Solomon side rides wave of confidence

The players have remained in camp during the festive period and maintained a strict training regime as they prepare for the OFC U-17 Championship, which kicks off on Saturday at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.Confidence in the camp has greatly rebounded following their 3-0 defeat to the Solomon Islands national futsal team three weeks ago….

The squad leaves for New Zealand tomorrow and has spent the last week being taken through a series of gruelling, twice-daily sessions at the Bisini Football Complex.But, while much emphais has been placed on fitness, the technical side of the game has not been neglected.Former Auckland City striker Reg Davani has been a member of…

The Oceania qualifiers will take place from January 8 to 19 and the winner will book themselves a berth in Mexico. The tournament was scheduled to be held at Trust Stadium’s Douglas Field in Henderson but has now been moved to Albany’s North Harbour Stadium, the venue of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2010 and…

The Congress – the most important cog in the governing body’s wheel – is the gathering of Oceania’s football family. With all 11 Member Associations in attendance, the Congress makes decisions relating to OFC’s governing statutes and the methods by which they are implemented and applied.It also approves the annual report and accounts, and holds…

Two goals in the space of four first-half minutes put paid to the gallant African champions, with Goran Pandev and Samuel Eto’o’s clinical strikes providing the foundation for a victory that was later sealed by substitute Jonathan Biabiany.Mazembe, for all their boundless energy, were ultimately outclassed, and yet they did succeed in making an assured…

The Young All Whites have been pooled with Fiji, American Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in Group A of the 10-team FIFA World Cup qualifiers beginning on January 8, with the winner of the pool facing the top team from Group B, made up of Tahiti, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Tonga….