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Young Football Ferns land tough draw

19 December 2013
Young Football Ferns land tough draw

The Young Football Ferns will face Spain in San Jose three days later before finishing their group stage campaign with familiar foes Japan on 23 March.The standout section is arguably Group B, which pits the 2012 runners-up Korea DPR – champions of the inaugural edition in 2008 – against Germany, Ghana and Canada.The tournament will…

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19 December 2013
Role model Iosua PYASC reflections

With an infectious personality Iosua is one of the most recognisable faces at the conference thanks to his role as MC of both the 2010 and 2013 editions.“My first experience in 2010 I was just a youth looking at what the days and years ahead of me would bring,” Iosua recalls.“At the time I was…

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18 December 2013
The Year In Review: 2013 – Part 1

JANUARYThe first competition to welcome in the New Year was the OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary in Samoa. It proved a worthy opener as the four sides from Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands put up strong performances in a bid to earn qualification for the OFC U-17 Championship. A thrilling competition came right down…

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18 December 2013
Andy Martin appointed as NZF CEO

Martin, who as CEO of London Irish Rugby Club recently oversaw a two year project that led to the successful buy out of the club by a consortium of Irish businessmen, has now come back full circle to football – his first love.“I am excited by the many opportunities and challenges facing New Zealand Football…

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17 December 2013
Kicking the habit by kicking goals

But a small group is aiming to change that by targeting the problem at it’s roots – youth.The 2013 Pacific Youth and Sports Conference held in Noumea, New Caledonia saw over 700 young people from countries around the Pacific coming together to create projects tackling some of the major issues afflicting their communities.For the Solomon…

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17 December 2013
Roy Kayara: Kiwi Cagous

Arriving near the beginning of the season to join ASB Premiership club Team Wellington, the 23-year-old is feeling more and more at ease in the Land of the Long White Cloud, despite the language barrier.“My integration has gone well. I was welcomed into the heart of the team and my relationship with my teammates is…

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13 December 2013
Japan encounters for New Zealand sides

The All Whites’ fixture in Tokyo on March 5 against the World Cup bound Samurai Blue honours an agreement to reschedule an international friendly from which New Zealand reluctantly withdrew due to safety concerns after the tragic earthquake that struck the country in March 2011.The new match, that last to be played at the National…

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13 December 2013
Top seeds set to clash in final

Taputimu Youth is going for back-to-back President’s Cup titles after claiming last year’s championship while SKBC are hoping for a double after winning the 2013 National League.SKBC finished five points clear in Pool A over No. 2 Utulei Youth, completing a clean record of six wins out of six games.In Pool B Taputimu Youth was…

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13 December 2013
Black Roses to vie with Utulei Youth for cup

Black Roses and Utulei Youth are 1 and 2, respectively, in the standings with 18 points each. The defending champs have the edge in goals differential with four (22-18) over Utulei.This is not the first time the two teams have met with a title on the line and in the past, the ball has gone…

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13 December 2013
Krishna savours historic strike

Abdelilah Hafidi’s goal in second-half stoppage time sealed a 2-1 win for Raja Casablanca and confirmed the New Zealand outfit’s elimination from the tournament. Their fifth-place finish at the Club World Cup in 2000 remains this year’s OFC Champions League winners’ best-ever showing at the tournament.The disappointment was etched on the Auckland City players’ faces…

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