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World Cup campaign review completed

8 May 2014
World Cup campaign review completed

The review was prepared by Stephen Cottrell of Cottsport following extensive research and confidential contributions from many stakeholders including players, team management, members of the Professional Footballers Association, Sport NZ, NZ Football Management and Board Members.As well as acknowledging the known challenges facing NZ Football in assembling its best players on a regular basis to…

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7 May 2014
Amicale, Auckland City FC eye final clash

Amicale have enjoyed an unbeaten run in their OFC Champions League journey thus far, from the start of off their championship bid with a convincing 1-0 win over Tahiti’s AS Dragon. The Vanuatu side were also through to the final first, after a 2-1 win and 0-0 draw against Ba FC in the home-and-away semi-finals…

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7 May 2014
Pathway to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 revealed

The OFC U-20 Men’s Championship is being held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, from 23 to 31 May. With New Zealand having qualified as hosts of the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup, OFC has a second opportunity to impress in this age-group, with the final team to qualify set to be one from American Samoa,…

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7 May 2014
Media Accreditation open for finals

The OFC Champions League reaches its climax when defending champions Auckland City FC take on Amicale FC over two legs in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Saturday 10 May, and at Kiwitea Street, Auckland, on Sunday 18 May.Each match will take place at 2pm local time in their respective venues.The winner of the OFC Champions League…

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7 May 2014
Taiarui testing things at the top

A fisherman by trade, Taiarui has quickly become known for his attributes on a beach soccer pitch – as an integral member of the Tiki Toa which finished fourth in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.Most recently, it was his debut in the OFC Champions League with Tahiti side AS Pirae last month which had…

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6 May 2014
Football Ferns captain heads State-side

The 24-year-old currently plays for USV Jena in Germany’s Frauen Bundasliga and has previous experience playing in Australia and Spain.As the most-capped players in New Zealand history, with 96 appearances for her country at senior level, Erceg brings a wealth of experience to Chicago.“Abby will provide us with a higher level of professionalism and leadership,…

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6 May 2014
Dedication and talent earns new role for Aka

In March Aka travelled to Auckland to participate in the Just Play Instructors Course and staying on for the Just Play Project Managers Meeting following her appointment to the role just ahead of the workshops.Less than two months later, Aka has been appointed head coach of the Papua New Guinea U-15 women’s team who will…

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6 May 2014
New Zealand U-20 4-1 Fiji U-20

The two sides met for the first time in 2014 on Sunday evening, with New Zealand’s Junior All Whites emerging clear victors with a 5-0 victory.Both sides have the same end game – the FIFA U-20 World Cup – but while New Zealand have automatically qualified as hosts, Fiji will have to overcome strong challenges…

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6 May 2014
Aka appointed U-15 women’s coach

The 38-year-old former PNG striker will help prepare the PNG U-15 Women’s National team for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.Margaret is a long time football advocate and is currently the Just Play Manageress looking after the OFC Just Play program in Papua New Guinea with the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Her…

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6 May 2014
Second victory for Junior All Whites over Fiji

After a slow start on Sunday, New Zealand wasted no time getting down to business at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup final venue with a number of decent efforts flying at the target within the first five minutes of play.Fiji’s defence did well to hold out the continuous pressure from the Kiwi attack force…

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