driving force for Busaiteen

“We have travelled a long distance to get here so we want to do the best we can,” says captain Abdulla Budhaish.With a break in their domestic season alllowing them to take part in this competition, Budhaish believes his side is ready for the challenge it poses.“We have some members of our team who are…

The tournament will be held on the islands of American Samoa and Samoa, from January 13 to 27 and will involve both host nations, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who will all be battling it out for the one place on offer at Chile…

To view the match summary click hereFiji U-20: 1. Misiwani NAIRUBE [GK], 2. Praneel NAIDU, 3. Garish PRASAD, 4. Jale DRELOA (c), 5. Tony TUIVUNA, 7. Nickel CHAND, 8. Setareki HUGHES, 10. Narendra RAO, 13. Mataiasi TOMA, 15. Saula WAQA, 17. Kolinio SIVOKISubstitutes: 6. Shuiad KHAN, 9. Gabrieili MATANISIGA, 12. Ratu WARANAIVALU, 14. Ravnit CHAND,…

New Zealand and Oceania club champions Auckland City shared the honour of playing the first ever President’s Cup game with the Singapore U-23 team and took full advantage of their time in the spotlight, completely dominating proceedings to win 4-0.Vanuatu’s Amicale did not find things quite as comfortable in their clash against the Fiji U-20s…

To see the summary for this match click hereAuckland City FC: 1. Tamati WILLIAMS [GK], 3. Takuya IWATA, 4. Mario BILEN, 5. Angel BERLANGA, 6. John IRVING, 10. Ryan DE VRIES, 15. Ivan VICELICH (c), 16. Dae Wook KIM, 22. Andrew MILNE, 23. Sam BURFOOT, 25. Fabrizio TAVANOSubstitutes: 2. Simon ARMS, 9. Darren WHITE, 11….

“We’re really excited and can’t wait to play our first game against Fiji U-20,” the Fiji international says.“We came really close in the Champions League but there’s a few new boys and the competition here will be much harder – but we’re hoping to win this time.”The composition of the squad has gone through some…

Auckland City FC sit atop of the ASB Premiership with four wins from four matches and have their eye on a friendly with Asian Cup-bound Uzbekistan on 6 December prior to a winner takes all play-off at the FIFA Club World Cup with Moghreb Tetouan four days later.The Navy Blues are shorn of the services…

“I would say we are going into the tournament to do our best, and the way the team has prepared with build-up matches in Australia I think we will do wonderful,” says assistant coach Shalendra Lal.Lal, along with head coach Ravinesh Kumar and techncial advisor Frank Farina, took the squad on a brief tour of…

Referees Hilary Ani and Albert Maru headline with New Zealand’s Nick Waldron, Fiji’s Ravitesh Behari and Nelson Sogo of the Solomon Islands rounding off the selection.The Assistant Referees feature David Charles, Simon Lount, Mahit Chilia, Avinesh Narayan, Terry Piri, Folio Moeaki and Bertrand Brial.The Referee Assessors are Mark Hester and Robert Sulimae.Referee AssessorsMark HESTER (NZL)Robert…

The side has travelled one of the greatest distances of any participating team, 14, 745 km, so when 11-year-old Flanshaw Road School student David Ratahi launched into the haka, the travel-weary players were given new life.The team’s visit to the school is part of a joint partnership between UNICEF and Oceania Football to celebrate the…