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Tabubil unearth raw talent

6 November 2013
Tabubil unearth raw talent

Amidst the rural Tabubil mining township backdrop, several young women may get a once in a life-time opportunity to represent Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games.Yes it is still a long way off but certainly two players that featured prominently for Tabubil at the PNGFA-sanctioned Besta Southern Regional Championships in Alotau may just…

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6 November 2013
Port Moresby victorious

PMSA beat arch-rivals Koupa from Kaparoko village, Central province 3-1 in wet condition. PMSA and Koupa will represent the southern region at the Besta Cup playoffs with the other regional winners in Lae from November 14-16.PMSA with several experienced hands in skipper Michael Foster, Roland Bala and Kialou Pouru put on strong show earlier to…

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6 November 2013
Luganville welcomes 2013/14 season

The league is organised by the Luganville Football Association in Luganville, Santo with matches played at Luganville Soccer City Stadium, which played host to the OFC U-17 Championship in April this year.Luganville FA vice-president Barthelemy Ngwele said he expects it to be another exciting season of quality football and hopes to see the public continue…

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5 November 2013
Dragon ready for cup tie

Following the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti and a trip to the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil, Tahiti football is hoping the dream run will continue with a victory over the French side on Saturday, 16 November at Stade Pater.Dragon coach Ludovic Graugnard says his side has been struggling in the national championship…

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5 November 2013
Herbert announces All Whites squad for Mexico

Roux, playing in the fullback position, has risen quickly through the ranks after representing New Zealand at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey earlier this year with the 20-year-old having started all four matches of the new A-League season for the Central Coast Mariners after making the switch from Perth Glory.All Whites coach Ricki…

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4 November 2013
Hienghène victorious in national cup final

It was a significant match for both sides with neither club with a major trophy win to their name before kick-off – but it was the side from the main island’s north-east coast which triumphed on this occasion.“What more can I say, it’s fabulous,” Hienghène sporting director Ritchi Bouanou says.“We have a good group that…

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4 November 2013
B Licence a learning curve for Humphries

The 27-year-old is one of 19 candidates who spent over two weeks at OFC Academy in Penrose, Auckland in December 2012 taking part in the training programme of the first-ever OFC B Licence.The B Licence is the highest coaching level currently offered by OFC. Humphries final assessment was overseen by OFC head of coach education…

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1 November 2013
Academy emphasises importance of education

The Vanuatu Football Federation Academy is managed by Peter Takaro who says the staff are working hard to highlight the importance of both to all of the attendees. “They must go to school first, and after their studies comes football,” Takaro says. “So far so good, and the boys are really embracing the programme and…

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1 November 2013
Historic final in the making

Hienghène Sport from the north-east and Qanono Sport from the largest of the Loyalty Islands Lifou, will do battle for the famous trophy in Saturday’s grand finale. The victor will go on to the 7th round of the Coupe de France in mid-November with their opponent revealed as AS Poissy, a town 30 minutes from…

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1 November 2013
PNG building future stars today

Indeed women’s football has a surprisingly strong history in the Melanesian nation, which is located across the Torres Strait from the northern tip of Australia.PNG competed in qualifiers for the very first FIFA Women’s World Cup™ in 1991, and have since been a regular fixture in Oceania Football Confederation women’s tournaments. Though the most populated…

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