New Zealand confirmed their favoritism and won the OFC U-17 Championship for the ninth time, moving ever closer to overtaking Australia – which has 10 titles – as the tournament’s greatest champion. It was not an easy tournament for the Kiwis, they faced difficulties in almost every match of the competition. In the final –Continue reading “OFC U-17 Championship: New Zealand beats New Caledonia to lift the trophy”
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All set for the start of the OFC U-17 Championship in Fiji
On Wednesday the 11th New Caledonia and New Zealand will kick off the OFC U-17 Championship. Nine teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti, American Samoa, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands) begin the race for two spots in this year’s U-17 World Cup to be held in Peru. Solomon Islands and Papua NewContinue reading “All set for the start of the OFC U-17 Championship in Fiji”
New Caledonian international signs his first professional contract in France
🇫🇷Français After making a name for himself playing in the under-17 World Cup, Jekob Jeno left for France to play in the youth team of SC Amiens. Unfortunately he did not have game time and got transfered to AC Amiens, a neighbouring club in the sixth tier of French football; he played only five matchesContinue reading “New Caledonian international signs his first professional contract in France”
Solomon Islands faced proven quality at U17 World Cup
Solomon Islands U17 National Team ended their participation in 2019 U17 FIFA World Cup with three losses in three matches. They were criticized by many people in their homeland but they really did their best. They were in a very hard group with Italy, Mexico and Paraguay, three strong teams that are currently in theContinue reading “Solomon Islands faced proven quality at U17 World Cup”
Solomon Islands 0-8 Mexico: a performance analysis
Solomon Islands played its last match in U17 World Cup against Mexico. Despite the 8-0 loss there are still some positive things to be said about this game. Oceania Football Center brings another performance analysis just like we did after the match against Paraguay. As we said in the last performance analysis article, Solomon IslandsContinue reading “Solomon Islands 0-8 Mexico: a performance analysis”
Dead end for Oceania in U17 World Cup
New Zealand is eliminated in the 2019 U17 World Cup. They were the fifth best third placed team in the World Cup but only the top four third placed teams qualified for Round of 16, so New Zealand ended its participation in the championship in the 17th position. They could have done more to qualifyContinue reading “Dead end for Oceania in U17 World Cup”
Solomon Islands and football: the first steps are made
Solomon Islands ended their participation in FIFA U17 World Cup with a 8-0 loss to Mexico. Despite the heavy loss there are positive things to be pointed specially in the first half. The biggest defensive problems remained, but it was clear that they were trying to make their best during the whole game. Left BackContinue reading “Solomon Islands and football: the first steps are made”
New Zealand win and keep their chances alive in U17 FIFA World Cup
New Zealand needed a win against Canada if they wanted to keep their chances alive in the U17 World Cup – and this is exactly what the Young All Whites have done. A superb performance of the goalkeeper Alex Paulsen and a fantastic goal scored by Matthew Garbett made the Oceania champions to win CanadaContinue reading “New Zealand win and keep their chances alive in U17 FIFA World Cup”
New Zealand play their chances against Canada in FIFA U17 World Cup
The Young All Whites still have some chances to qualify for the Round of 16 of this edition of FIFA U17 World Cup. To keep their chances alive they need to win their final group match against Canada – to be played in Estádio Bezerrão, in Brazilian capital city. Both sides lost their two firstContinue reading “New Zealand play their chances against Canada in FIFA U17 World Cup”
Solomon Islands vs Mexico – Preview
Solomon Islands had a heavy loss with many mistakes against Paraguay and Oceania Football Center already talked about that. Even being already eliminated, Solomon Islands still has an opportunity to perform one more time at international level in this World Cup. Mexico draw one match against Paraguay and lost another to Italy and they reallyContinue reading “Solomon Islands vs Mexico – Preview”
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