Sharks are four-time champs

27 February 2014

“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…

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,…

26 February 2014

Champions to open new season

On one side are the New Caledonia Super Ligue champions Gaitcha and on the other, the winners of the Coupe de Caledonie Hienghene Sport.In what is an entrée of sorts the Champion’s Trophy will set the stakes high as it leads in to the new Super Ligue season, which gets underway on 8 March.Both teams…

26 February 2014

Next steps vital for player pathway in Papua New Guinea

OFC Technical Director Patrick Jacquemet and Asia Pacific Football Academy Director of Football Giovani Fernandes returned with positive impressions following the OFC/PNGFA Regional course held last week.“It was a good mission. It’s always good when you can work closely with people, especially the PNGFA Technical people.“We had very good meetings and shared good information with…

26 February 2014

Nadi withdrawn as OFC Champions League venue

Prince Charles Park in Nadi has been withdrawn as a venue for the OFC Champions League group stages scheduled for April 7-15 in Fiji.OFC Head of Competitions Michael Song says the decision was not taken lightly. “On February 12 2014, an inspection group from OFC and the Local Organising Committee, carried out a thorough evaluation…

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…

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…

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…

26 February 2014

Match-fixing and corruption under spotlight

The two-day meeting (26 and 27 February) brings together nearly 100 regional football administrators, players’ associations, referees, football club owners, government agencies and police officials from 11 countries across the region.Identifying the strategies used by match-fixers, the methods used to recognize, resist and report them and sharing best practice in protecting the integrity of sport…

25 February 2014

NZF course grows coaching knowledge

Delivered out of the Takapuna AFC clubrooms at Taharoto Park, the course, facilitated by New Zealand Football staff Andy Hedge and Owain Prosser, gave the coaches the tools to bring the game to life for their players in 2014.Coach Education is a key area of focus under New Zealand Football’s ASB Whole of Football Plan…

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