Both representatives of Papua New Guinea, Lae City and Hekari United, were eliminated at the Group Stage of the 2020 OFC Champions League after a win, a draw and a defeat wasn’t enough for either side to finish in the top two of their group. The early eliminations indicate something systematically wrong with football inContinue reading “Analysis: Double PNG OFC elimination demonstrates need for stable NSL”
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Hopes alive for Hekari as they face Galaxy for a spot in OFC Champions League knock-out stage
Hekari United will play for their life in the OFC Champions League 2020 against the Ni-Vanuatu powerhouse Galaxy FC. The Papua New Guinean side will need to beat their opponent by a 3-goal advantage result if they want to proceed to the knock-out stage of the regional competition. If Hekari can complete this very hardContinue reading “Hopes alive for Hekari as they face Galaxy for a spot in OFC Champions League knock-out stage”
Vodafone Premier League goes on with two interesting matches this weekend
The fourth matchweek of 2020 Vodafone Premier League is set to begin. There will be only two matches this weekend once Lautoka recently played the OFC Champions League and Ba is getting ready for their international challenge in the same competition. After winning two matches in a row, Rewa has the chance to take theContinue reading “Vodafone Premier League goes on with two interesting matches this weekend”
Malampa Revivors make history
Malampa Revivors qualified for 2020 OFC Champions League knockout stage by beating Lae City from Papua New Guinea by 3-0 in the last matchday of Group B. The Ni-Vanuatu side finished the group stage unbeaten as they won one match and drew the other two. That is the third Revivors’ appearence in the continental tournament.Continue reading “Malampa Revivors make history”
Lautoka and Eels battle for their lives in OFC Champions League
The final matchday of the OFC Champions League – Group B is set to kick-off in Luganville, Vanuatu and the Fijian powerhouse Lautoka will hope to recover from their harsh defeat against Lae City to seal their spot in the knock-out stage of the regional tournament. Their challenge will not be easy as they willContinue reading “Lautoka and Eels battle for their lives in OFC Champions League”
Daniel Joe: we are confident for the next match
Hekari United is getting ready for their last match in the OFC Champions League group stage. The third and last challenge of the Papua New Guinean club is against Galaxy FC from Vanuatu on Saturday. After losing to Eastern Suburbs in the opening day, they had a tough match against current OFC Champions League winnersContinue reading “Daniel Joe: we are confident for the next match”
Raymond Gunemba: we knew how to beat Lautoka
The Oceania football community got shocked after the PNG National Soccer League champions Lae City thrashed the formers runners-up of the OFC Champions League Lautoka by 7-0 in the second matchday of the group B of the current edition of the tournament held in Luganville. The result could have been even worse for the Fijians,Continue reading “Raymond Gunemba: we knew how to beat Lautoka”
Final day: all teams from Group B battle for two spots in the knockout stage
The Group B of 2020 OFC Champions League is coming to its end. Two matches will be played this Friday to decide the two teams that will advance to the knockout stage. Oceania Football Center prepared this article to show what each team needs to do to seal their spot in the quarterfinals. First ofContinue reading “Final day: all teams from Group B battle for two spots in the knockout stage”
Charles Mani: I am able to play for a senior team in New Zealand
It was recently reported by Oceania Football Center that Solomon Islands forward Charles Mani is getting ready for the winter season of New Zealander football. He recently returned to New Zealand after playing 2019-20 Telekom S-League for Kossa in Solomon Islands. It is going to be Mani’s second year in the country. He arrived thereContinue reading “Charles Mani: I am able to play for a senior team in New Zealand”
Ryan Thomas: the warrior
This text is based on Ryan Thomas’ interview with official PSV Media New Zealand international Ryan Thomas has been playing in Netherlands since 2013 when he joined PEC Zwolle. After having good seasons there, he had the opportunity of his life by joining PSV Eindhoven, one of the biggest teams in Netherlands. After the summerContinue reading “Ryan Thomas: the warrior”
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