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Yallop: We’ve come so far

9 May 2014
Yallop: We’ve come so far

Football Ferns midfielder Kirsty Yallop has seen a lot of firsts in her 10-year midfield tenure at international level and her performance against Japan in Osaka on Friday came close helping New Zealand earn their maiden victory over the Nadeshiko. Yallop rifled in an outstanding second half equaliser against the world number three side as…

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8 May 2014
Ferns eager for Japan challenge

The 20th ranked New Zealand side head into the match against the Nadeshiko replenished by the return of four players absent from the Cyprus Cup in March with fullbacks Ali Riley, Ria Percival and Anna Green back in the squad along with goalkeeper Rebecca Rolls.Readings, in charge of a team which has made big strides…

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8 May 2014
New Zealand make easy work of PNG

The Junior All Whites kicked the year’s activities off with two matches against Fiji, winning both with relative ease 5-0 and 4-1.Their third encounter saw them coming up against Papua New Guinea and New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley says not knowing a lot about his opponents ahead of this encounter wasn’t too much of concern.“We…

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8 May 2014
New Zealand U-20 12-1 Papua New Guinea U-20

Papua New Guinea are preparing to compete in the OFC U-20 Championship being held in Suva, Fiji at the end of the month.New Zealand won’t be attending as they qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2015 as hosts, and Papua New Guinea are one of six sides vying to join them.New Zealand U-20:…

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8 May 2014
World Cup campaign review completed

The review was prepared by Stephen Cottrell of Cottsport following extensive research and confidential contributions from many stakeholders including players, team management, members of the Professional Footballers Association, Sport NZ, NZ Football Management and Board Members.As well as acknowledging the known challenges facing NZ Football in assembling its best players on a regular basis to…

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7 May 2014
Amicale, Auckland City FC eye final clash

Amicale have enjoyed an unbeaten run in their OFC Champions League journey thus far, from the start of off their championship bid with a convincing 1-0 win over Tahiti’s AS Dragon. The Vanuatu side were also through to the final first, after a 2-1 win and 0-0 draw against Ba FC in the home-and-away semi-finals…

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7 May 2014
Pathway to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 revealed

The OFC U-20 Men’s Championship is being held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, from 23 to 31 May. With New Zealand having qualified as hosts of the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup, OFC has a second opportunity to impress in this age-group, with the final team to qualify set to be one from American Samoa,…

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7 May 2014
Media Accreditation open for finals

The OFC Champions League reaches its climax when defending champions Auckland City FC take on Amicale FC over two legs in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Saturday 10 May, and at Kiwitea Street, Auckland, on Sunday 18 May.Each match will take place at 2pm local time in their respective venues.The winner of the OFC Champions League…

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7 May 2014
Taiarui testing things at the top

A fisherman by trade, Taiarui has quickly become known for his attributes on a beach soccer pitch – as an integral member of the Tiki Toa which finished fourth in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.Most recently, it was his debut in the OFC Champions League with Tahiti side AS Pirae last month which had…

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6 May 2014
Aka appointed U-15 women’s coach

The 38-year-old former PNG striker will help prepare the PNG U-15 Women’s National team for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.Margaret is a long time football advocate and is currently the Just Play Manageress looking after the OFC Just Play program in Papua New Guinea with the Papua New Guinea Football Association. Her…

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