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Rewa dominate awards night

27 February 2012
Rewa dominate awards night

Rewa scooped five of the night’s major awards, including the naming of inspirational national team skipper Simione Tamanisau as player of the year, Marika Rodu as coach of the year and Betsy Ali as junior footballer of the year.The club’s men’s side also picked up the team of the year title after a remarkable season…

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27 February 2012
Road to London set for kick-off

Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will compete in a round-robin tournament at the Loto-Tonga Centre in Tongatapu with the group stage followed by a final, the winner of which will go on to play number one seed New Zealand in a home-and-away play-off scheduled for 31 March and 4 April.Of the four teams,…

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27 February 2012
Jamaica clash to be streamed live

In a first for football in New Zealand, the match will be offered pay-per-view everywhere outside the two nations where the match is being broadcast live on TV – in New Zealand that is on Sky Sports 3.For just $7.99 NZD, fans can tune into Wednesday night match, presented by Stuff.co.nz and online streaming specialist…

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26 February 2012
Young Football Ferns defeat Argentina

Hannah Carlsen pounced in the 48th minute to score the game’s only goal when the Argentinean goalkeeper couldn’t hold Jasmine Pereira’s header following slick play from Briar Palmer and Lauren Merrin down the left flank.Following on from a series win over Australia at home in October, the away triumph is another positive step for the…

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26 February 2012
New Zealand hit for six by Saudis

After restricting the Saudis – down under to meet Australia in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night – to three goals on Monday, the addition of four overage players to the U-23 side was expected to help bridge the gap.But the presence of Cole Peverley, Aaron Clapham, Jason Hayne and Cole Tinkler…

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24 February 2012
PNG kick off new Just Play year

The FIFA-approved initiative massively exceeded expectations during its opening period, reaching out to 7,000 primary school students – far more than originally targeted – throughout Port Moresby after being launched in March.The milestone year was then wrapped up in style when Papua New Guinea joined other countries across the Pacific in celebrating Just Play Day…

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24 February 2012
Readings reels in Rolls for Ferns

The 36-year-old, who won 107 caps in a 10-year career for cricket’s White Ferns, has been included as back up for Jenny Bindon in the 12-nation event as coach Tony Readings looks to find the right mix of goalkeepers from a group that has Erin Naylor and new Liverpool signing Aroon Clansey waiting in the…

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24 February 2012
Vanuatu ‘Dream Team’ revealed

The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) announced the make up of the squad this week at the Teouma Academy, where coach Richard Iwai and the rest of his management team have been putting the training group through its paces for the last few months.The 20-strong set of players is arguably the strongest ever put together in…

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23 February 2012
Nominees named for awards night

There are 11 categories and the nominees are as follows:Footballer of the Year (Male)Malakai Tiwa (Ba)Simione Tamanisau (Rewa)Mark Rokobuli (Lami)Footballer of the Year (Female)Priya Singh (Suva)Junior Footballer of the YearBetsy Ali (Rewa)Junior Narendra Rao (Ba)Manish Prasad (Suva)Coach of the YearMarika Rodu (Rewa)Intiaz Khan (Suva)Ramesh Chandra (Lami)Referee Of the YearRakesh Varman (Lami)Finau Vulivuli (Savusavu)Ronish Dave (Suva)Fair…

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23 February 2012
Basalaj called in to replace Gleeson

Gleeson, 21, is applying for a permanent residence in the United States where he plays for Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers but the process has taken longer than expected, thus grounding the one-cap international until the procedure is completed.Basalaj, currently in Melbourne with the New Zealand Olympic squad ahead of a second clash against the…

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