Oceania Football Confederation > News

Ferns mark 200th with Taupo stalemate

20 June 2014
Ferns mark 200th with Taupo stalemate

Playing their 200th international match, the New Zealand side couldn’t find the same rhythm in possession in cold conditions in front of 1507 fans in Taupo as they produced in Monday’s 1-1 draw in Auckland, with both teams limiting quality scoring chances for the other.The closest either side came to scoring was an Amber Hearn…

0
20 June 2014
World Cup Anniversary – Stunning the champions

New Zealand Football caught up with the All Whites goal scoring hero from that day, Shane Smeltz, for his memories from that magical match.Some people might suggest that shocking Slovakia in the opening game of a World Cup is one thing but facing the World Cup holders Italy is a quite different proposition. How were…

0
20 June 2014
Oceania trio gets the nod

Making up the trio for the Group F match in Cuiaba are New Zealand assistant referees Mark Rule and Jan Hendrik Hintz.It is the first appearance for O’Leary and his assistants at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, although he was engaged as a fourth official for the Group E game between France and Honduras.The…

0
20 June 2014
Referees upskill in Noumea

Whether in the Super Ligue or the Promotion Honneur Grande Terre the referees, like the players, want to be at the top of their game, which is why they were happy to take part in the recent FIFA Refereeing Course held in Noumea.And with the basics already under their belts, FIFA instructor Lim Kee Chong…

0
20 June 2014
Football unites northern islands

Rakahanga, an atoll located 1,248 kilometres from the Cook Islands capital of Rarotonga with a population of just 127, played host to the event.Fifty guests travelled from Manihiki, 44 kilometres from their host, for what proved to be a fun and festive event.“It was a great tournament with our sister island of Manihiki and all…

0
19 June 2014
Course boosts local expertise

Dominique has a dual role as national team coach as well as VFF futsal development officer meaning he’s covering the spectrum of grassroots to elite – and gaining an insight into how the nation is tracking in the game.“As the futsal development officer in Vanuatu it is always my priority to train coaches as well…

0
19 June 2014
Ferns looking to prove point

After an 85th minute equaliser from substitute Rosie White secured a 1-1 draw against the visitors at Mt Smart Stadium, Readings said his group is eager to take their performance a few notches higher from where they set the bar on Monday.“You could tell by the reaction of the players after the game they didn’t…

0
19 June 2014
Five provinces mark Women’s Football Day

Solomon Islands Football Federation Women’s Football Development Officer Diane Justus was the key coordinator of the event held in Friday, 13 June, which included five Provincial Football Associations.Justus travelled to Tulagi in the Central Islands to oversee the event there and says with the support of provincial governments the 2014 event was bigger than ever,…

0
18 June 2014
Ferns life a juggling act for White

White, who scored her 11th international goal on Monday in the Football Ferns 1-1 draw with Brazil at Mt Smart Stadium, is studying sociology at the University of California, and her time in camp this week has been split between top level football, exams and study.The 21-year-old sat an exam the day before the team…

0
17 June 2014
White levels in Mt Smart downpour

Brazil opened the scoring just two minutes from the break as Cristiane tucked the ball home in a crowded penalty area in the aftermath of a corner.It then took until the last five minutes for the Football Ferns to draw level in front of an almost 2000 strong home crowd.After several near misses from the…

0