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Glory for NZ Futsal players in English championship

12 June 2023
Glory for NZ Futsal players in English championship

Images: supplied Players from New Zealand have reached the ultimate heights of the English club competition. Bloomsbury Futsal’s senior men’s and women’s sides lifted their respective FA National Futsal Series titles on 3 June, with both sides heavily represented by kiwi players. The club is based in London and the wins mean both sides have…

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11 June 2023
FIFA Competitions Manager impressed by inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League

The inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League tournament in Papua New Guinea has received glowing praise from a key figure involved in women’s football at world governing body FIFA. FIFA’s Women’s Football Competitions Manager Gianluca Famigli made the long journey to Port Moresby from Zurich and returns home full of optimism about the potential for women’s…

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10 June 2023
The honours board at the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League 2023

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) The awards have been handed out at the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby. A huge congratulations to New Caledonia’s AS Academy Féminine for taking out the title winning all four of their matches.  As well as their winners medals and Hekari United’s runners up medals, the…

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10 June 2023
Hekari United brush aside Labasa Women FC to clinch second place at inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League

(Photo  Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) They entered the match knowing their title chances were gone following AS Academy Féminine’s victory earlier in the day, but there was no sense of letdown from home side Hekari United. Ericson Komeng’s side dominated the Fijian champions from the outset. Marie Kaipu’s first half double was reflective of…

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10 June 2023
REACTION | A goal full of rage spurs AS Academy Féminine to inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League title

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) A goal to grace any field at the highest level sparked ASAF Academy Féminine’s comeback and led to them being crowned inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League champions. The New Caledonian side had needed a point from their final fixture against Koloale FC but fell behind in the 38th minute….

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10 June 2023
AS Academy Féminine fight back to win inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) AS Academy Féminine have come from behind to beat Koloale FC 4-1 and deservedly win the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League title in Port Moresby. The New Caledonian side, who needed at least a draw to clinch the title, fell behind late in the first half but showed terrific…

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9 June 2023
MATCH PREVIEW| Inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League title to be decided in Port Moresby

(Photo Credit OFC Media via Phototek – Alice Wenessia AS Academy Féminine) The scene is set for an enthralling final match day at the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby. (Saturday PNG time) New Caledonia’s AS Academy Féminine are in a prime position to claim the title as they need only a point…

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9 June 2023
READ| Hekari United midfielder Michaelyne Butubu a rising star in Papua New Guinea Women’s Football

For Michaelyne Butubu scoring in the 48th minute for Hekari United in her side’s 5-0 win over Koloale FC on Friday was a coming-of-age moment. The 20-year-old from spoke passionately afterwards about the sacrifices her family has made for her over the past two years since she left her home in the Parerono village in…

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9 June 2023
Meet the female trailblazers behind the Mic at OFC Women’s Champions League

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek. OFC Women’s Champions League commentators, Elizabeth Osifelo (left) and Lavenia Yalovi (right)) Football commentary has predominantly been the domain of male broadcasters. In recent years however, with the explosion in popularity and growth of women’s football worldwide, that has started to change. Gender equality in football is a cornerstone…

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8 June 2023
Hekari United keep hometown hopes alive at the OFC Women’s Champions League

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) A moment of Marie Kaipu brilliance has inspired hometown side Hekari United to a crucial 5-0 victory over previously unbeaten Koloale FC in the OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby. After a largely forgettable first 39 minutes of a match played in blustery conditions at the Sir Hubert…

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