CAF semi-finalists book tickets to Turkey

The semi-finalists in the African Youth Championship, currently underway in Algeria with the final scheduled for 30 March, are the four teams who will represent the Confederation of African Football (CAF) at the tournament.Egypt were the first African team to qualify for the finals, booking their place in the semi-finals of CAF U-20 Championship on…

The semi-professional club caused a major upset in 2010 when they beat the traditionally dominant Auckland based club Waitakere United in the OFC Champions League to qualify for their first FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi.Hekari United became the first Papua New Guinea, and South Pacific Island for that matter, not from Australia or…

Junior All Whites Simon Arms, Tom Biss, Joel Stevens, Rory Turner and goalkeeper Scott Basalaj made the most of their rest day on Sunday to introduce themselves to some of the locals who will miss out on seeing them in action at the tournament.The group, joined by coach Chris Milicich and the management team, visited…

The home side took advantage of a much-changed Solomon Islands line-up to earn their first victory of the campaign thanks to a Donovan Bourebare free kick in the 28th minute and a late strike from captain Nicolas Vallar.The win is an ideal confidence booster for coach Eddy Etaeta and his charges, who were desperate to…

The Melanesians charged out of the blocks in the opening match of the OFC U-20 Championship on Thursday and raced to a 2-0 first-half lead over hosts Fiji after some thrilling attacking play at Lautoka’s Churchill Park.But a direct approach by the physical Fiji outfit paid off in the second period as Vanuatu were forced…

See below for all the play-by-play action. Starting line-ups:Tahiti: 22. Mikael ROCHE [GK], 4. Teheivarii LUDIVION, 7. Donovan BOUREBARE, 8. Angelo TCHEN, 9. Teaonui TEHAU, 10. Nicolas VALLAR (c), 11. Stanley ATANI, 13. Steevy CHONG HUE, 17. Jonathan TEHAU, 19. Vincent SIMON, 20. Yannick VEROSubstitutes: 1. Gilbert MERIEL [GK], 2. Edson LEMAIRE, 3. Stéphane FAATIARAU,…

Match Summary click hereSee below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:Fiji: 1. Tevita KOROI [GK], 2. Antonio TUIVUNA, 3. Praneel NAIDU, 4. Jale DRELOA (c), 5. Rusiate MATAREREGA, 6. Kolinio SIVOKI, 8. Setareki HUGHES,10. Junior RAO, 12. Ratu NAKALEVU, 15. Napolioni QASEVAKATINI, 16. Sakaraia NAISUASubstitutes: 7. Vineel NAIDU, 9. Manasa NAWAKULA, 13. Jone SALAUNEUNE, 14….

The move up one spot to 20th position is the highest-ever placing for the New Zealand Football Ferns since the introduction of the Women’s World Rankings.The side’s boost in the rankings follows a successful outing at the annual invitational Cyprus Cup which saw them lose just one match from four, against eventual victors England, to…

However, both sides were forced to work for their victories as the Young All Whites encountered a fired-up Vanuatu in the first match where they earned a hard-fought 1-0 win, while Fiji battled to defeat the well-rested New Caledonians 3-2.With two from two, the duo remains a step ahead of the pack in the standings…

Match Summary click hereSee below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:Vanuatu: 1. Seloni IARUEL [GK], 2. Raoul COULON, 4. Jason BOTLENG, 5. Kevin SHEM, 6. Jais MALSARANI, 7. Barry MANSALE, 8. Jackson TASSO, 9. Jean KALTACK (c), 10. Bill NICHOLLS, 13. Dalong DAMALIP, 16. Zica MANUHISubstitutes: 3. Chanel OBED, 11. Ratu HUNGAI, 12. Santino MERMER,…