Brian was sent off for handling the ball near his own penalty box.Referee George Bruce gave Brian the marching order when he shown him the direct red card.Only few minutes later after Brian was sent off Amicale scored a brilliant goal through Dominique Fred as he fired in a bouncing ball from the edge of…
After a Football Fern career spanning 10 years, Bindon – currently the fifth on the list of all-time Ferns representatives with 77 international caps – says the call of family was simply too strong.“It was extremely tough to make the decision,” Bindon says, “my mind would play football forever but the body is also a…
Temata will join his national U-17 teammate Pekay Edwards at the school after being award a Cook Islands Football Scholarship earlier this month.CIFA General Secretary Mii Piri congratulated the youngster on his award and encouraged him to aim for the top in 2014.“An opportunity like this comes only once in a lifetime and for sure…
A trio of male referees have been named in the pool of officials for international matches with Central Football’s Matt Conger joining Peter O’Leary (Northern Football) and Nick Waldron (Auckland Football). Anna-Marie Keighley is again included on the women’s international list. Waikato Bay of Plenty’s Sarah Walker is named for the first time on the…
New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Tonga will compete for the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship title that will propel the winners into competition with the world’s greatest up-and-coming female footballers.The 16 teams will be divided into four groups at the Official Draw in Montreal on March 1, with hosts Canada already seeded as A1,…
PNGFA technical director Taku Niebo is leading the charge as the department looks to incorporate more coaches who have trained through the courses offered by FIFA and OFC.The goal is to have them assist with the various activities PNGFA has planned for the next 18 months in the build-up to the 2015 Pacific Games.“There are…
Playing at the United States National Training Centre in Carson, California; the New Zealand U-17 side – led by coach Jitka Klimkova – will play three matches in the NTC Invitational Tournament against Japan, the USA and China.Klimkova says the tournament will be excellent for the next step in the development of her side, facing…
Two internal promotions have seen Michael Song step up from Competitions Coordinator to Head of Competitions, and accountant Richard Otter has taken the helm in the Finance department.The new face on the block is Tukaha Mua who is coming on board as the head of the OFC TV department.“The opportunity to work with the OFC…
“The international youth competition used to be U-20 run by OFC and is in preparation for the FIFA World Cup of this age group,” explained FFAS President FFAS President Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet before officially opening the games on January 25.“But it has now been changed to U-19 so that players in this tournament will…
Samoana is 5-0 with a league-leading 15 points while the Cougars are 3-1-0 for 10 points.They are scheduled to play against one another on Tuesday, 4 February and have played against stiff opponents of late.The cougars needed a late penalty kick to edge the Kanana Fou Stallions 2-1 on January 29 while the Sharks eked…