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Historic OFC-FIFA seminar set for Vanuatu

28 February 2014
Historic OFC-FIFA seminar set for Vanuatu

The seminar is the first of its kind to be held in Oceania and features 23 participants from OFC member associations who will work for four days at the Vanuatu Football Federation Academy. In this mission FIFA, OFC and Asia Pacific Football Academy staff have been working together to bring the OFC member associations a…

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28 February 2014
Fallon replaces injured Rojas

With a knee injury sidelining Rojas, his place in the squad is taken by Fallon – who linked with the English League One side last week after leaving Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone.Fallon, who has four goals in 17 All Whites appearances, scored for the New Zealand side in November’s home FIFA World Cup…

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27 February 2014
Selectors narrow U-19 line-up

The final training squad was announced on Monday, following three weeks of trials with the SIFF technical department.With the side’s participation in May’s OFC U-19 Championship confirmed, the final training squad will now meet three times a week for intensive training as they look to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in…

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27 February 2014
Sharks four-peat as ASHSAA Girls Varsity champs!

“It was a great finish to an exciting season,” exclaimed Samoana coach Silasila Samuelu.“The bottim line is the girls, they are the ones who did all the hard work in winning this championship.”With less than two minutes remaining to play in the match, and looking at a 2-1 defeate, the Sharks kept up the attack…

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27 February 2014
Lolohea gets his chance

While he had always hoped for a dream debut that would end with a goal and a win for his club it wasn’t to be, but he’s happy to finally see some on-field action.“When the coach called me in the 67th minute and I went out on the field, I was definitely thinking of my…

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27 February 2014
Sharks are four-time champs

“It was a great finish to an exciting season,” exclaimed victorious Samoana coach Silasila Samuelu.“The bottom line is the girls, they are the ones who did all the hard work in winning this championship.”With less than two minutes remaining to play in the match, and staring down a 2-1 defeat to end their streak of…

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27 February 2014
Women burgeoning on the referee scene

Offered by the Port Vila Women’s Football League, the Basic Referee Course was run by former Vanuatu referees Elsie Titus and Leisale Solomon.The pair provided valuable insights and knowledge of refereeing as wall as providing the ten participants with proof that there is a pathway for female match officials.Activities included Laws of the Game theory,…

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26 February 2014
Football Ferns aim for Cyprus Cup progression

Having climbed to 16th in the world in 2013, the New Zealand side will meet Ireland (33rd), Switzerland (22nd) and South Korea (17th) in Group B of the 12-team tournament which also includes six nations ranked above the Football Ferns including the likes of France (5th) Canada (7th) and Australia (9th).Fresh from earning a place…

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26 February 2014
OFC turns attention to Vanuatu

Fernandes, Asia Pacific Football Academy Director of Football, will oversee the programme in partnership with the Vanuatu Football Federation technical department and staff in Port Vila.“The aim of this mission is to evaluate the 2013 Elite Academy programme established last year and to plan the term 1 activities. “It is also a good opportunity for…

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26 February 2014
Aito Arii have Colombia in their sights

Following on from their first successful reunion, the 32 people charged with building and improving futsal in Tahiti are gearing up for their second meeting on March 1.In early February the group representing the futsal committees of Tahiti and Moorea met at the FTF Technical Centre in Pirae to discuss the programme CAP 2015, which…

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