Nation proud of rise up rankings

10 January 2012

The tiny island nation has jumped ahead of fellow Oceania teams Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and now sits at 186 – an all-time high and a rise of 18 places since the last rankings were released.The improvement is the result of a remarkable performance at the OFC Stage…

9 January 2012

Course held for national league coaches

The course was conducted by FTF technical director Eddy Etaeta while OFC technical coordinator Didier Chambaron also passed on some of his knowledge to the participants.Representatives from nearly all of the national league teams were present and participation was not restricted to the head coaches – assistants and other members of each club’s coaching staff…

9 January 2012

Fiji men hone skills in camp

The 30 players involved are drawn from a range of districts and are all doing their best to impress coaches Imdad Ali and Kamal Swamy, who will reduce the squad to 20 for March’s qualifying tournament.Fiji U-23 men’s training squadLaisenia Raura (Ba)Josefata Neibuli (Ba)Remuere Takiata (Ba)Ilisoni Logaivau (Labasa)Akuila Mataisuva (Labasa)Taione Bola (Labasa)Amani Makoe (Labasa)Kavaia Rawaqa…

9 January 2012

Nelsen comes home, Cup fever in Europe

Meanwhile, on the pitch, cup fever took hold of the UK with Kiwis in action in both the English and Scottish FA Cups.EuropeNelsen, the club captain of Blackburn Rovers, has only figured once in the past nine months, in the second week of the Premier League season when he re-aggravated the knee against Aston Villa.“Ryan…

9 January 2012

Pago Youth earn double triumph

The men defeated Vailoatai Youth 3-1 to win their second title in a row while their female counterparts needed a penalty shootout to overcome Utulei Youth after a thrilling 2-2 draw.Both finals were played at Pago Park in Pago Pago and produced plenty of goals and other drama for the fans to enjoy.In the men’s…

7 January 2012

S-League receives boost from sponsor

Our Telekom management board chairman John Beverly handed over a cheque for SBD $400,000 to Aloysio Ma’ahanoa, Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) treasurer and chairman of the S-League.Beverly says the company’s sponsorship of the competition is aimed towards promoting football amongst the youth of Solomon Islands.“We want the children of Solomon Islands to play football…

7 January 2012

Reid returns for Hammers

EuropeReid made his comeback in West Ham’s New Year’s Eve 2-1 loss away at Derby County in the Championship, the defender backing that up with another 90-minute effort in the Hammers’ 1-0 home win over Coventry City two days later. The win puts West Ham equal top of the Championship with Southampton with only goal…

6 January 2012

Brown set for Phoenix century

In typical Brown style, becoming the club’s first centurion will be the last thing on his mind when he lines up on the weekend, securing another win to keep the Phoenix in touch with the top three teams will instead be the main focus.“It is an important game for us,” Brown says. “We have to…

3 January 2012

OFC U-20 Women’s Championship postponed

Uncertainty around the confirmation of participating teams and entry of new teams has meant that the OFC Executive Committee had no other option but to reschedule the tournament, which acts as Oceania’s qualifying event for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. OFC can confirm that late entries have been received from Samoa and Papua New…

31 December 2011

Women’s coaches learn the ropes

The course was conducted by FIFA instructor Beverly Priestman, who is based in Auckland and works as the women’s football development manager for New Zealand Football, and was attended by 23 participants.VFF chief executive officer Fabien Hoeppe was present at the opening ceremony of the five-day course and expressed his appreciation towards OFC and FIFA…

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