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Winning start for New Caledonia

25 September 2010
Winning start for New Caledonia

Tahiti meanwhile lost 4-1 to Martinique in the day’s other encounter despite going ahead on the half hour mark through Li Fung Kee. They now sit bottom of Group B behind Martinique, New Caledonia and Guadeloupe. But for the Cagous it was the perfect start to the tournament. With New Caledonian-born Paris Saint-Germain coach Antoine…

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24 September 2010
President outlines vision

President Temarii and the OFC delegation spent time in the country from September 20 to 23 and the purpose of their visit was to put a programme in place for the development of football, futsal and beach soccer in the Solomons for the next eight years, from 2011 to 2018.With a provisional budget estimated at…

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23 September 2010
Teams ready for kick off

Both sides have been drawn in Group B and will face some tough competition from Matinique and Guadeloupe.The biennial tournament is being held in Paris from September 22 to October 3 and provides a chance for French overseas territories and former territories to play against each other.Tahiti open their campaign with a clash against Martinique…

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23 September 2010
‘Beckham’ on a mission

The tournament begins on the oval ground at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium next Wednesday and runs until October 8.The winner will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 and Begum can’t wait to test herself against the best female players in the Pacific region.“I have been working very hard and am confident that…

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23 September 2010
Amical snap up Maemae

Maemae played for Hekari United, who will represent OFC at the FIFA Club World Cup in December, last season and was instrumental in helping the Papua New Guinea side take out the O-League title. He will link up at Amical with his former colleague Stanley Waita, who arrived in Vanuatu last month.The skilful Maemae is…

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23 September 2010
Tickets in high demand

A total of 50,000 have been ordered since the start of individual ticket sales on September 15 with orders arriving from over 20 different countries, including the United States, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Malta and Israel.Aside from the opening match, the final and the group games involving hosts Germany, other matches have been in particularly…

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22 September 2010
Fiji turn to experienced leader

Midfielder Tora was part of the groundbreaking team that won the country’s first ever medal by finishing third at the 2007 South Pacific Games in Samoa and coach Ramesh Sharma says she is an inspiration to her fellow team mates.The 32-year-old Nadi player will be assisted by fellow veteran Unaisi Vatulili, who has been named…

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22 September 2010
Teams working towards cup

The tournament kicks off on September 29 at North Harbour Stadium’s oval ground and will culminate in a final on October 8 to see who will win through to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011.Defending champions New Zealand have been drawn in Group A and will meet Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Tahiti while Group…

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22 September 2010
Lochhead to miss internationals

Lochhead will see a specialist on Thursday about a torn left adductor, which may require surgery and could keep the Wellington Phoenix fullback out of action for between eight to 16 weeks, ruling him out of New Zealand’s matches on October 9 in Auckland and three days later in Wellington.The injury is not a recurrence…

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21 September 2010
Tickets on sale for club showcase

In the presence of HE Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithi, President of the UAE?s Football Association, HE Mohammed Ibrahim Al Mahmood, General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Ko-ichiro Kato, FIFA Head of Club World Cups and Al Wahda FC’s coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, the LOC also unveiled a new ticketing system.This is the second…

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