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OFC Champions League Preliminary dates set

27 September 2013
OFC Champions League Preliminary dates set

The four-team tournament takes place in Pago Pago, American Samoa, from October 15-19, 2013.The host nation is represented by Pago Youth who make their second appearance on the Oceania preliminary stage and looking to improve on last season’s fourth place finish in Tonga.OFC Head of Competitions David Firisua expressed pride ahead of the tournament.“We’re proud…

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27 September 2013
OFC mourns the loss of Farouk Janeman

OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas said Janeman’s loss would be keenly felt throughout the region.“Our thoughts are with Farouk’s family and with everybody connected with football in Fiji.“Farouk served Fijian football with distinction throughout a long and illustrious career as a coach of age-group national teams and clubs and most latterly as Fiji FA Technical…

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27 September 2013
Oceania gains inspiration from World Cup success

Now, as a FIFA/OFC Beach Soccer Seminar gets underway in Papeete today, those countries are being offered the tools they need to start following in the footsteps of the inspirational World beaters.OFC beach soccer and futsal development officer Paul Toohey says the objectives of the seminar are simple.“We will start with the history of the…

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26 September 2013
Football Ferns stun China to win Valais Cup

After upsetting traditional powerhouses Brazil 1-0 in their opening match on Monday, a clinical second half performance sealed the tournament win in Savièse, their first trophy outside their confederation since winning the Asian Cup in 1975.After Hannah Wilkinson headed in a Ria Percival freekick in the 53rd minute, New Zealand put the foot down and…

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26 September 2013
World Cup trophy touches many lives

Speaking to over 300 capacity crowd at the unveiling of the FIFA Coca Cola World Cup Trophy at the Parliament house on Monday, Boss said that, “The day we understand the capacity to inspire millions of people around the world, was the day we, The Coca Cola Company decide to sponsor the Coca Cola World…

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26 September 2013
PanSa scoop Division 2 title

The final match of the season against Vaitogi United was a closely fought battle between the top side and cellar-dwellers United as they tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid the wooden spoon.With the score locked at 2-2 it took an impressive 45-yard strike from Fred Maiava at the second half kick-off to give PanSa the edge they…

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26 September 2013
C Licence success in Lae

The six-day workshop was held in September at the PNGFA Academy in Lae with 22 participants from different areas coming together to learn from OFC head of education Didier Chambaron, with assistance from OFC coach/mentor Mike Keeney.Keeney says included in the participants were three female coaches, two candidates and one refresher, with a wide spread…

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26 September 2013
Hale: Tahiti is our team now

The hopes of a nation were dashed overnight as the Solomon Islands were beaten 7-6 in a thrilling showdown with El Salvador which sent the Bilikiki crashing out of the Beach Soccer extravaganza in Papeete.“We believed that we could beat El Salvador, we hoped to win but unfortunately we lost. We have to get behind…

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26 September 2013
Tahiti in semi-final dream land

Neither side was keen to concede first in a tension-gripped opening spell but it was the home side that struck first with Tahiti’s Heimanu Taiarui collecting a loose ball at the end of a fine passing movement to give his side the lead.There was controversy when defender Angelo Tchen suffered a sickening head injury in…

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25 September 2013
Tiki Toa regroup ahead of quarter final clash

The Tiki Toa beat the South American champions in a pre-tournament friendly but Schirinzi says in a competition like the World Cup past results remain in the past.“We have the quality, we have seen that quality. I’m not scared of losing to Argentina, but we saw against Spain that we may be missing some of…

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