Local coach development on the rise

Named after Mangere Mountain, one of Auckland’s largest volcanic cones, the name “Mangere” comes from the Maori words ‘hau mangere’ meaning lazy winds, after the shelter the mountain provides from the prevailing westerly wind.Mangere Mountain is a volcanic park situated on the shores of the Manukau Harbour, about 13km from downtown Auckland and just minutes…

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…

Led by OFC Technical Director and FIFA Technical Development Officer Patrick Jacquemet the team discussed their plans and programmes for the coming year, as well as finalised their technical resources.“The entire department, including our consultants, are in Auckland and it’s an opportunity we had to seize as our various schedules rarely line-up,” Jacquemet says.“It’s been…

Amicale vice-president Andrew Leong says Hall’s appointment comes as the side begins preparing for their 2014 OFC Champions League campaign.“This is great news for our club and we’re all excited to have a young professional coach who has a lot of experience and has been coaching different clubs in Asia,” Leong says.“One of his main…

The competition kicked off on January 23 with Samoana easily winning its first game 5-2 against Tafuna and then facing a tougher competitor in the Faga’itua Vikings on 25 January.In that match the Vikings were down 5-1 at one point before slowly coming back to tie it 5-5. They ran out of time otherwise with…