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Rufer’s WYNRS to make history

4 April 2013
Rufer’s WYNRS to make history

The New Zealanders will be the first Oceania representatives at the famed youth tournament which this year is enjoying its 75th anniversary.Adding a further layer of intrigue is that the WYNRS team will be overseen by former long-serving FC Zurich forward Wynton Rufer. The Oceania Player of the Century has dedicated the past 15 years…

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4 April 2013
Boy’s league gets underway

In the ASHSAA Boy’s Soccer League season opener the Tafuna Warriors Varsity squad came out victorious in their match up with the Nu’uuli Voc-Tech Wildcats, recording a 4-1 victory.Both the Tafuna Junior Varsity and Varsity squads won their matches, with the J-V side winning via a forfeit from their opposition, who didn’t have enough players…

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4 April 2013
Aito Arii dominate futsal series

Currently ranked second in the Oceania region, the Aito Arii proved the dominant force in the series which wrapped up yesterday during the opening day of the annual Festival des Iles.Over 2000 fans packed a sold-out Stade Napoleon Spitz for the opening match on 29 March with the Aito Arii taking full advantage of their…

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4 April 2013
Friendly success for Vanuatu U-17

Coach Etienne Mermer has been busy preparing the squad for the tournament and after downing Premier League club Seveners United 4-0 in a friendly match at PVL Stadium on Tuesday, he believes the team is prepared for the task of attempting to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.Justin Koka, Alex Saniel, Donald Napat and…

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4 April 2013
Fiji have eyes on qualifying

The OFC U-17 Championship will kick off in Luganville in Vanuatu on Wednesday, 17 April and coach Kamal Swamy says the success of the U-20 national side is a major morale booster for his charges.“The boys are very eager, they always want do what the U-20s are going and they want to go one better…

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4 April 2013
Early running for semi-final push on offer

In Group B, Mont-Dore welcome Dragon for the francophone derby on Friday 5 April before Auckland City travel to crosstown rivals Waitakere United on Sunday 7 April. The Group A action sees Hekari United play host to Amicale on Saturday 6 April.The other match of Group B took place yesterday with Solomon Warriors and Ba…

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3 April 2013
Grassroots takes centre stage

The programme uses football to improve the health and well-being of significant numbers of people, particularly children and teenagers, worldwide.One country which has embraced Grassroots is French Polynesia, where football is like a religion uniting people from each of its 118 islands.Combining theory and practical, coaches throughout Tahiti are motivating and teaching the youth in…

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3 April 2013
ASHSAA season kicks off

Both the J-V and Varsity squads won their games for Tafuna with the junior-varsity team winning by forfeit. The Wildcats did not have enough players with the proper equipment to start the match.Tafuna’s varsity squad won 4-1 but struggled in the second half after putting up three goals in the first.Ryan Pa’aga, Keniseli Tupuola and…

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3 April 2013
Goal-line technology provider appointed

The announcement follows a comprehensive tender process that began in February and involved bid presentations at the Home of FIFA in Zurich as well as site inspections in Brazil. As part of the tender, GoalControl GmbH is also set to be GLT provider for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ provided that the performance of…

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3 April 2013
Warriors and Ba fight out thrilling draw

Nigerian striker Sanni Issa, who also found the net on the opening day last weekend, continued his strong start to the campaign for Ba with a first-half double that put his side 2-0 up within 20 minutes.But, aware that a loss would prove a major blow to their hopes of progressing past the group stages,…

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