While football leagues are slowly resuming, there are still doubts about international football. The situation in Oceania is currently unclear as 2020 OFC Nations Cup was cancelled so 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers will probably be the next international challenge for Oceanian countries. It has been four months since Flemming Serritslev was announced as FijiContinue reading “Shuiab Khan deserves a spot in Fiji National Team”
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Micah Lea’alafa: possible next steps of his career
Solomon Islands international Micah Lea’alafa recently left Maritzburg United from South Africa and returned to his homeland. Since then he was training to play futsal as he was in the Solomon Islands’ provisional squad for 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup that was schedule to begin in September. However the Futsal World Cup was postponed toContinue reading “Micah Lea’alafa: possible next steps of his career”
Kurukuru’s debut at World Stage
The Kurukuru, as the Solomon Islands national futsal team is known, is certainly the most successful national futsal team in Oceania; Solomon Islands will be competing in the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the fourth consecutive year in 2021, having qualified for the world tournament after winning the OFC Futsal Nations Cup in 2019 afterContinue reading “Kurukuru’s debut at World Stage”
Cook Islands: five years without competitive football
The lack of competition has been a problem for most Oceania national football teams for several years; the Cook Islands are at the top of the list when it comes to the inactivity of their men’s senior national team – without proper exposure, football can not develop anywhere. The last time Cook Islands national teamContinue reading “Cook Islands: five years without competitive football”
Phoenix fans want Roy Krishna back
Wellington Phoenix is enjoying a very good season so far in the Australian top-tier Hyundai A-League, the New Zealand-based club is ranked 3rd in the standings in one of their best campaigns in the league history. If COVID-19 did not hit the world and forced many sports even to be put on hold, the A-LeagueContinue reading “Phoenix fans want Roy Krishna back”
When Bong Kalo felt the taste of European football
Despite being a young footballer, Bong Kalo has a lot to tell about his career in the sport. The 23-year-old midfielder felt the taste of European football three years ago when he had the opportunity to sign with a club from Europe. Bong Kalo was Vanuatu’s captain in the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup heldContinue reading “When Bong Kalo felt the taste of European football”
Manukau United: the most Fijian club in New Zealand
Manukau United is a very relevant team when it comes to winter football season in New Zealand. Currently in the Lotto NRFL Premier Men’s League – the top-tier of winter football in Auckland’s region – they are going to count on foreign power for this season, specially on Fijian power. The Māngere East-based team hasContinue reading “Manukau United: the most Fijian club in New Zealand”
Brazil and Oceania: a Football connection
🇧🇷 Português Brazil is the place where football happens; Brazilians call their country “the home of football” – and that could really be true. Five times in history, Brazil has won the most important football tournament in the world, the FIFA World Cup. The same country that produced players such as Pelé, Zico, Ronaldo andContinue reading “Brazil and Oceania: a Football connection”
TBT #08 – when Fiji made history against Australia
On 1 January 2006, Football Federation Australia moved from Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and since then the Socceroos qualified for all FIFA World Cups at senior level – 2010, 2014 and 2018. New Zealand – the biggest rival of Australia in OFC – became the “Kings of Oceanian football” sinceContinue reading “TBT #08 – when Fiji made history against Australia”
Keone Kapisi: I am working back to where I was
In the past few years the number of Samoan descendants representing Samoa National Team is increasing. Most of them are from Australia, New Zealand or United States and they have been helping the Oceanian nation to move forward internationally. One of these players comes from Hawai’i (USA) and represented the country in the 2016 OFCContinue reading “Keone Kapisi: I am working back to where I was”
