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Figueira to lead Young All Whites

24 April 2014
Figueira to lead Young All Whites

The 32-year-old Figueira, who has worked previously with a national age-group team as an assistant coach of the New Zealand U-17 Women’s side, takes control of the U-17 Men’s side for the preparation cycle towards the age-group showcase event in Chile in October 2015. New Zealand Football High Performance Manager Fred de Jong said Figueira…

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24 April 2014
Futsal on the rise in Oceania

The OFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Officer recently attended the FIFA Futsal Coaching Instructors’ Seminar in Madrid, Spain and has returned brimming with confidence that OFC and its Member Associations are heading in the right direction as far as the five-a-side game is concerned.Toohey says he has come away with two key impressions from…

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24 April 2014
Tonga developing for future

The group of 11 players, TFA technical director Kilifi Uele and women’s development officer Adelaide Tu’ivailala, were invited to attend a week long Coever Performance Academy camp in Auckland, by Coerver Coaching NZ technical director Phillip Parker.Parker says it is an opportunity not only to teach new skills to the players, but also exchange and…

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24 April 2014
National league board opts for transparency

NSL chairman Isaac Lupari announced the decision this week and says it is important for the board to provide all clubs, the PNGFA and major sponsor Telikom PNG Limited with current financial information.“We are doing this as part of our efforts to promote good governance and accountability, and I think it will be the first…

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24 April 2014
Referees celebrate Diamond Jubilee

FIFA Order of Merit recipient/FFRA Life member Hari Raj Naicker says the Diamond Jubilee celebrations will take place on Saturday, 26 April, from 6pm at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Natadola. “The FFRA has come a long way since the establishment of the association in 1954,” Naicker says. “Fiji Football Association was formed in 1938 and…

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24 April 2014
DOE calls off ASHSAA Soccer

Due to the pink eye epidemic that had the Department of Education call of school for a little more than a week, the completion of the games were behind schedule and rather than continue, all high school sports were canceled.Assistant Director of DOE Li’a Amisone sent the notice to DOE Athletics Department head Tumua Matu’u…

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23 April 2014
OFC Executive Committee decisions

Held at the Sudima Hotel in Airpark Drive, Mangere, the Executive Committee convened on 29 March, 2014, where the OFC Executive Committee agreed the hosting rights for a number of its Men’s and Women’s age-group competitions and futsal and beach soccer tournaments. They also decided, following consultation with the Member Association clubs, a change in…

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23 April 2014
NSL Board to release monthly reports

“We are doing this as part of our efforts to promote good governance and accountability; and I reckon it will be first in any sporting code in the country,” Lupari says.“National Soccer League is funded largely by sponsorships from the private sector as well as the franchises, and therefore it is imperative that financial reports…

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23 April 2014
Final four face semi-final showdowns

The race for the OFC Champions League title steps up a level when the first leg of the semi-finals series gets underway in Fiji and New Zealand this weekend. Defending champions Auckland City FC won a reprieve in the group stage after AS Pirae’s 3-1 win over Waitakere United saw the Navy Blues sneak into…

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23 April 2014
OFC Champions League Media Accreditation

The 2014 OFC Champions League semi-finals 1st Leg begin on Saturday 26 April and Sunday 27 April when AS Pirae take on Auckland City FC at Kiwitea Street and Amicale travel to Govind Park to face Ba, respectively. Media wishing to attend the semi-final matches are advised to arrange accreditation with the home club directly….

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