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Hosts hone skills in Port Vila

11 August 2011
Hosts hone skills in Port Vila

The Cagous’ five-day stint in Vanuatu consists of two matches against the national women’s side and they got their short tour off to the perfect start when a double from captain Christelle Wahnawe helped them to a comprehensive win at PVL Stadium.It didn’t take long for the visitors to make their mark, Wahnawe leading by…

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11 August 2011
Quatier win U 13 Cup

They beat Yatel 3-0 last Saturday at Port Vila Stadium.Player maker Ronaldo Wilkins 10 years old was the star of the final and overall tournament, who has helped his team beat Yatel in the final and finish off the tournament in style.New VFF technical advisor Christian Chosson and a group of VFF Academy coaches were…

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10 August 2011
Cook Islands eye up Waitakere

National team coach Maurice Tillotson will take charge of the home side for the friendly match, set to take place at the Cook Islands Football Association headquarters in Rarotonga on August 20, and believes it offers a great opportunity for the development of the game.“Having a club of Waitakere’s stature visiting Rarotonga is a tremendous…

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10 August 2011
Sharks take national beach title

Spurred on by the memory of their close exit at the hands of Western Kikio in the semi-finals of the last championship, the Sharks stepped up to another level this year and even had the energy to lift their performance further in the final game.The new champions’ stand-out performers on the day were Ian Ngahugari…

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10 August 2011
Tongan women aim to go one better

The squad will take part in this year’s event in New Caledonia from August 27 to September 9 and Uele is confident Tonga have the ability to go one better this time and wrestle the title from the grasp of 2007 champions Papua New Guinea.He believes motivation will not be a factor.“I have every confidence…

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10 August 2011
Bumper crowd expected at BOG

Fiji Football Association chief executive officer Bob Kumar says a bumper crowd is likely to witness the second major tournament of the season.“We are expecting about 35,000 people and everything is in place for yet another successful event,” he says. “I can assure the fans that Nausori is ready to host this major tournament, which…

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9 August 2011
French flair feature of hosts

Coach Yvan Poungui has revealed his squad for the Games and among the 23 names are those of seven stars based in France.Marilyse Lolo (Club de Condé-Noireau), Prisca Lolo (Club de Bishein), Aurélie Wahnapo (Club de Claix), Christelle Wahnawe (Club de la Croix-Blanche), Hélène Waengene (Toulouse) and Club de l’Entente Sportive Ecoyeux Vénérand pair Céline…

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9 August 2011
Cup adventures collide in Christchurch

Wellington’s Waterside Karori have already wrapped up Central League honours and are now eyeing a domestic double but must get past a Coastal Spirit side who are also still in contention for a two-trophy season.Neither side had previously reached the semi-final stage and the Wellingtonians can now make another breakthrough – a win would end…

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9 August 2011
Locals charmed by Kiwis

Experiencing a different climate, language and culture, and being far away from the backing of their home faithful, several teams have used their initiative to come up with creative ideas and skilful marketing measures to feel more at home and get the local fans onside. Yet, of all the teams competing at Colombia 2011, the…

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9 August 2011
Farina goes for family connection

The former Australia national team coach has included three sets of brothers and there is even a father-and-son link through Michael Foster and his dad, Max, who has been named assistant coach.The Davani family has provided Reginald and Alex, and the Lepani clan will be represented by Andrew and Nathaniel, while David and Cyril Muta…

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