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Head of Media and Communications leaves OFC

8 August 2013
Head of Media and Communications leaves OFC

Markham has led the department since replacing former Football Fern Priscilla Duncan in the role in July of 2012 and has successfully overseen all media operations during one of the busiest and most significant periods in the history of OFC.The ex-New Zealand national league player and Chatham Cup winner leaves the confederation on good terms…

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8 August 2013
Paston calls time on international career

Having retired from the Wellington Phoenix at the end of last season Paston had left the door open for the All Whites. Having taken a few months off and evaluated the situation he has decided to officially retire from international football.“Since retiring from the Phoenix I haven’t really missed playing football and that was a…

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7 August 2013
Pilot combines musical beats and football

Zova, founded in Australia by Niall McCarthy, pairs the learning of basic football movements with music.Earlier this week McCarthy was joined by Zova trainer Andy Balzat as they introduced Zova to Football Federation Samoa staff and volunteers as well as OFC Just Play technical coordinator Emmie Sope during a three-day workshop.McCarthy and Balzat ran volunteers…

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7 August 2013
Barbarouses returns Down Under

Barbarouses has previously featured in the A-League with Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar.The deal will see the 23-year-old reunited with coach Ange Postecoglou, under whom he was Brisbane’s leading goal scorer when the side won the 2010/11 A-League title. Barbarouses left the Roar after that triumph to sign a three-year contract with Russian National Football…

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7 August 2013
TSG analysis will improve futsal in region

Toohey recently led the seven-strong Technical Study Group (TSG) team during the OFC Futsal Championship Invitational 2013 held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand which saw the likes of Solomon Islands, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Vanautu and New Zealand representing OFC as well as Australia and Malaysia from AFC.Among the line-up were AFF football…

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6 August 2013
Tahiti 2013 tickets go on sale

The 32-match tournament will be staged exclusively at the 3,600-capacity Tahua To’ata Stadium, located on the beach in the Tahitian capital of Papeete.The competition is sure to throw up lots of spectacular action and will prove a big draw for fans, who have two types of tickets to choose from: standard and VIP. Standard tickets…

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6 August 2013
Gope-Fenepej starts in opener

Unfortunately the club could not retain their spot and have been relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2013/14 season – a move that is already paying off for the young Caledonian.On Friday night (local time) Gope-Fenepej was named in coach Jean-Marc Furlan’s starting line-up for the Ligue 2 season opener against Niort.While unlucky not to…

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5 August 2013
Women’s coaching on the rise

OFC women’s development officer Nicola Demaine travelled over recently to present a three day OFC Women’s Coaching Course at the FFAS headquarters in Pago Pago covering session planning, delivery and evaluation.Twelve club coaches took part and Demaine says the content was aimed at a slightly higher level as similar courses have been run in the…

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5 August 2013
Keeping up with trends aids development

But it’s not just players who benefit from this level of competition as OFC technical director Patrick Jacquemet recently revealed.Jacquemet spent four weeks in Turkey during June and July as a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group analysing some of the world’s up-and-coming players.“It was the intention of FIFA to have someone from each…

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5 August 2013
Rufer launches pro career at home

Rufer impressed Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick during a trial with the club with the new coach saying the youngster, who is still attending school at Palmerston North Boys’ High School, shows huge potential and is capable of challenging for a first team spot his season.“The Phoenix is a work in progress and it’s not going…

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