Ten years ago, one of the most important moments in oceanic football took place when Papua New Guinea was brought to the top of Oceania by Hekari United. The Port Moresby-based side became the first non-Australian or New Zealander side ever to win the OFC Champions League trophy. Led by Jerry Allen, the team countedContinue reading “Hekari United: 10 years of a great memory”
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Solomon Islands need a new futsal court
Oceania’s most successful national futsal team does not have a sports arena to call home. The Kurukuru, as the Solomon Islands’ national futsal team is known, enjoyed the region’s greatest fame after defeating New Zealand in the grand final of last year’s OFC Futsal Nations Cup. Success in the regional competition qualified Solomon Islands forContinue reading “Solomon Islands need a new futsal court”
Tommy Semmy: all I want is the season to get started
Football in New Zealand is slowly picking up speed again; after the ISPS Handa Premiership had to be ended three rounds earlier than planned due to the COVID 19 pandemics, the coming winter season in the country seems to be about to start. The Hamilton Wanderers, the club of Papua New Guinea international Tommy Semmy,Continue reading “Tommy Semmy: all I want is the season to get started”
BREAKING: La Ligue 1 Vini redémarre?
🇬🇧 English 🇬🇧 🇮🇹 Italiano 🇮🇹 La confĂ©rence de presse que la FTF a tenue au centre fĂ©dĂ©ral du Stade Pater Ă Pirae vient de se terminer. Tous les membres du COMEC Ă©taient prĂ©sents. La confĂ©rence a Ă©tĂ© convoquĂ©e pour expliquer les raisons qui ont conduit Ă la suspension de tous les championnats, comme nousContinue reading “BREAKING: La Ligue 1 Vini redĂ©marre?”
Raphael Le’ai intensifies training during football break
The 16-year-old Solomon Islands prodigy, Raphael Le’ai, recently completed trials training with Australian outfit Melbourne Victory alongside his compatriot Leon Kofana and returned to his home country; But his training was not over, not even during the football break due to COVID-19 problems in Solomon Islands. The current star of Henderson Eels – who helpedContinue reading “Raphael Le’ai intensifies training during football break”
The Asian journey of Jason Thomas
Jason Thomas is currenty one of the most important players from Vanuatu. The 23-year-old defender has 16 caps for Vanuatu National Football Team and he has already played four editions of the OFC Champions League, the main football tournament among clubs in Oceania. He was also part of the youth squad that made history byContinue reading “The Asian journey of Jason Thomas”
The rise of Ronaldo Wilkins
In the late 90s Ronaldo was shocking the world with his dribbles and goals. The legendary Brazilian forward won the Ballon D’Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1997, two awards that are given to the best player in the world throughout the year. At the same time, on the other sideContinue reading “The rise of Ronaldo Wilkins”
TBT #07 – When Vanuatu faced the world
This week is a very special one for football fans in Vanuatu. Three years ago they had their first opportunity ever to face the world in a FIFA-sanctioned World Cup competition. Despite losing all their matches, their youth players really made Ni-Vanuatu people proud. Vanuatu managed to book a berth in the 2017 U20 FIFAContinue reading “TBT #07 – When Vanuatu faced the world”
BREAKING: STOP AU FOOT A TAHITI
La FTF a dĂ©cidĂ© de suspendre dĂ©finitivement toutes les activitĂ©s footballistiques de cette saison. Une rĂ©union a eu lieu hier en prĂ©sence du prĂ©sident fĂ©dĂ©ral et de tous les prĂ©sidents des clubs de Tahiti. Les membres du COMEX ont pris les dĂ©cisions suivantes: “Les Championats: ArrĂŞt des championnats de la saison 2019-2020 de Tahiti pour toutesContinue reading “BREAKING: STOP AU FOOT A TAHITI”
Nigel Malagian: representing the Kapuls has always been my dream
One of the most important players in the first half of 2019-20 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Nigel Malagian helped the Tusbab Stallions to reach the fourth position in the league. His great performances allowed him to join Lae City, one of the best football clubs in the country, for the second half ofContinue reading “Nigel Malagian: representing the Kapuls has always been my dream”
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