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Savai’i coaches welcome first women’s course

15 September 2014
Savai’i coaches welcome first women’s course

The course was led by OFC Women’s Football Development Officer Nicola Demaine with assistance from FFS Just Play Project Manager Lynette Laumea Fa’aiuaso, Just Play development Officer Nadia Malifa and new Just Play coach Talitiga Tumanuvao.Held at the Regional Technical Centre in Iva, Savai’i the course welcomed 18 local coaches, 15 of them female, and…

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15 September 2014
New guidelines for women’s football

The guidelines provide all 209 member associations (MAs) with the necessary information to apply for and benefit from FIFA’s women’s football development programmes for 2015-2018.They have been developed based on feedback from member associations and confederations as well as players, coaches, referees and officials who participated in the 2011-2014 programmes.In total, there are nine different…

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15 September 2014
Action abounds as Ligue 1 season opens

Former professional footballer Marama Vahirua didn’t need long to make his mark on the domestic league – opening the scoring in the first minute as AS Pirae raced to a 5-0 lead at half-time.Excelsior reduced the deficit swiftly after the restart thanks to Vetea Aharau but it only egged their opponents on as AS Pirae…

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15 September 2014
Jackman inspires during Women’s Week

From the 7-15 September, all around the country federations and clubs were promoting women’s football, offering activities and introducing potential young stars to the beautiful game.Helping promote the initiative was NZ Football women’s development manager Maia Jackman.The former Football Fern, joined by Young Football Fern Evie Millynn, dropped in on an Auckland Football Federation Talent…

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14 September 2014
OFC Insider Magazine Issue 1
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10 September 2014
Frank Farina joins Fiji FA

Farina arrived in Fiji last week for his first training session with the Fiji U-20 squad at the Fiji FA Academy in Ba.He will be working closely with current Fiji U-20 coach Ravinesh Kumar as the squad prepares for what shapes as their toughest test yet.“This opportunity came out at a good time for me…

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10 September 2014
“Authoritarian methods outdated” – Chambaron

Fiji FA’s Moiz Munif spoke with FIFA /OFC course instructor Didier Chambaron. Fiji FA: How did the course go from your point of view ? Didier Chambaron: This course has been very successful embracing every aspect of modern coaching and learning how the various aspects link together. With so many changes in the game, coaches…

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9 September 2014
All Whites fall in Uzbekistan

A goal in each half to Odil Akhmedov secured the result for the 51st ranked Asian nation as the home side showed real quality in attacking transition and counter attack situations, underlining their place as one of the top sides in the competitive Asian Confederation.Uzbekistan skipper Server Djeparov added the third goal in the 76th…

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9 September 2014
Adam Dickinson joins Chris Bale at Waitakere

Liverpool-born Dickinson has been a one-club man since arriving in New Zealand five years ago but has followed Bale west as head coach Brian Shelley continues to put a squad together he hopes will bring the ASB Premiership trophy back to Waitakere.Shelley is delighted to have secured the signature of Dickinson and says the well-rounded…

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9 September 2014
Replay system proposed for U-20 World Cup

Blatter, 78, speaking via video link at Manchester’s Soccerex, says he wants coaches to be allowed at least one challenge per half.“We can try in a youth competition, an Under-20, like next year when we are in New Zealand,” he says.“It can only be done where there is television coverage of all the matches.”In a…

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