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Euro quartet book Canada trip

16 September 2014
Euro quartet book Canada trip

Elsewhere the build-up to qualifiers in CONCACAF and CAF has continued with world No1 USA in rare form, but there was less fortune for Africa hopefuls Ghana.Euro foursome finally collect rewardThere were celebrations in Germany, Norway, France and – for the first time – Spain after a long Canada 2015 campaign ended successfully. The quartet…

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16 September 2014
Swiss lead Euro beach qualifiers

With a 4-2 victory over Azerbaijan in the quarter-finals of the European qualifiers the Swiss booked their passage to Portugal.The star of that victory was two-goal Dejan Stankovic, the player of the tournament when his country finished runners-up at the 2009 world finals.After beating Spain in extra time 5-4 to progress to the final, the…

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16 September 2014
Vanuatu keepers in for a treat

The course got underway at Teouma Academy in Port Vila yesterday 20 goalkeeper coaches present.VFF goalkeeper instructor Wilson August say it is an honour to have Bannatyne leading the course.“He was part of the historic All Whites squad which attended the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa so has plenty of experience to share…

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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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