Samoan champs have local support for debut

1 October 2014

So when their victory in the 2012/13 Samoan National League saw them book their first appearance in the OFC Champions League Preliminary, and on home soil no less, it was a day of celebration in the small Samoan village.With the tournament, which also boasts the club champions from Tonga, American Samoa and Cook Islands, coming…

1 October 2014

More knowledge for Fiji’s female administrators

Around 20 participants from all over the country, representing the various women’s football associations, attended the five-day course which aimed at improving administration and management of football.Nicola Demaine, OFC Grassroots and Women’s Football Development Officer, conducted the course which concluded on Monday.“The main objective was to upskill the people who have come on the course,”…

1 October 2014

Tahiti to receive special guests

FFF vice president Bernard Desumer and technical director Francois Blaquart will be spend a week in the Polynesian nation from 1-9 November covering FTF’s development programme for 2015-2019, otherwise known as Vision 2020.Tahiti’s focus is to increase its international dominance in beach soccer, and gain a regional foothold in the other small-sided discipline futsal.During a…

1 October 2014

Malampa triumph in women’s final

The victory puts Malampa in a good position going into the 2014/15 season.The Opening Cup is the preview tournament for the Port Vila Women’s Football League, which gets underway this weekend.In the third place final Tafea Girls proved too strong for Ifira Black Bird with the Reds coming out with a 3-0 victory.For more on…

1 October 2014

Auckland eye President’s Cup opportunity

The Oceania title winners meet Morocco champions Moghreb Tétouan in Rabat on December 10 in the FIFA Club World Cup playoff and Tribulietx believes the OFC President’s Cup scheduled for November can give his team a boost.“The OFC President’s Cup gives us three very good games against different styles of play which will enrich our…

30 September 2014

PNG progress pleasing for coach

The 23-player squad is currently undergoing a two week intensive training camp and are so far undefeated in two friendly matches with one finishing in a draw.Coach Gary Phillips is happy with the overall structure of the women’s game but says focus still remains an issue for several members of the squad.“It was good we…

30 September 2014

Historic congress signals way forward

An operating surplus of $6.1 million was confirmed for 2013 after being announced earlier this year while proposed changes to New Zealand Football Statutes were passed unanimously after a consultation process which began in June.The Statute changes see New Zealand Football become one of a handful of countries, and the first in the region, to…

30 September 2014

Festivals give girls a football taster

Federation Caledonienne de Football technical development officer Mathieu Delcroix says since the first festival was held on 2 July, 295 girls have taken part in the programme.Delcroix says one of the important aspects of the festivals was to introduce young girls from all over the country to football.With this directive in mind he has visited…

30 September 2014

Ben Sigmund retires from international football

Sigmund, who made the trip to Doha and Tashkent earlier this month for the first match under new All Whites coach Anthony Hudson, knew it was time to retire from international football when his four-year-old son Cameron stopped and looked up at him as the pair walked to kindy a couple of days after he…

29 September 2014

Fiji U-20 camp on horizon

Fiji Football Association vice president and national team director Taranesh Reddy says they U-20 side has a number of overseas commitments in November that will keep them occupied.The side, which created history as the first Fijian team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup event, will travel to Australia before departing for New Zealand where…

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