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Qanono safe from relegation

5 December 2012
Qanono safe from relegation

Knowing a loss would send them into the relegation zone, Qanono managed to secure their place in the top flight for next season after earning two points from their 1-1 draw with Tiga Sport.While this was an excellent result for the Lifou-based side, who have two postponed matches to play to finish out the season,…

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5 December 2012
Tahiti plans path to Brazil

The “Path to Selection”, as the new programme has been christened, will debut in January 2013 according to Etaeta.He says “Path to Selection” will determine the squad which goes to Brazil, with no guarantees the OFC Nations Cup-winning side will automatically be retained.“Those players who won’t follow the programme set up by team management will…

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4 December 2012
Auckland’s World Cup journey beamed live

A sublicense agreement between OFC and SKY Sport has been finalised and the terms of the deal include live broadcasting of each match involving Auckland City, as well as the final, which is set to take place in Yokohama on December 16 and will reveal the identity of the club champions of the world.OFC Champions…

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4 December 2012
Young footballer makes PNG proud

Browne, who is the youngest player at this year’s tournament, has travelled to Japan with OFC Champions League winners Auckland City who are marking their own record with their fourth appearance at the premier FIFA club tournament.The event could be seen as Browne’s birthday gift as the Port Moresby-born youngster will turn 17 just 11…

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4 December 2012
Auckland City setting records

Also nestling into a spot in the history books is Croatian-born midfielder Daniel Koprivcic who will become the only player to appear in five separate Club World Cups if he takes to the field against J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima on December 6.Koprivcic went to Japan twice with his former club Waitakere United in 2007…

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4 December 2012
Port Vila announce new competition

The Port Vila Shield will kick off early next year and has been made possible through a collaboration between the Port Vila Football Association (PVFA) and the Port Vila City Council.Lord mayor of Port Vila Ruben Olul signed an agreement last week to sponsor the competition for the next three years.The support from the council…

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4 December 2012
Stage set for Fijian Champions League

The Champions League marks the opening of the 2012/13 Fiji Football Association season and this year, unlike in the past, it features just two teams.Fiji FA president Rajesh Patel says runners up have been included in the series in previous years but a decision was made to embrace the true concept of a Champions League…

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3 December 2012
New format for Vanuatu super league

For the past three years, the competition has been organised by Port Vila Football Association, with five of its top teams participating.However, following much discussion, a new format was decided upon which will see two groups, a Northern Region and a Southern Region, playing a round robin.VFF president Lambert Maltock says the NSL will follow…

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3 December 2012
Pritchett: Goal-line technology way forward

The 30-year-old, who has four senior New Zealand caps to his name, believes FIFA’s pioneering of goal-line technology is the way forward.“If the technology is there, I think it should be used,” Pritchett says.“But it’s important that the way the technology is implemented is short and sharp and doesn’t disrupt the flow of the game….

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3 December 2012
Tahiti draw world champs Spain

The Toa Aito, whose victory over New Caledonia at the OFC Nations Cup in June saw them crowned regional champions for the first time, will also be joined in Group B by Uruguay and the champions of Africa, whose identity will be revealed after next February’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations final.Having learnt his side’s…

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