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Dual goal for women’s football in Samoa

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
Mungkas rule super league

The victory is icing on the cake for the bougainvillean club who swept the pre-season title and the minor premiership.The grand final was kicked off by Papua New Guinea Football Association president David Chung.The game was locked 2-2 at full-time but magician Fatima Rama scored in the opening minute of extra time to seal victory…

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22 October 2013
OFC President pays tribute to Keryn Jordan

Jordan, who won two OFC Champions League titles with Auckland City FC in 2006 and 2009, passed away in Pretoria on Monday 21 October, 2013, after a lengthy struggle with cancer. Jordan was 37. “Keryn Jordan was an outstanding footballer who inspired everyone in the football community with not only his skill and ability but…

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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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