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All Whites heading to Saudi Arabia

27 August 2013
All Whites heading to Saudi Arabia

The four-team tournament, involving Saudi Arabia, Trinidad & Tobago, UAE, and New Zealand is to be held at King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The All Whites will play Saudi Arabia on 5 September in the semi final, and will play either UAE or CONCACAF opponents Trinidad & Tobago on 9 September. Coach Ricki Herbert…

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26 August 2013
Euro quartet confirmed for Canada

Nordic rivals Norway and Sweden, the reigning European champions, were dispatched 5-0 and 2-0 respectively, and these wins witnessed an emerging new star making her mark. Pauline Bremer, still just 17, claimed a hat-trick in the win over the Norwegians and followed up that feat with both her side’s goals in yesterday’s defeat of the…

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26 August 2013
Chatham Cup finalists found

Cashmere ran out 4-0 victors over Olympic at Garrick Memorial Park in Christchurch while Waitakere City posted the season’s first victory for a visiting team at Gower Park in Hamilton to win 4-1 and clinch a sixth final appearance as the competition celebrates its 90th year.First time finalists Cashmere – who are chasing a rare…

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26 August 2013
New facilities up-and-running

The futsal court has already played host to its first course, with OFC futsal and beach soccer development officer Paul Toohey presenting the first ever OFC Futsal Development Course to 30 participants early last week.The Savai’i Regional Technical Centre was opened to much fanfare in the village of Iva on Savai’i island on Saturday as…

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26 August 2013
Beach boys ready for action

Head coach Wilson August has announced the 12 players he hopes will lead his side to glory and a ticket to Tahiti for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which is being held in the Pacific for the first time in its history next month.August is confident that he has selected a strong team to…

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25 August 2013
Football arrives in Savai’i

OFC President and FIFA Vice-President David Chung was joined by national and local dignitaries, villagers, Football Federation Samoa executive committee members and staff as he unveiled the facilities funded through the FIFA Development Office.The site will act as the regional headquarters for the Football Federation Samoa as they expand their activities to Samoa’s largest island.On…

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23 August 2013
Unique futsal court inaugurated in Samoa

The new futsal court at J.S. Blatter Complex in Tuanaimato was inaugurated today, Friday 23 August, by OFC President and FIFA Vice-President David Chung in front of an audience which included Samoa Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Faamoetauloa Ulaitino Faale Tumaalii and FFS President Savae Togia Toetu Petana and other members of the executive….

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23 August 2013
Final and semi-finals sold out

The pace of ticket sales is staggering: since tickets went on sale to the public on 2 August, beach soccer fans both in French Polynesia and all over the world have shown huge interest.Tickets for the final, the match for third place (28 September) and the semi-finals (27 September) have already sold out, together with…

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23 August 2013
COE for girls kicks off in POM

It is now an opportunity for our young girls in Port Moresby to participate in the Centre of Excellence program in becoming future footballers for the country. PNG Football Association kicked-off the program a week ago and now into its second week, every Tuesday and Thursday these girls, as young as 13-15 years old meet…

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23 August 2013
U-20s to join big boys’ league

The Fiji FA made the decision at its council meeting held on Saturday, 17 August at the National Football Academy in Ba.Fiji FA president Rajesh Patel said the move is part of the build-up for the 2015 OFC U-20 Championships, the qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.Patel said one side will be based in…

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