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Paraguay a determined foe

15 March 2014
Paraguay a determined foe

It is a real opportunity for New Zealand open their Costa Rican adventure on a high note.Paraguay’s last appearance at this level was the inaugural edition held in New Zealandin 2008, where they succumbed to the superiority of France, USA and Japan – three of the world leaders in women’s football. After six years of…

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14 March 2014
Football community get ticket priority

The Local Organising Committee will open up an exclusive ticket sales period for the New Zealand football family from 28 April – 18 May this year and, with a 5 per cent rebate on Venue Pack sales going direct to clubs from sales in 2014, the football community is set to benefit financially from hosting…

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14 March 2014
West New Britain honours commitment of 1 Million

At the media conference in Port Moresby yesterday, WNB Governor Sasindran Muthuvel said his government was happy to meet its commitment to the K2.4 million Academy.“I am pleased to present this cheque as our counterpart funding to this new Academy,” Muthuvel says.“It is particularly pleasing to note that FIFA gave its approval for the construction…

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14 March 2014
Suprising results in season openers

AS Kirikitr opened the season with a 4-0 victory over Tiga Sports on Thursday to get their campaign underway, while Gaitcha on the other hand lost 3-2 to SC Ne Drehu.It’s was an unfortunate beginning for the defending champions but they weren’t the only ones posting mixed results so early in the season.After taking control…

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14 March 2014
Tough clash in store for final

But if the players are in need of any further fuel to stoke the fire there is certainly no shortage.For all their impressive football and dominance over most other teams in the country in recent seasons, Auckland have not actually won this competition for five years. The Navy Blues came desperately close to bringing that…

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13 March 2014
OFC Champions League: 2007 and 2008

As the countdown begins to OFC Champions League 2014 we take a look at the Red and Whites ascent to the very top of Oceania club football and their first forays into the FIFA Club World Cup.OFC Champions League 2007The 2007 edition was the first version of Oceania’s top club competition to feature a home…

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13 March 2014
Pascal Vahirua on-board with Tefana

Vahirua enjoyed a glittering professional career in Europe for over ten years and has returned to Tahiti to share his experiences and grow the game in French Polynesia. AS Tefana Technical Director and senior team coach Laurent Heinis is delighted with Vahirua’s recruitment. ‘’We are very happy to welcome Pascal to our club. It is…

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13 March 2014
Tanguy: “Today’s children are tomorrow’s adults”

This week has seen the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand play host to the Just Play Instructors Course. The programme’s project managers and top instructors came together from the four corners of the Pacific to familiarise themselves with the new content due for launch this month.In an effort to learn more about what the…

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13 March 2014
Gregorius nets as Ferns beat Finland

Gregorius struck what proved to be the winner three minutes before halftime at the Tasos Marko Stadium in Paralimni as the New Zealand side took out the crossover playoff match for 11th/12th position against their 23rd ranked opponents. After losing five of their six matches to open their 2014 campaign, and having not tasted victory…

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13 March 2014
Barbarouses strikes in AFC Champions League

It’s the Melbourne-based A-League side’s first point in the competition, but it is likely still a disappointing result for the team which took the lead courtesy of a Nick Ansell goal 31 minutes in.It took Jeonbuk just four second-half minutes to take the lead through two strikes from Lee Dong Gook to effectively end Victory’s…

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