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Hagara children take quickly to Just Play

13 April 2011
Hagara children take quickly to Just Play

As the sun was slowly gaining its strength to heat up the earth’s surface, the students from Hagara Primary School along the Motuan coastline happily welcomed the “Just Play” team who arrived at their school yesterday morning.In no time, the students fell into two lines and the volunteer instructors, Robert Sabadi and Leo Jakanduo, wasted…

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13 April 2011
McFarland steps into U-17 role

McFarland takes over from Steve Cain who resigned from the role for personal reasons.McFarland, co-coach of the Auckland City side that finished runners up to Waitakere United in the ASB Premiership and is midway through the two-legged final of the O-League, was an assistant coach of the New Zealand U-17 squad in 2009.That team made…

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12 April 2011
Taiwan assists S-League clubs

The consignment of balls was handed over to Telekom S-League Chairman Aloysio Ma’ahanoa during the Taiwanese navy public show held at Lawson Tama Stadium. The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) has distributed the balls to the clubs taking part in the inaugural national league and each has now received seven. SIFF General Secretary Eddie Ngava…

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12 April 2011
NZF announce interim management arrangements

New Zealand Football CEO appointmentThe NZF board has agreed on a preferred candidate for its vacant CEO role and is finalising contractual details at present. New Zealand Football are hopeful of announcing this to the game late this week, with a potential start date of May 2nd. NZF Special Projects Manager Peter O’Hara is acting…

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11 April 2011
National team meets New Caledonia in friendlies

Both matches took place in Tahiti but it was the visiting New Caledonians who drew first blood, posting a 3-1 win in the first game. Triumphant coach Christophe Coursimault was able to name in his line-up Jean François Kabeu, a player who knows a lot about Tahitian football due to being a current squad member…

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10 April 2011
Waitakere retain ASB Premiership crown in thriller

With their ranks depleted and 39-year-old player-coach Neil Emblen forced to start the match, Waitakere began the match as slight underdogs despite winning the minor premiership with a record 36 points out of 42 in the regular season.“I’ve had a decent enough career in the game and had six years in New Zealand and hopefully…

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9 April 2011
Spanish trio at the ‘double’ for derby final

Manel Exposito, Angel Berlanga and Albert Reira all signed for City this season and each has added unique value as the club goes in search of trophies. Former Barcelona striker Exposito made his first team debut for the Catalan giants alongside FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi in a friendly match with FC…

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8 April 2011
FIFA seminar focuses on grassroots

OFC President and FIFA Vice-President David Chung attended the opening and emphasised the importance of football development at a grassroots level during his address to the participants.“FIFA places great importance on grassroots development, a foundation upon which societies are built,” he said.“It is important to invest in grassroots development, especially football in schools as that…

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8 April 2011
Emblen ponders final start amid injury crisis

Skipper Jake Butler has food poisoning, Tim Myers rolled his ankle at training and Chris Bale is suspended while the influential Roy Krishna looks to have lost his race against time to be fit for Sunday’s domestic showpiece. Sean Lovemore, Jack Pelter and Luke Adams are also unavailable. “We’re struggling a little to be honest,”…

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7 April 2011
Janif takes reins in Fiji

Janif will work closely with the Fiji FA technical department to oversee the development of the programme, the pilot phase of which was officially launched in Fiji earlier this week.He prepared for the role by attending an instructor course, held by OFC in Auckland during January, where he joined up with the Just Play project…

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