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PNG U-23 lose to Laos

27 November 2013
PNG U-23 lose to Laos

PNG lost their last match against Laos 3-1 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Sunday night.Midfielder Ronald Conn scored the only goal in the second-half from a cross courtesy of substitute Jamal Seeto.Laos scored two soft goals in the first half and despite PNG fighting back and pulling one back through Conn,…

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27 November 2013
Soccer Sisters highlights healthy living

The Federation held its first in the new round of Soccer Sisters Festivals in October and organisers decided it was the perfect avenue for promoting some of the social issues that affect women in the community.With a focus on fun, Soccer Sisters uses football as a tool to educate women to live balanced lives through…

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26 November 2013
Women sharing the beautiful game in PNG

Instead, 20 young women from around the country are filling the space as they attend a FIFA Women’s Coaching Course led by FIFA instructor and OFC Women’s Development Officer Nicola Demaine.PNGFA General Secretary Dimrit Melang opened the course, calling it “a milestone in the history of PNGFA”, referring to the fact that there are no…

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26 November 2013
Slim victory sees Ferrand crowned

After FC Ferrand beat SCO Kartiers Nord 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at Arene du Sud in Paita, Universite needed an outright victory over Olympique to get their hands on the title.Unfortunately it wasn’t to be for the side, chasing their first title, as a late equaliser dashed all chances of an historic victory for the…

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25 November 2013
PNG U-23 downed by hosts

It was always going to be a tough encounter for the Oceania side, with the host’s build-up including matches against East Timor, Morocco, Palestine and Turkey during the Islamic Solidarity Games.Despite the task, the PNG side opened well and continued to press even after conceding two early goals in similar fashion. Indonesia’s Dendi Santoso twice…

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25 November 2013
Elementary school competition growing game

Kananafou Theological Seminary field has hosted the event throughout the month with parents, teachers and players packing the venue and proving football is indeed a sport on the rise in American Samoa.“It has been wonderful to see the enthusiasm from everyone who has been involved,” Director of Catholic Education in American Samoa Edward Brown says.“The…

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25 November 2013
Papua New Guinea’s soccer culture must change

With the U-23’s primed at dominating the 2015 Pacific Games team, Morris didn’t hold back to say that they have a lot of work to do to be a medal chance.That has not helped with the national’s men’s team being forced to take a back seat since playing in the 2003 South Pacific Games in…

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25 November 2013
Champion Indonesian club Persi Pura want to play PNG

Commonly called the ‘Black Pearls’ Persi Pura are the current champions of the ISL representing the West Papua Province of the Republic of Indonesia.The professional league includes provincial representative franchise teams throughout Indonesia from West Sumatera, East and West Java, South and East Kalimantan, Jakarta, Papua and West Papua.Finally after several decades of interest with…

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25 November 2013
ASHSAA soccer junior program kicks off tournament

Introduction to the sport through training and practice sessions were the focal point of the first three Saturdays while the last three will be concentrated on exposing the 200 young athletes to a competitive atmosphere.December 7 is the scheduled last day for the ongoing event that is otherwise known as the feeder program. It targets…

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25 November 2013
Financial boost after World Cup play-off

In addition to the sell out crowd of over 35,000 for the home leg of the tie at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium on Wednesday night, New Zealand Football negotiated a significant television rights deal for the play-off with international broadcaster Univision.The deal saw the tie broadcast in more than 130 countries around the world.New Zealand Football…

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