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Final and semi-finals sold out

23 August 2013
Final and semi-finals sold out

The pace of ticket sales is staggering: since tickets went on sale to the public on 2 August, beach soccer fans both in French Polynesia and all over the world have shown huge interest.Tickets for the final, the match for third place (28 September) and the semi-finals (27 September) have already sold out, together with…

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23 August 2013
COE for girls kicks off in POM

It is now an opportunity for our young girls in Port Moresby to participate in the Centre of Excellence program in becoming future footballers for the country. PNG Football Association kicked-off the program a week ago and now into its second week, every Tuesday and Thursday these girls, as young as 13-15 years old meet…

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23 August 2013
U-20s to join big boys’ league

The Fiji FA made the decision at its council meeting held on Saturday, 17 August at the National Football Academy in Ba.Fiji FA president Rajesh Patel said the move is part of the build-up for the 2015 OFC U-20 Championships, the qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.Patel said one side will be based in…

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23 August 2013
U-20s to join big boys’ league

The Fiji FA made the decision at its council meeting held on Saturday, 17 August at the National Football Academy in Ba.Fiji FA president Rajesh Patel said the move is part of the build-up for the 2015 OFC U-20 Championships, the qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.Patel said one side will be based in…

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22 August 2013
Historical appointment for Vulivuli

Vulivuli has an impressive CV of regional and international appointments which includes officiating in three FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups, the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 and the 2012 London Olympics as well as a number of OFC competitions.Closer to home Vulivuli has been building a profile as a proficient and fair official which…

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22 August 2013
Tahiti an unknown quantity

The coach has guided Spain to participation at five FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups and laced up his boots as a player, albeit on grass, at the 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™ and the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Moscow in 1980.While offering cautious analysis of his side, Alonso’s conviction that Spain are contenders to…

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22 August 2013
OFC President receives warm Samoan welcome

Football Federation Samoa (FFS) President Savae Togia Toetu Petana and members of the FFS staff were on hand to welcome the pair who arrived early Thursday morning from Auckland, New Zealand.Chung is visiting Samoa to attend the official opening of the new FFS futsal court at Tuanaimato and the Regional Technical Centre in Iva, Savaii…

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22 August 2013
Path to Tahiti 2013 revealed

The OFC Beach Soccer Championship is being held at the University of New Caledonia in Nouméa, from 31 August to 2 September.With Tahiti having qualified as hosts of the World Cup, OFC has a second opportunity to impress in the discipline, with the final team to qualify set to be either four-time champions Solomon Islands,…

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21 August 2013
Local development takes precedent

This means there is little likelihood of 2013 OFC Champions League Golden Boot winner Sunni Issa from Nigeria, who featured heavily for Ba throughout the competition, returning to defend his title in the 2014 edition of the competition.Fiji FA president Rajesh Patel says the motion to no longer allow foreign players to represent local districts…

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21 August 2013
Coaching course to boost Aitutaki

The course was held at the newly inaugurated Aitutaki Island Football Association (AIFA) Education Centre in Vaipae from 2.30pm to 8pm daily with the practical session being held at the Vaipae field.Twenty local coaches from around Aitutaki who are involved in their local clubs lodged their interest to participate in the theory and practical sessions…

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