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Obi sets her sights on PNG 2015

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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6 March 2014
Hekari stretched, win

Besta PNG, urged on by the home crowd, gave the city team a run for their money. The Port Moresby-based side were under pressure from Besta United and found the going tough but manage to open the scorecard at the 20th minute when Tutizama Tanito pushed the ball across from the left hand corner of…

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5 March 2014
Youngsters to debut against Japan

Thomas, who plays his club football with Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle, will play on the left side of the New Zealand midfield with his long-time friend and fellow team mate Boyd (Wellington Phoenix) named to start up front alongside Leicester City FC’s striker Chris Wood.In the back four, Michael Boxall (Wellington Phoenix) will make…

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5 March 2014
All Reds Tafea back in the Oceania champions’ mix

When you mention Vanuatu football it is not too difficult to recall the exploits of club side Tafea FC. The All Reds from Port Vila enjoyed a sustained period of domestic dominance that saw them rack up 14 titles in a row during the 1990s and early 2000s. But since they first entered Oceania’s top…

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5 March 2014
Hienghene makes intentions clear

The Champion’s Trophy pits the Super Ligue title holders, in 2013 Gaitcha, against the winners of the Coupe de Caleldonie, Hienghene Sports, in a season opening match up which is far from a friendly.Victorious club director Ritchi Bouanou was ecstatic to get an important win under the belt so early.“We are really happy to win…

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5 March 2014
Workshop sheds light on match-fixing

The two-day meeting, held in Fiji, brought together almost 100 regional football administrators, players’ associations, referees, football club owners, government agencies and police officials from 11 countries across the region.OFC President David Chung believes the outcomes from the conference will have a profound effect on future-proofing Oceania football from harm.“The conference imparted important knowledge for…

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4 March 2014
Young Ferns to play on artificial turf

The 2014 edition of this competition will be the second FIFA women’s youth tournament to be played on FIFA-certified football turf, following on from the previous edition of this tournament in Azerbaijan in 2012.This year, two of the four U-17 Women’s World Cup stadiums – the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela province and the…

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4 March 2014
Chambaron: Seminar targets long term development

oceaniafootball.com sat down with OFC Coaching Education Manager and former New Caledonia national team coach Didier Chambaron to learn about the Player Development seminar currently held in the Oceania region for the first time in Port Vila, Vanuatu on March 3-7.OFC: What is the objective of this seminar?Chambaron: FIFA and OFC wants to help OFC…

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4 March 2014
Vulivuli inspiring the future

Having recently returned from duty at the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, Vulivuli is inspiring the next generation to get involved in football in a different way.She started the campaign with the Southern Women’s Football referees course at the weekend, held at the Fiji Football Association headquarters in Vatuwaqa.Twenty-five participants registered to…

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4 March 2014
OFC Champions League: 1999 & 2001

1999 Oceania Club Championship – Fiji It’s perhaps fitting that in April of 2014 the OFC Champions League group stage makes a return to Churchill Park in Lautoka, the venue where the first Oceania club competition were sown 15 years ago. Like the 2014 edition, the inaugural Oceania Club Championship was scheduled to be held…

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