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Changes afoot in national leagues

10 August 2012
Changes afoot in national leagues

A challenge system has been introduced into both the men’s and women’s leagues whereby the holder of a Challenge Cup will have to defend it in each round while a major change will also be implemented in the men’s league with the inclusion of promotion and relegation.The President’s Cup, a knockout tournament first introduced for…

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10 August 2012
Labaste: We can compete with world’s best

oceaniafootball.com sat down with the 21-year-old on the eve of his departure to get his thoughts on facing some world-class players in the Swiss league and the preparations of the Tiki Toa for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013.How do you feel about going to play in Switzerland?I am very happy to go…

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10 August 2012
Hogg finally realises professional dream

The 22-year-old will form part of a Kiwi triumvirate at the club as fellow All White Jack Gleeson is also on the roster and former All White Gavin Wilkinson is the general manager/interim head coach.Wilkinson announced Hogg’s signing this week and is pleased to have captured the signature of a promising player with big aspirations.“Ian…

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10 August 2012
Match details confirmed for qualifiers

New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and Tahiti will fight it out to keep their hopes of reaching Brazil 2014 alive over six rounds, from 7 September 2012 to 26 March 2013.The draw for Stage 3 was conducted by OFC in June and the confederation has since worked with the member associations to decide on…

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9 August 2012
Reddy: The journey starts here

Fiji are out of the running to qualify for the 2014 event after missing out on a semi-final place at the OFC Nations Cup in June and Reddy believes attentions must now turn to the next attempt to join the world’s elite.“The whole idea behind the two-test series is to give more exposure to our…

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9 August 2012
Whistle blower attends UEFA course

The 30-year-old has been joined by three other Kiwis – fellow match officials Chris Wolken and Gareth Sheehan as well as referee coach Neil Fox – in representing Oceania at the eight-day workshop.The gathering is taking place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon and includes fitness testing, match simulations, video analysis and lectures. The trio will…

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9 August 2012
American Samoa hit all-time high

The United States territory has climbed up one place to sit at 182nd and joins five other countries who are currently in their best-ever positions: Ecuador (20th, up 7), Libya (38th, up 1), Central African Republic (71st, up 2), Dominican Republic (118th, up 12) and Aruba (157th, up 7).The other Oceania nations on the move…

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8 August 2012
White: A historic moment for us

A 3-1 victory over Cameroon in Coventry last week was enough to hand Tony Readings’ charges a place in the quarter-finals as one of the two best third-place finishers at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament London 2012.They went on to exit the event after losing 2-0 to defending champions USA but can leave London 2012…

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8 August 2012
PNG flavour at Sunshine Coast

Koriak Upaiga has joined the Queensland State League outfit and will link up with the Muta brothers, David and Cyril, to form a talented Papua New Guinea triumvirate.The recruitment of pacy fullback Upaiga was confirmed last month and the club’s officials appear pleased to have attracted him to the Sunshine Coast.“Kori has an outstanding history…

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8 August 2012
Tiki Toa set sights on Tahiti 2013

The 2013 event will be the Tiki Toa’s second successive appearance on the world’s biggest beach soccer stage and player-coach Teva Zaveroni is leaving no stone unturned in making sure his charges will be ready for the challenge.The 36-year-old has named an initial training squad of 19 and most of those players were in attendance…

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