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New Zealand qualify for OFC U-19 Men’s Championship semi-final  

9 July 2024
New Zealand qualify for OFC U-19 Men’s Championship semi-final  

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek New Zealand are through to the semi-finals of the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship after a comfortable 5-0 victory against hosts Samoa. The defending champions caught the hosts napping in the opening minutes, Luke Supyk outmuscling the Samoan defence, before forcing a save from Joel Bartley, who tipped it on…

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9 July 2024
New Caledonia off the mark at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek New Caledonia have bounced back with a victory at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship after tight tussle against Papua New Guinea in Samoa. Both teams entered the match winless after suffering defeats to New Zealand and Samoa on match day 2 of the competition respectively. That put extra pressure…

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8 July 2024
Tahiti triumph against Vanuatu in difficult encounter

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Tahiti has clinched an all-important three points after edging Vanuatu 1-0 at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 in Samoa. 12 minutes into the match and Tahiti were awarded a penalty after a cross struck the hand of Vanuatu’s Jean Patriano Natou.  Up stepped Franck Papaura who sent his…

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8 July 2024
Solomon Islands secure emphatic victory over Fiji

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Solomon Islands show their class to take giant step towards securing a semi-final spot after 3-0 victory against Fiji at OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024. There was plenty riding on this match, with Fiji and the Solomon Islands knowing a victory would put them on six-points and on track…

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6 July 2024
Hosts Samoa edge Papua New Guinea in thrilling OFC U-19 Men’s Championship clash

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Samoa prevails 3-1 in a hard-fought battle against Papua New Guinea in their opening match of the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Apia. Papua New Guinea should have been ahead in the first five minutes of the match. Striker Johnson Belle was gifted an easy goalscoring opportunity, but metres…

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6 July 2024
Defending champions New Zealand start campaign with comfortable victory

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek New Zealand kick start their title defence with a comfortable 3-0 victory against New Caledonia in the opening match of Group B at the OFC Men’s U-19 Championship. Defending Champions New Zealand got stuck in right from the whistle, Auckland City attacker Stipe Ukich registering two early shots on…

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5 July 2024
Resilient Solomon Islands earn opening day victory against Vanuatu

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Solomon Islands open their campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Vanuatu at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 in Apia. Despite the disruption getting to Samoa, the Solomon Islands showed none of it phased them, after going up one-nil inside the opening 20 minutes. Solomon Islands captain Paul…

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5 July 2024
Fiji triumph over Tahiti in the opening match of the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Fiji pull off dramatic 3-1 comeback to secure all three points against Tahiti in the opening match at the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship in Apia, Samoa. There was plenty of expectation ahead of the opening match for 2022 finalists Fiji, who were up against a Tahitian side strengthened by…

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4 July 2024
Excitement builds as Samoa hosts OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Samoa will host the 24th edition of the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship – a tournament that doubles as qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup™ to be held in Chile next year.  New Zealand arrive as the defending champions having beaten Fiji in the final of the 2022…

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4 July 2024
New Zealand Women’s football squad announced for Paris 2024

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Michael Mayne has named ten first-time Olympians in his 18-player New Zealand Women’s squad for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Malia Steinmetz, Grace Jale, Mackenzie Barry, Milly Clegg, Ally Green, Katie Kitching, Indiah-Paige Riley, Katye Taylor, Macey Fraser and Jacqui Hand will be part of an Olympic Games for the…

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