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UNICEF and Just Play join hands

12 March 2014
UNICEF and Just Play join hands

UNICEF Pacific Representative, Dr. Karen Allen said “the Just Play Programme is a perfect fit with UNICEF’s Sports for Development Programme which uses sports, recreation and play to fulfil the right to play and as an avenue for participation, learning, health and protection.”“Every child has the right to play and recreation, as enshrined in Article…

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11 March 2014
Solomon Warriors claim final berth

The victory sees the side join Samoa’s Kiwi FC, Waitakere United from New Zealand and Tahitian club Pirae in Group A in the competition, which gets underway in Fiji on 7 April.The Moses Toata coached side maintained a season long clean sheet, recording 12 wins and four draws, scoring 58 goals and conceding just 15…

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11 March 2014
Young Ferns set for World Cup experience

The side departed Monday for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, and for the majority of the squad it’s their first taste of a FIFA tournament.Speaking after the team’s final training session and shirt presentation ceremony held at Ellerslie AFC’s Michaels Avenue Reserve on Sunday, coach Jitka Klimkova described a team keyed up and relishing…

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11 March 2014
Football Ferns fall to South Korea

The New Zealand side, ranked 16th in the world, went behind in the 10th minute and faced a 2-0 half time deficit after their 17th ranked opponents struck seven minutes before half time. The second half produced two more goals for the South Korean side as they scored eight minutes after the restart before adding…

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11 March 2014
OFC Champions League: 2005 & 2006

As the 12th edition of the OFC Champions League draws closer www.oceaniafootball.com reflects on the third and fourth editions of Oceania’s flagship annual competition.OFC Club Championship Tahiti 2005A four year hiatus for the OFC Club Championship ended when Hyundai A-League champions Sydney FC lifted the Oceania club crown becoming the last Australian club to do…

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10 March 2014
Erceg focused on here and now

But balancing the often conflicting demands of short and long term goals in international sport is a tricky business, something Erceg can certainly attest to at the moment. After holding a 1-0 halftime lead thanks to a fourth minute goal from Hannah Wilkinson, the Football Ferns fell to a 2-1 defeat by Switzerland on Saturday…

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10 March 2014
Hekari threatened to a draw

Hekari FC now has the biggest challenges for this year’s NSL challenge if they were to defend the title since its inception few years back.The entire match has been played with Lae FC dominated all aspects of the game with a tremendous football that all Lae based teams have been lacking for a while, in…

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10 March 2014
Puketapu ready to lead

Still eligible to participate at U-17 age group level and now skipper of the Young Football Ferns for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, Puketapu is a young woman with the world at her feet.“I feel very honoured to be skipper – it’s so cool representing your country in U-17 and U-20…

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10 March 2014
“Oceania on the right path” – Hasler

Hasler, who oversaw the seminar with OFC’s Didier Chambaron, was delighted with what he saw on the ground in Vanuatu. “I was very happy and felt privileged when OFC invited me to come and run this course in OFC and I believe what we all went through and learnt this week will help a players…

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10 March 2014
Just Play receives a revamp

With the new programme set for release this month, the three-day Just Play instructor Course provides an opportunity for instructors to familiarise themselves with the new content, and how to teach and coach it.Franck Castillo, OFC Head of Social Responsibility and International Relations, says he and his team are constantly making improvements by regularly monitoring…

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