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Hienghene makes intentions clear

5 March 2014
Hienghene makes intentions clear

The Champion’s Trophy pits the Super Ligue title holders, in 2013 Gaitcha, against the winners of the Coupe de Caleldonie, Hienghene Sports, in a season opening match up which is far from a friendly.Victorious club director Ritchi Bouanou was ecstatic to get an important win under the belt so early.“We are really happy to win…

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5 March 2014
Workshop sheds light on match-fixing

The two-day meeting, held in Fiji, brought together almost 100 regional football administrators, players’ associations, referees, football club owners, government agencies and police officials from 11 countries across the region.OFC President David Chung believes the outcomes from the conference will have a profound effect on future-proofing Oceania football from harm.“The conference imparted important knowledge for…

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4 March 2014
Young Ferns to play on artificial turf

The 2014 edition of this competition will be the second FIFA women’s youth tournament to be played on FIFA-certified football turf, following on from the previous edition of this tournament in Azerbaijan in 2012.This year, two of the four U-17 Women’s World Cup stadiums – the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela province and the…

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4 March 2014
Chambaron: Seminar targets long term development

oceaniafootball.com sat down with OFC Coaching Education Manager and former New Caledonia national team coach Didier Chambaron to learn about the Player Development seminar currently held in the Oceania region for the first time in Port Vila, Vanuatu on March 3-7.OFC: What is the objective of this seminar?Chambaron: FIFA and OFC wants to help OFC…

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4 March 2014
Vulivuli inspiring the future

Having recently returned from duty at the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, Vulivuli is inspiring the next generation to get involved in football in a different way.She started the campaign with the Southern Women’s Football referees course at the weekend, held at the Fiji Football Association headquarters in Vatuwaqa.Twenty-five participants registered to…

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4 March 2014
OFC Champions League: 1999 & 2001

1999 Oceania Club Championship – Fiji It’s perhaps fitting that in April of 2014 the OFC Champions League group stage makes a return to Churchill Park in Lautoka, the venue where the first Oceania club competition were sown 15 years ago. Like the 2014 edition, the inaugural Oceania Club Championship was scheduled to be held…

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3 March 2014
Professional air instore for Ligue 1

FTF has set two long-term, but achievable goals of winning the OFC Champions League and successfully defending their OFC Nations Cup title in 2016.In order to do that, the executive committee and technical staff have identified a successful national league as the crucial element in making that goal possible.National team coach Eddy Etaeta is taking…

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3 March 2014
OFC launches Insider magazine

The magazine comes in PDF format and consolidates news and interviews highlighting the activities of the confederation both on and off the pitch. In the first edition, Football Federation Samoa CEO Sarai Bareman gives her views on females working inside football and we interview Head of OFC Social Responsibility Franck Castillo as the confederation scoops…

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3 March 2014
OFC/FIFA Player Development seminar underway

Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambert Maltock expressed his delight at hosting the historic programme.“We are indeed proud and happy to host this important regional course which gathers together for the first time in Vanuatu all football technicians and experts across the region.“We are here to share experiences and assess ways on how we can collectively…

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3 March 2014
Two sides take advantage in semis

Auckland put one foot firmly in the March 16 final thanks to a 4-0 thumping of Super City rivals Waitakere United in Whenuapai, while Wellington returned from Napier with a hard fought and much slimmer 2-1 lead.Team Wellington midfielder Colin Murphy sealed a valuable first leg victory at Bluewater Stadium with an unstoppable 87th minute…

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