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Musa joins Team Wellington

21 October 2011
Musa joins Team Wellington

The defender will likely renew his partnership at the heart of defence with his U-20 captain Nick Branch. Musa is the latest youth international to sign with the capital side following in the footsteps of Branch, Ethan Galbraith, Ryan Cain, Liam Higgins and Scott Basalaj. Last season’s ASB Premiership grand final MVP Dakota Lucas is…

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21 October 2011
Wood’s winner gives Brugge the Blues

The 19-year-old All White, on loan from West Bromwich Albion, is quickly becoming a fans’ favourite at St Andrew’s having now scored 10 goals in his last 10 matches, including two in the Blues’ European campaign. Birmingham trailed after just three minutes but David Murphy equalised in the 26th minute and Wood grabbed all three…

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21 October 2011
Match schedule for 2014 World Cup unveiled

The 64 matches will be played in 12 cities across the country. Sao Paulo will witness the opening match on 12 June 2014 while Rio de Janeiro will be the venue for the final of the world’s most prestigious football tournament. The FIFA Executive Committee had confirmed in its meeting earlier the proposal by the…

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20 October 2011
Wetney ready to roll

The Solomon Islands international has spent the last three months in Turkey trialling with professional clubs but arrived back in Vanuatu on Monday and headed straight to the Vanuatu Football Federation’s academy in Teouma, where the Amicale players are in a two-week camp to prepare for their O-League opener against Hekari United.Wetney is pleased to…

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20 October 2011
Top university award for Wilkinson

The AUT University annual Blues Awards were dished out at a ceremony at the university’s North Shore campus in Auckland and Wilkinson had plenty to celebrate after being named Sportswoman of the Year.While studying for her Bachelor of Psychology, Wilkinson helped create history when she scored the final goal in New Zealand’s 2-2 draw with…

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20 October 2011
Dutch lose ground as qualifiers leave mark

With the second-placed Dutch losing 3-2 to Sweden (14th, up 11), Spain have been able to slightly increase their lead thanks to a 23rd consecutive home victory. Furthermore, the Netherlands’ pursuers, Germany, Uruguay and Brazil (up two), have all managed to close the gap, while Greece (8th, up three) and Denmark (10th, up seven) are…

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19 October 2011
Tonga targets qualifying triumph

Williams took his training squad to New Zealand last month for a 10-day camp at the OFC Academy at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland and has now formally confirmed the 23 players he will take to Samoa.Tonga will face American Samoa, Cook Islands and Samoa at the event, the winner of which will qualify for…

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19 October 2011
Brunei stint for globe-trotting Moorad

Having already visited the likes of Germany for an international goalkeeping conference and the United Arab Emirates with Hekari United when the Papua New Guinea side competed in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, Moorad is certainly no stranger to passport stamps. But he may have picked up one that few others have this month…

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19 October 2011
Patel: We can be world force

The Ba businessman secured a lanslide victory during the association’s 73rd Ordinary Congress in Suva at the start of this month and revealed the scope of his goals in an official address on the Fiji FA website just days after his election.“The vision is to put Fiji football on the world map as one of…

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18 October 2011
Plenty of talent on show in O-League

oceaniafootball.com takes a look at five players who are sure to catch the eye during the battle to become the top club side in Oceania.Gagame FeniClub: Waitakere UnitedPosition: StrikerAge: 19Nationality: Solomon IslandsTalented teenager Feni is the latest in a string of Solomon Islanders to try their luck in New Zealand and has the skills to…

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