Reid to lead All Whites

“It’s a tremendous honour and privilege to captain your country and I’m humbled by the opportunity,” Reid said following the All Whites first training session in Dunedin.The 24-year-old West Ham United defender will don the armband for the first time in his 15th international, having captained his club side in both the English Premier League…

Fiji had their vocal fans on the edge of their seats as they fought back from a 2-0 deficit at half time to defeat Vanuatu 3-2 in the first match while the Young All Whites earned a comfortable 5-0 win over Papua New Guinea.The wins of each team send a message to the three other…

There are two games scheduled to be held on each of the five match days and the kick-off times were originally 2pm and 4pm respectively.The new kick-off for the latter games of 4.30pm is due to logistical considerations. There will be no change to the 2pm kick-off times of the earlier games.The first four match…

Match Summary click hereSee below for all the play-by-play action.Starting line-ups:Papua New Guinea: 1. Charles LEPANI [GK], 2. John RAY, 3. Otto KUSUNAN, 4. Ayrton YAGAS, 5. Daniel TAYLOR, 6. Emmanuel AIREM, 8. Darren STEVEN, 13. Tommy SEMMY, 14. Alwin KOMOLONG, 15. Philip STEVEN, 17. Jacob SABUACoach: Wesley WAIWAI [PNG]New Zealand: 1. Scott BASALAJ [GK],…

The winner of the tournament will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Turkey from June 21 to July 13. Here’s a look at the action that’s in store across the two matches on the opening day of the OFC U-20 Championship. Fiji vs. Vanuatu – 2pm Thursday…

The fourth round of Stage 3 took place on Tuesday 16 October 2012 with New Zealand continuing their unbeaten run with a 3-0 win over Tahiti and New Caledonia keeping up the pace on the All Whites by sweeping aside Solomon Islands 5-0. Here’s a look at the action that’s in store across the two…

New trophies for each of these tournaments have been stunningly designed and created by London-based luxury goods company Thomas Lyte and arrived in the Pacific earlier this month, ready to be handed over to their first ever recipients over the coming months.The first team to lift one of the expertly-crafted trophies will be the winner…

The team has been buoyed most notably by last week’s 2-1 victory over top Vanuatu club side Amicale, which will represent the country in the upcoming OFC Champions League.National team director Tarunesh Reddy said the match against Fiji club Lautoka at the weekend was then used to iron out any remaining weaknesses ahead of the…

The tournament, previously known as the O-League, will see eight of the Pacific’s finest teams from seven OFC member association countries fight it out for the right to be crowned kings of Oceania from 30 March 2013 to 19 May 2013.The eight teams – Group A features Amicale (Vanuatu), Ba (Fiji), Hekari United (Papua New…