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Small-sided disciplines introduced to youth

13 August 2013
Small-sided disciplines introduced to youth

This year the disciplines of beach soccer and futsal have been added into the mix bringing an even greater amount of fun activities at a grassroots level.The event had already seen close to 220 young footballers take part ahead of its arrival in the Southern Province as more young people are introduced to the world…

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13 August 2013
League proves popular in PNG

Underpinning this generational change is FIFA’s commitment to developing the women’s game and providing women from all walks of life to be involved in football at some level.This assistance enabled the PNGFA to launch the FIFA U-16 Women’s League in Port Moresby over the weekend with girls from schools within the Northern Capital District taking…

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12 August 2013
Smith opens new season account early

Smith’s towering header found the back of the net in the second half to give Mick McCarthy’s side a grip on the game they never looked like releasing with two own goals from Millwall helping them secure their first win of the new season.McCarthy was delighted to see his team get points on the board,…

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12 August 2013
Setefano gives back to community

Hailing from the villages of Alamagoto, Faleapuna and Vaitoomuli Savaii Setefano started his footballing career as a ten-year-old.After growing up playing for his village with Adidas Sports Club in Samoa’s Premier League Setefano left for New Zealand in 2010 to play for Upper Hutt City in the country’s capital of Wellington.“Playing in New Zealand was…

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12 August 2013
Brockie’s MLS adventure nears end

Toronto FC lost 2-1 to Seattle with the Kiwi missing an excellent chance to equalise from close range during injury time when Seattle goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann denied him the glory.“It would have been nice if I had finished those chances and it would have been a happy ending to leave BMO Field,” Brockie said after…

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9 August 2013
Festival success in Port Vila

The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) women’s department organised the festival with the assistance of participants from this week’s FIFA Women’s Coaching Course as a means of promoting girls’ participation in football activities as well as encourage football activities.VFF women’s development officer Rorona Kalsakau says the festival was a resounding success which reflected positively on the…

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9 August 2013
National League season gets underway

The side is also the current FFAS National League cup holder for Division 1 from last year and will face stiff challenge from Taputimu Youth, the 2012 President’s Cup champions. Last year they beat Pago Youth A 2-0 in a thrilling match on their way to the separate knockout cup tournament.“With the introduction of two…

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9 August 2013
Tefana coaches head off to France

The two clubs signed a three-year partnership in December 2012 which provided the opportunity for the Tahitian club to send coaches to France on learning excursions.Technical director and senior team coach Laurent Heinis and coaching instructor and U-17 coach Tetiamana Marmouyet will spend 12 days, from August 12-25, integrating themselves into the folds of the…

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9 August 2013
Varied movement for region in latest rankings

The greatest movement has been in witnessed by the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who have moved ten spots to 152 and eleven places to 178 respectively. Positive moves have also been made by New Caledonia who have climbed four positions to 93rd in the rankings. Fiji move up six to 185 and American Samoa have…

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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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