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”
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Junior All Whites’ Henry Hamilton set to play in the United States
The number of footballers from New Zealand playing in the United States grows yearly. There are eight Kiwis attached to Major League Soccer – the main football league in the USA – clubs this year. There are also dozens of young players studying and playing at college level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).Continue reading “Junior All Whites’ Henry Hamilton set to play in the United States”
New Zealand: winter football season ready to kick-off
Football is slowly returning to normality in Oceania; New Zealand, one of the countries that has responded best to the COVID 19 pandemic, has already allowed teams to start training with some restrictions. After speculation, New Zealand football – in agreement with the New Zealand government – announced that the winter football league could startContinue reading “New Zealand: winter football season ready to kick-off”
Fijian players ask Fiji FA for support due to COVID-19 and TC Harold
In the past few months Fiji faced two big problems simultaneously: COVID-19 and Tropical Cyclone Harold. The worst is gone and they are now ready to come back to normality. However there is a specific class that is suffering a lot during this period: football players. According to Fiji Football Association (FFA) official media, moreContinue reading “Fijian players ask Fiji FA for support due to COVID-19 and TC Harold”
PNG National Soccer League: Tusbab Stallions to restart trainings in Madang
One of the good surprises of the season in Papua New Guinea’s top league, the Madang-based Tusbab Stallions, are slowly returning to normality after the forced suspension of competition in the country due to COVID-19 concerns. After much speculation, the national league is expected to return to action this July, giving clubs a month toContinue reading “PNG National Soccer League: Tusbab Stallions to restart trainings in Madang”
LaLiga-SIFF partnership helps football’s development in Solomon Islands
Spanish LaLiga is one of the biggest national football leagues in the world. But their success is not only inside the pitch as LaLiga is also a very strong brand outside the pitch. They run lots of offices and projects around the world in that help the development of the sport worldwide. One of theseContinue reading “LaLiga-SIFF partnership helps football’s development in Solomon Islands”
Ifira Black Bird asks for federation’s position on resuming football leagues in Port Vila
Unlike some countries like Fiji and Papua New Guinea, football leagues in Vanuatu still do not have a scheduled date to resume. Despite being cleared to resume since last month, football activities have not resumed yet. The current situation of the sport in the country begins to annoy the clubs. Ifira Black Bird recently askedContinue reading “Ifira Black Bird asks for federation’s position on resuming football leagues in Port Vila”
Maro Bonsu-Maro: Cook Islands national team is still a possibility
Cook Islands football continues to strive for development in football; counting on various players currently based in New Zealand – such as Harlem Simiona and Ishaq Nazeem who repersent the men’s national team – the 17,000 people self-governing island country hopes for better results in the sport. The Cook Islands are well known because ofContinue reading “Maro Bonsu-Maro: Cook Islands national team is still a possibility”
Charles Mani: practice makes perfect
Solomon Islands rising star Charles Mani is a hard worker. It has been one year since the 18-year-old forward move to New Zealand to pursue his dream to become a successful footballer. He was recently approved to join Hibiscus Coast AFC from NRFL2 Division after impressing the coaching staff during his trial period. He didContinue reading “Charles Mani: practice makes perfect”
Erakor Golden Star’s Jackson Tasso keeps the hard working in the quarentine
While many countries are slowly resuming their football activities and scheduling dates to resume the local leagues, the situation in Vanuatu remains unknown. The country needs to deal with the COVID-19 threat as they are trying to recover from Tropical Cyclone Harold that devastated some islands. However it is not a problem for football playersContinue reading “Erakor Golden Star’s Jackson Tasso keeps the hard working in the quarentine”
Oceania Football Center 