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Hot shot Saiko nets Player of the Year award

7 January 2014
Hot shot Saiko nets Player of the Year award

Saiko, who bagged 25 goals for Gaitcha in the Super League, secured 38.57% of the votes with Team Wellington’s Roy Kayara finishing runner-up with 32.85%. Bertrand Kai, a one-time OFC Player of the Year, was a distant third notching 15.35% with Jacques Haeko fourth on 13.21%. Saiko is elevated to a title last won by…

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7 January 2014
Roy Krishna signs for Wellington Phoenix

Krishna, 26, is contracted to the Phoenix till the end of the 2013-14 season as an injury replacement for Paul Ifill who ruptured an Achilles tendon in the 1-0 win over Sydney FC.Phoenix head coach Ernie Merrick said he is delighted to land such a prolific striker and looked forward to working with Krishna.“When we…

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20 December 2013
The Year in Review – 2013 Part 2

JULYThe inaugural OFC Futsal Championship Invitational held at Trust’s Stadium in Auckland was this month’s highlight as the national teams from New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Tahiti were joined by AFC sides Australia and Malaysia. It came as little surprise that Malaysia and Australia found themselves vying for the title in the…

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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
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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