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Just Play Festival rounds out programme

25 September 2013
Just Play Festival rounds out programme

The Just Play Festival held at Fuailolo’o Primary School in Mulifanua celebrates the end of six weeks of monitoring and evaluation of teachers conducted in the district.Football Federation Samoa (FFS) Just Play Project Manager Lynnette Laumea Fa’ai’uaso says the programme in Samoa is continuing to grow.“We train the teachers on the Just Play Programme because…

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25 September 2013
Referees must move forward; Maltock

The course was officially opened by Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambet Maltock yesterday at Teouma football academy with over 30 participants.“I welcome you all today to Teouma and thank you for your dedication to one of the most important job in football, refereeing.”“I urged you FIFA and amateur referees to wake up and move forward…

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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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25 September 2013
Tongan players take to APFA experience

Hemaloto Polovili, 16, and Soakai Vea, 15, attended the Asia Pacific Football Academy (APFA) and became the first from their country to make the leap into an elite environment from the Just Play programme in their local schools.‘’Just Play gave us the opportunity to know more about soccer and have fun,’’ says Polovili.‘’It taught me…

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24 September 2013
Auckland City names squad for showdowns

The last time an Oceania club champion took on the Wellington Phoenix it ended in a 7-0 thumping for Waitakere United but Auckland coach Ramon Tribulietx has focussed his thoughts on priorities other than the result. “We aim to compete well, encourage our players to try to play our style and our systems against a…

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24 September 2013
Football matches postponed until further notice

Serious football concerns were cited as reasons for not starting the league’s championship which was supposed to take place on the 13 September 2013.Few football fans and players got injured during the final of the TVL Opening Cup between Tafea and Amicale on the 7th September 2013 at Port Vila stadium.Port Vila Football executive has…

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24 September 2013
Spain end unbeaten run for Tahiti

The defeat – Tahiti’s first at this tournament – leaves the hosts preparing for a quarter final encounter with South American champions Argentina, a side they defeated 6-4 in a pre-tournament friendly.Having already earned passage to the next stage on Saturday the pressure was lifted off the Tiki Toa’s shoulders for this match, which would…

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24 September 2013
Refugee status no obstacle for new Kiwi youngster

Birhanu Taye’s struggle against the odds is set to be rewarded with the youngster securing a spot in the senior youth programme at SC Braga in Portugal.Taye’s path to Portugal reads like a fiction novel.As a ten-year-old he was cleaning shoes in Sudan to earn enough money to feed himself and his younger sister.Originally from…

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24 September 2013
Bilikiki must repeat El Salvador heroics

After a heroic win over newcomers Netherlands 2-0 in their opening match, the Bilikiki were stopped short by CONMEBOL champions Argentina in the second game. But as they stepped up training yesterday in preparation for today’s final showdown, play maker James Naka says this is the most important match to date for his side.“We need…

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24 September 2013
Wantoks exact revenge in title fight

When the same two sides met in the previous season’s final it was the YFC Lions who took top honours, something the Wantoks were keen not to see repeated.It was a memorable victory in more ways than one as player-coach Eric Komeng, who was out of on-field action due to injury, led from the side…

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