Mansale who was the play maker last year when Vanuatu Beach soccer team beat Solomon Islands in Gold Coast in the Asia Pacific Cup, sustained a minor injury to his right foot after a clash with Solomon Islands midfielder Nicholas Muri in just 3 minutes of the game.“We have faced a lot of challenges here…
It was a hard-fought battle for both sides with just one goal separating them in the end as the hosts won 7-6 to keep their hopes of attending their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup alive.Newcomers to the international beach soccer stage, New Caledonia opened their account with a stunning strike from Olivier Dokunengo within…
See all the play-by-play action below.The starting line-ups are as follows:Vanuatu:1. Chikau MANSALE (GK),3. Daniel NATOU, 4. Antonio MALAPA (c), 8. Robert TOM, 11. Pascal CHABODSubstitutes: 2. Altred MALAS (GK), 5. Ivong WILSON,6. Rodney SERVEUX, 7. Don MANSALE, 9. Bill NICHOLLS, 10. Daniel MICHEL, 12. Remy AVOCKCoach: Wilson AUGUST [VAN]New Caledonia:9.Ramon DJAMALI (GK) (c), 3….
While the Solomon Islands Bilikiki have reigned over Vanuatu at a regional level for some time, after losing to them in the final of the Asia Pacific Gold Cup earlier this year confidence in the Vanuatu camp was high coming into this match-up.For Vanuatu that self-assured approach seemed to pay off when they took an…
In anticipation of the four-yearly event, a total of 33 players will be going through intensive physical training at the football academy to see where their level of performance is at.PNG Football Association’s aim is for its national women’s team is to defend the gold medals and champions title they earned at the 2011 Pacific…
The man himself believes he can.In April the Fédération Calédonienne de Football launched its beach soccer campaign, with qualification for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the ultimate incentive, after a number of years spent ignoring the football discipline.Monday will mark the country’s first foray into the sport at international level and Tagawa is aware…
In anticipation of the explosion of futsal in Samoa, OFC futsal and beach soccer development officer Paul Toohey ran the first ever OFC Futsal Development Course at FFS headquarters.oceaniafootball.com was fortunate to sit down with Toohey to learn more about the course and the potential for futsal in Samoa.Why run a futsal development course as…
George attended the meeting which was held on Wednesday, 14 August 2013.Three new members were inducted onto the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Raymond Hack of South Africa, Jo Setright of Australia and Norman George of Cook Islands. They were welcomed by the committee chairman Claudio Sulser.The newcomers were introduced to FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter who…
For the first time Christchurch has a club in each of the showpieces of New Zealand winter football with Cashmere technical meeting three time Chatham Cup winners Waitakere City in the men’s final and Coastal Spirit taking on Glenfield Rovers in the Women’s Knockout Cup.New Zealand Football’s competitions manager Chris Kemp says the presence of…
Injured trio Marco Rojas, Shane Smeltz and Dan Keat are ruled out of the squad but Ricki Herbert expects them back in plenty of time for the November World Cup qualifiers. While midfielder Michael McGlinchey will not be travelling with the squad as his wife is expecting their first child.After impressing for New Zealand ‘A’…