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Omokirio relishing new role

11 January 2012
Omokirio relishing new role

The 34-year-old has not yet hung up his boots and is a key member of the Koloale squad competing in the 2012 O-League. But he now has a new responsibility as beach soccer development officer for the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and is keen to pass on the skills picked up during an impressive…

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11 January 2012
Lossi to wrap up New Zealand visit

The visitors, who play in the top division in their homeland, have come to New Zealand to prepare for their domestic campaign and faced off last week in friendlies against ASB Premiership side Waitakere United and the national U-23 Olympic squad on the artifical turf at Bill McKinlay Park, losing both matches 5-0.Despite the heavy…

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10 January 2012
Awards set to highlight year’s best

The categories include Male Footballer of the Year, Female Footballer of the Year, Junior Footballer of the Year, Coach of the Year, Referee of the Year, Team of the Year, Media Personnel of the Year, Administrator of the Year (separate awards for the Premier and Super Premier divisions), Popular Footballer of the Year and the…

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10 January 2012
Messi, Sawa crowned at glittering gala

The beautiful game showed its glamorous side at a memorable, star-studded event during which Lionel Messi was again crowned the indisputable king of the sport. This year he will share his throne with a new queen after Homare Sawa received the honours pertaining to the women’s game.Following a lively opening which saw Swiss music act…

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10 January 2012
City star returns to pro ranks

The defensive midfielder ends his stint with Auckland City after just half a season with the O-League champions and leaves a significant hole in coach Ramon Tribulietx’s squad. Dinamo Tblisi, who play in the Georgia top flight, headed off one club from the J-League and another from Brazil in the race for Andreu’s signature and…

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10 January 2012
Nation proud of rise up rankings

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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