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Festival promotes inclusion through football

7 March 2014
Festival promotes inclusion through football

Auckland Football Federation football development officer Angela Wallbank and Special Olympics Regional Sports Coordinator Mel Giles recently joined forces to help bring a Special Olympics Football Festival to life in the Auckland area.“Last year we ran Football in Schools at some of the special units in schools around Auckland which saw some of our football…

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7 March 2014
Selonie saved Tafea

Poida praised his squad for their tremendous performance and the performance of young goalkeeper goalkeeper Selonie Iaruel who was the saviour of Tafea on the day. “Erakor is a good team and I’d rate our performance very highly. The team did very well and the first half was perfect in every respect, organisation, quality and…

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7 March 2014
Gender equality on the Just Play agenda

With 8 March 2014 marking International Women’s Day, the inroads this programme makes all year-round in the realms of gender equality and female empowerment comes under the spotlight. Just Play is designed and monitored by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Social Responsibility department, in partnership with the Australian Government through the Australian Sports Commission, Football…

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7 March 2014
Moizan: We go to Fiji to win

Noumea-based Magenta has enjoyed a sustained period of domestic dominance that has seen them win eight local titles in the last 14 years. And now AS Magenta are back in the biggest club competition in Oceania with real intentions to perhaps go one better than their previous best performance – a runners-up finish to Sydney…

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7 March 2014
Round 13 match fixtures confirmed

Premier DivisionVenue: Port Vila StadiumFriday 7 March 2014 3pm- Spirit 08 FC vs Shepherds United FCSaturday 8 March 2014 11am- Erakor Golden Star vs Yatel FC1pm- Ifira Black Bird vs Tupuji Imere3pm- Amicale vs Tafea FC First DivisionVenue: Korman Stadium8 March 2014 11am- AS Ambassador vs Lopatu1pm- Pango Green Bird vs Mauriki FCNorth Efate United…

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6 March 2014
All Whites brighten after horror start

Leicester City striker Chris Wood scored a goal in each half but the visitors’ reply came after conceding a four-goal deficit as the Samurai Blue raced out of the blocks led by the sharp movement and quick feet of Manchester United’s Shinji Kagawa and AC Milan’s Keisuke Honda.After narrowly missing a chance to take the…

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6 March 2014
Wilkinson equaliser earns draw

The game remained deadlocked at 0-0 at half time, with both teams having good spells of possession and opportunities in front of goal in the first half. It wasn’t until the 64th minute when Ireland’s Aine O’Gorman was able to break through, scoring from a cross delivered by half time substitute Siobhan Killeen. The 16th…

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6 March 2014
FIFA inspectors give Auckland thumbs up

The group of FIFA Inspectors were in Auckland today to inspect the City’s host stadium North Harbour and various training venues for the landmark event and agreed that the venue was in great shape to showcase the world’s biggest game.During the inspection tour, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015,…

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6 March 2014
Besta Cup Southern Region is coming soon

The tournament will kick-off on the 22nd August and ends on the 24th of August. There will also be a D-licence Coaching and Refereeing Refresher Course will be held prior to the games from 19th -21st August 2014.PNG Football Association Southern Region is now calling for expression of interest from Member Associations (MA) and Associated…

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6 March 2014
Obi sets her sights on PNG 2015

It was a huge stand-out performance for the young girl and her teammates following their two wins against Tonga and Vanuatu but went down to host New Zealand 3-0 during the OFC U-20 Women’s championship staged recently at the Mangere Centre Park in Auckland, New Zealand.For young Obi, it all started from a humble beginning…

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