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Organic approach taken to futsal development

30 August 2013
Organic approach taken to futsal development

In anticipation of the explosion of futsal in Samoa, OFC futsal and beach soccer development officer Paul Toohey ran the first ever OFC Futsal Development Course at FFS headquarters.oceaniafootball.com was fortunate to sit down with Toohey to learn more about the course and the potential for futsal in Samoa.Why run a futsal development course as…

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30 August 2013
George attends first FIFA meeting

George attended the meeting which was held on Wednesday, 14 August 2013.Three new members were inducted onto the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Raymond Hack of South Africa, Jo Setright of Australia and Norman George of Cook Islands. They were welcomed by the committee chairman Claudio Sulser.The newcomers were introduced to FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter who…

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29 August 2013
Cup finals return to Christchurch

For the first time Christchurch has a club in each of the showpieces of New Zealand winter football with Cashmere technical meeting three time Chatham Cup winners Waitakere City in the men’s final and Coastal Spirit taking on Glenfield Rovers in the Women’s Knockout Cup.New Zealand Football’s competitions manager Chris Kemp says the presence of…

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29 August 2013
Herbert names squad for Saudi Arabia

Injured trio Marco Rojas, Shane Smeltz and Dan Keat are ruled out of the squad but Ricki Herbert expects them back in plenty of time for the November World Cup qualifiers. While midfielder Michael McGlinchey will not be travelling with the squad as his wife is expecting their first child.After impressing for New Zealand ‘A’…

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29 August 2013
Hopeful Bilikiki fly out to Noumea

With the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicking off in Tahiti next month the winner of this tournament will become the final team to qualify for the event and the the Bilikiki are hoping it will be them.With only two matches to play to determine whether their travels will extend to Tahiti, the Bilikiki are…

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28 August 2013
Kiwis get on the board

The Kiwi got off the mark for the season when he cancelled out David Amoo’s opener prior to half-time, before four goals in 18 second-half minutes took the Foxes out of reach against their League 1 hosts.Wood should have doubled his tally on the stroke of half-time when he blazed a terrific centre from Vardy…

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28 August 2013
Excellence on the menu in POM

The Centre of Excellence programme is an initiative developed by the OFC technical department who provide support to member associations in the form of gear and coaching manuals.Talented young players aged between 13 and 15 years old are selected to attend the centre where they receive coaching from trained staff.Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA)…

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28 August 2013
Auckland City gear up for Phoenix clash

Tickets for the match, scheduled for Kiwitea Street on Saturday, 28 September with a 2pm kick-off, go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, 29 August.Ernie Merrick’s side will provide a solid test for Ramon Tribulietx’s squad ahead of the new league campaign and will bring a strong pool of players to Auckland next month.Top drawer talent like…

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28 August 2013
Phina dreams of officiating in OFC competition

Phina from Santo Island plays her football with a local club in town, decided two years ago to be a assistant referee in the woman’s league and has improved a lot.She has never attend any referee courses but her passion for refereeing is big and during the Wilco Independence Cup last month Port Vila Football…

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27 August 2013
Tickets to Tahiti up for grabs

New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands learned their path to victory following the official draw on Friday, which outlines the programme for the round-robin tournament, with the winner earning passage to the FIFA Beach SoccerWorld Cup Tahiti 2013, where they will join Netherlands, El Salvador and Argentina in Group B.Solomon Islands are coming into the…

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