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APFA success continues with Phoenix

22 November 2013
APFA success continues with Phoenix

APFA partnered with the only New Zealand-based professional club earlier this year and today revealed the fruits of that collaboration with the launch of the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy.Targeted at students aged 13-17, the academy will allow the club to develop the best technical players at a crucial age.Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome says…

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22 November 2013
Bougainville to get football academy

The ground breaking ceremony of the $US1.2 million (K3.6m) project will take place next March. The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) will counter fund the project through Minister for Sports Melchior Dare.ABG and Dare have until January to pull the strings together and complete all the necessary ground work for the project to eventuate.Chung who is…

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21 November 2013
Maltock: Children are the future

Maltock’s statement came during the opening ceremony of the week long FIFA Youth Coaching Course at Teouma Academy on Monday, led by OFC player development officer Daniel Shirley.“We must follow the example of Tahitian Football,” Maltock said. “They have been working hard for the past ten years coaching kid’s football and today we can see…

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21 November 2013
Bold All Whites effort sets record

Watching the New Zealand’s second half revival were 35,206 fans, edging the previous record for football set in 2009 when the All Whites beat Bahrain to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. New Zealand Football chairman Frank van Hattum paid tribute to the supporters of the All Whites who played a huge…

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21 November 2013
OFC President signs MoU with Indonesia

Chung, who is in Jakarta with the Papua New Guinea U-23 team in his other role as Papua New Guinea Football Association President, believes the MoU is the start of a long-term relationship which will see future youth teams head to the Republic of Indonesia“The young men here in Jakarta are testimony to PNGFA’s mission…

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21 November 2013
Brave All Whites fall short

The second leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Intercontinental Play-off was always going to be a difficult one for the home side after going down 5-1 at the Estadio Azteca a week earlier.A first-half hat-trick from Oribe Peralta put the tie out of the All Whites reach as the Mexican team showed just how…

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21 November 2013
New champs crowned in Cook Islands

Player-coach Tuka Tisam, also Cook Islands Football Association technical director, says the side is ecstatic after claiming the prestigious title.“This is the first time ever that we have won the Premiership and I would like to thank the players and club officials for their efforts throughout the season,” Tisam says.Puaikura claimed the title after a…

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21 November 2013
Smith proud of accolade

“It is a huge honour to receive the OFC Women’s Player of the Year 2012 and I am truly grateful for the recognition, especially given the talent that has been emerging from OFC lately,” Smith says.“2012 already seems so long ago, but it really is an honour and carries significant meaning because it’s nice to…

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21 November 2013
Official emblem for New Zealand 2015 unveiled

The design of the FIFA-developed logo demonstrates New Zealand’s unique culture and natural beauty as well as its standing as the first country in the world to see the rising sun.Other elements of the design, which is based on the shape of the FIFA U-20 World Cup trophy, include the iconic unfurling “pico” or young…

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20 November 2013
Match schedule for New Zealand 2015 revealed

The biggest celebration of world football to hit New Zealand will kick-off with an opening ceremony at Auckland’s North Harbour stadium on Saturday, 30 May 2015 followed by the tournament’s opening match, featuring the host nation. Dave Beeche, CEO of the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015, unveiled the match schedule identifying the dates…

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