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Ref flies beach flag for New Caledonia

15 March 2011
Ref flies beach flag for New Caledonia

Referee Kamali Fitialeata made sure New Caledonia had some sort of involvement in the event by officiating in the matches, which took place between hosts Tahiti, defending champions Solomon Islands and title hopefuls Fiji.Tahiti gave the home fans plenty to cheer about by pulling off a shock 4-3 win over the Solomons in the final…

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15 March 2011
Young All Whites Japan trip goes ahead

The 16-team Sanix Cup sees the Young All Whites play six games in four days in Fukuoka on the southern island of Kyushu and is the first leg of an Asian tour that also takes in two games against Qatar’s Aspire Academy in Doha.Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast of…

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14 March 2011
Maemae to miss Koloale match

Maemae received his first yellow card back in October during Amicale’s 2-1 away win over defending champions Hekari United – a result that raised more than a few eyebrows at the time – and picked up his second in the last round against Lautoka.Amicale triumphed 5-1 on that occasion and Maemae was cautioned in the…

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14 March 2011
Cook Islands course a success

A total of 26 teachers and community group leaders took part in the two-day facilitators course at the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) headquarters in Matavera.CIFA Just Play project manager Michelle Paiti explained in her opening address how football can be used as a tool for social development and emphasised the importance of the teachers…

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14 March 2011
Auckland sides edge closer to final

Minor premiers Waitakere’s ruthless 6-2 disposal of Canterbury looks set to book the West Aucklanders their fifth consecutive ASB Premiership grand final berth, while City’s plans are also on track after they snatched a 2-0 win over ten-man Wellington.But it was Waitakere’s goal-scoring master class that caught the eye as they scored four times in…

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14 March 2011
Fiji set to host futsal champs

Fiji has successfully hosted the OFC championships of the indoor version of the game for the last three years, including when the tournament doubled as a qualifier for the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2008.This year’s edition also serves as a qualifier and the winner will take part in the World Cup next year in…

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14 March 2011
Futsal Whites training squad named

The squad, which features nine players from the 2010 OFC Championship team, will be reduced to 12 after a series of training camps in the lead-up to the tournament.Key Futsal Whites Elias Billeh, Marvin Eakins, Miroslav Major and Lucas Da Silva all feature, while Greg O’Connor and former captain Nathan Robertson both return after three-year…

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10 March 2011
Krishna sidelined for season

The Fiji international disclocated his wrist during Waitakere’s O-League clash with Tefana in Papeete, Tahiti last month. The injury wrapped up a miserable day for player-coach Neil Emblen as United went on to lose the match 3-1 in a result that went some way towards preventing them from topping the group.Krishna was missed greatly by…

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10 March 2011
Ferns finish Cyprus Cup with Mexico defeat

Scores were level at halftime but New Zealand were made to pay for missed first-half opportunities and a disjointed second spell as Mexico netted all five goals after the break.The policy of trialling players and combinations ahead of the World Cup continued with four changes made by the start of the second half and another…

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10 March 2011
Children of Are’Are get taste of Just Play

A delegation from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), which included general secretary Eddie Ngava, special projects manager Phillip Ohoto’ona and women’s development officer Diane Justus travelled south to oversee the launch.Accompanying the SIFF team was OFC women’s development officer and Just Play coordinator Emmie Sope, who had the opportunity to witness first hand some…

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