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Ferns fall to strong USA side

29 October 2013
Ferns fall to strong USA side

In front of more than 16,000 fans at Candlestick Park, the home side flexed their muscle in the first half, the strength and pressing defence of Tom Sermanni’s side disrupting the New Zealanders’ attempts to build their possession phases from the back, resulting in a 3-0 halftime advantage.But the Football Ferns grew in confidence as…

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29 October 2013
World Cup All White on Samoan adventure

After reaching the peak of his playing career – the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ – Barron decided the time was right to hang up his boots.“I was an All White for about five years – played a lot of teams, went on a lot of tours around the World – and obviously finished with the…

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29 October 2013
Dual goal for women’s football in Samoa

The growth of the women’s game and active involvement in football are the primary drivers of the programme and this weekend the event took on a special meaning by bringing females together to raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer.This month’s festival was used as a tool to educated the participants about breast cancer…

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27 October 2013
PYASC offers inspiration for youth

Jensen, UNICEF Communication Specialist, spoke with oceaniafootball.com to outline his organisations perspective on the forthcoming conference in Noumea, New Caledonia, 2-7 December, 2013. “UNICEF Pacific have provided a great opportunity for young people participating in this conference to develop a proposal as to what sports for development in the Pacific should look like. “Our participation…

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27 October 2013
FIFA President pays tribute to Keryn Jordan

Jordan, who passed away on Monday in Pretoria, South Africa, was the focus of a minute’s silence prior to Auckland City FC’s 5-1 pre-season friendly win over Canterbury United at Kiwitea Street today.“On behalf of FIFA and the worldwide football community, I wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Keryn’s family, friends and loved ones.“Keryn…

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25 October 2013
Club World Cup trophy visits OFC

The trophy is touring the world ahead of the 2013 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, which gets underway in Morocco on 11 December, and made a visit to Auckland to help promote the upcoming event locally.OFC President David Chung says it is an excellent opportunity for the region to see exactly what clubs…

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24 October 2013
Young All Whites exit World Cup

Forced to play almost an hour of their Group B clash down a man after the 34th minute dismissal of defender Nick Forrester for a second caution, the young New Zealand team worked hard to blunt the pace and power shown by the African side. Moussa Bakayoko scored a goal in each half for a…

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23 October 2013
OFC nominated for international sports award

Peace and Sport is a non-profit organisation based in Monaco which uses sport as a tool for peace-promotion and peace-building for communities in vulnerable conflict prone areas.The nomination recognises excellence from a sport federation project which contributes to the development of social integration and peace through sport – which for OFC is the highly successful…

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23 October 2013
Futsal referees receive refresher

The course was held on the futsal court at the Wan Smolbag complex in Port Vila.Wan Smolbag is an organisation which operates in the areas of education, environment, governance, health and youth. It covers a range of diverse subject areas to create awareness and promote community action and also provides training and materials to schools,…

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22 October 2013
Chung unveils plan

Quite a huge call, but yes, a dream that PNGFA and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) president David Chung firmly believes is achievable.The former Simbu businessman, who rose to prominence as a shrewd administrator to command respect in Oceania region, has already made his presence known at the FIFA level by virtue of his automatic FIFA…

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