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Junior All Whites draw with Cameroon

1 August 2011
Junior All Whites draw with Cameroon

The Junior All Whites fell behind when Christ Mbondi slotted a rebound from a 33rd-minute penalty saved by Stefan Marinovic.Seven minutes later the scores were levelled by Cameroon defender Serge Tchaha who, under pressure from Dakota Lucas, headed a Ryan Cain cross past goalkeeper Jean Efala and into his own net.Substitutes Sean Lovemore and Tim…

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1 August 2011
Waitakere coming to town

A Cook Islands selection side will play host to Waitakere at the Cook Islands Football Association headquarters in Matavera on August 20 as the the Auckland-based outfit looks to build up to the start of the next ASB Premiership – New Zealand’s national championship – and the 2011/12 O-League.The game will be a classic case…

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1 August 2011
Vanuatu notch friendly win

The result is a significant one as it is Vanuatu’s first success of the series – two of the three earlier matches ended in scoreless draws while the other was a 2-1 win for Solomon Islands – and gives the players a welcome confidence boost ahead of the upcoming Pacific Games.They have promising striker Yvong…

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1 August 2011
Wetney heading to Turkey

Wetney, a national hero for his exploits with the country’s futsal side, has a trial lined up with Turkish second-tier club Giresunspor while giants Galatasary are also rumoured to be interested in checking out his skills.The opportunity has been arranged by Wetney’s agent, Sydney-based Kaan Kandemir, and was made possible with the help of Yoshi…

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31 July 2011
Preliminary draw for Oceanian zone

Oceania’s top teams also learned who they will be up against in the initial stages of the OFC qualifiers with tournaments coming up in Samoa and Fiji over the next 12 months. But it was the intercontinental play-off draw that kicked off proceedings at the Marina da Gloria on Saturday evening (local time). With FIFA…

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29 July 2011
Percival and Hearn stay on in Germany

Fullback Ria Percival and striker Amber Hearn have signed for Bundesliga sides FFC Frankfurt and FF USV Jena respectively after enjoying impressive Cup campaigns and helping New Zealand to its first ever point at the tournament, a dramatic 2-2 draw with Mexico in their final group match.Percival, 21, is delighted to have joined the professional…

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29 July 2011
Programme on a roll in Fiji

The spread of the initiative is being overseen in Fiji by Yasir Janiff, Just Play project manager for the Fiji Football Association, and development officer Mohammed Rafiq. The pair have worked hard in recent months to get the programme up and running and Janiff says the graft is paying off.“The Suva, Rewa and Nasinu zones…

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29 July 2011
Junior All Whites focused on good start

New Zealand have landed a seemingly formidable group featuring football powerhouses Cameroon, Uruguay and Portugal but the Waikato FC defender says a bite-sized approach is helping fuel confidence ahead of the country’s second-ever appearance at a FIFA U-20 World Cup.“We’ve got a lot of self belief in the squad but we’re taking one game at…

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29 July 2011
The preliminary draw explained

The draw show will begin at 3pm local time and from that point on the eyes of the footballing world will focus on Brazil and the fates of the teams hoping to qualify for the finals in just under three years’ time. The event will be conducted by FIFA’s Secretary-General, Jerome Valcke, and the first…

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28 July 2011
Hosts name squad to defend title

The squad features six players from the Magenta club – New Caledonia’s representatives in the last O-League campaign – and two from Mont Dore, who will replace Magenta in this season’s edition of the Pacific’s premier club competition. Gaïtcha are also well represented with five members while Thio Sport and Lössi have two each.But a…

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