Twins Michel and Raoul Coulon, who both play their club football with Tupuji Imere in the Port Vila premier division, have been named in the Vanuatu squad and coach Moise Poida believes they will fit in well with the rest of the group.Poida says he has struggled to whittle the side down to just 20…
The gathering took place at the headquarters of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Nouméa last month, bringing together representatives from Pacific countries expected to take part in the conference along with representatives from other stakeholders including non-profit organisations, government and development agencies.Some of the representatives included Martin Roberts of the Australian Sports…
Hawke’s Bay trailed Waitakere 4-1 after the first leg and were given small chance of overturning the three-goal deficit at Fred Taylor Park on Saturday.That mission looked even steeper when Roy Krishna scored after just two minutes, but Hawke’s Bay rallied with a courageous performance that had the home side rattled.First Cole Peverley levelled the…
Delcroix says cutting the squad down to just 20 players has not been an easy task, but now the team can focus on their build-up together.“We have had a group of 22-23 players over the last few days and the decision was a very difficult one to make,” he says.“We are also waiting for the…
The Toa Aito will face Nigeria in their opening FIFA Confederations Cup match in Brazil on 17 June and in order for them to arrive in the best condition possible, the Federation Tahitienne de Football (FTF) has put in place an intensive preparation schedule.Thirty-one players will be devoting themselves to football full time for the…
Otago maintained their late season surge to claim the southern conference spot in the ASB Youth League after a 1-0 win over two-time defending champions Canterbury United.Finn Moore struck the winner with 20 minutes to play in the South Island derby at ASB Football Park in Christchurch which saw his side leapfrog Canterbury into the…
In the framework of the FIFA reform process, and following a proposal made by the FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter at the 2011 Congress in Zurich, a revision of the FIFA Statutes was approved by a vote taken at the 2012 Congress in Budapest for an additional Executive Committee member, a woman, to be appointed.Each…
The National Cup format was given a makeover by the FFF this year, and instead of heading straight into the final competition, teams are now required to go through a qualification round.New Caledonia found themselves in a group that included Mayotte and two sides from Reunion, who also hosted the preliminary tournament.While New Caledonia has…
The side has been undergoing an intense training schedule as it builds up to the tournament which is being held in Lautoka and Ba from 21-29 March.As well as training, they have also been playing warm-up matches against local sides and have a match against Vanuatu club champions and OFC Champions League contenders Amicale on…
Along with his patronage, Lemke has confirmed he will attend the opening of the second Pacific Youth and Sports Conference (PYASC) being held from 2-6 December, 2013 in Nouméa, New Caledonia.The UN places importance on the role sport can play in the promotion of education, health, development and peace.“Sport unites people of all social classes,…