https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/26...
S-League news
Some updates about football in Oceania
?? TELEKOM S-LEAGUE WEEKEND REVIEW: SOLOMON WARRIORS BACK TO THE TOP
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/01...
?? LAUTOKA WINS 2019 PACIFIC CUP.
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/01...
?? PORT VILA PREMIER LEAGUE WEEKEND REVIEW: GALAXY GETS CLOSER TO THE LEADERS
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/30...
?? ROY KRISHNA SAVES ATK FROM LOSING TO MUMBAI CITY
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/30...
?? 2019 NCC POSTPONED DUE TO MEASLES OUTBREAK
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/30...
?? MAXWELL KEANA SUSPENDED BY SOLOMON ISLANDS FOOTBALL FEDERATION
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/29...
?? GEORGES GOPE-FENEPEJ IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLAYERS IN LE MANS
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/29...
?? PAGO YOUTH LEADS AMERICAN SAMOA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/28...
?? Tupapa Maraerenga wins 2019 Vans Premiership and qualifies for OCL
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/01...
?? Lea'alafa did not play for Maritzburg in the last weekend
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/01...
???? Phoenix wins again in A-League
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? ISPS Handa Premiership - Week 5 review
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Keana case has a new episode: He did not appear to his testimonial
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Jason Thomas and Alex Saniel helped ?? Lautoka to win 2019 Pacific Cup
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Hienghène Sport arrives in Qatar
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Brian Kaltak keeps his good level in ISPS Handa Premiership
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Te Runga football winners will have a stint in China
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Football player killed in Kiribati
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Referees from Solomon Islands take part of world stage championships
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Former football player, Paul Scanlan is having a good career in rugby
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Lambert Maltock reelected as VFF president
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/02...
?? Freswota Stadium is being built in Vanuatu
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/03...
Kohei Matsumoto (Hienghène Sport) was interviewed by Oceania Football Center to talk about the Club World Cup
?? TONGAN CHAMPIONS DECIDED
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/04...
?? FIJI FA ADVISED TO POSTPONE FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/03...
?? PNG NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE POSTPONED... AGAIN
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/05...
?? PNG NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE POSTPONEMENT IS BEING HELPFUL FOR ?? MALAITA KINGS
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/05...
?? U15 AND U17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS KNOWN IN VANUATU
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/05...
?? GALAXY SIGNS WITH ?? GAGAME FENI
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/04...
?? HEMALOTO POLOVILI IS ON FIRE
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/04...
?? GABRIEL IS LEAVING ?? GALAXY
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/05...
???????? U15 CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN NEW CALEDONIA
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/04...
?? THIS WEEK'S TBT IS ABOUT ISRAEL IN OFC WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Weekend review of Oceanian leagues
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/11...
Solomon Islands international close to European move
Hienghene Sport took Al-Sadd to extra time before losing 3-1, with Atoine Roine scoring their goal. https://t.co/BAPuBhGctI
— Andrew Voerman (@andrewvoerman) December 11, 2019
Hienghene Sport took Al-Sadd to extra time before losing 3-1, with Atoine Roine scoring their goal. https://t.co/BAPuBhGctI
— Andrew Voerman (@andrewvoerman) December 11, 2019
Highlights here.
What do you know a club team from the Islands, with a goal keeping howler!
Kohei Matsumoto (ex Ham Wanderers, Waitak & Hawkes Bay United) got 20 mins plus ET off the bench for Hienghène Sports.
Keeper was genuinely brilliant in the time I watched, after Al-Sadd's first goal until the end. That guy Athale with the big afro was fantastic as well. Not much to call home about over the rest though, but fantastic team effort to keep a club of that calibre close
?? SIFF is not going to appeal against OFC sanctions for Keana's overaging case
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/19...
?? Solomon Islanders waiting for sponsorship to go to Europe
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/16...
?? Hekari United sign three foreign players for OCL
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/16...
?? Promotion to Mobil Super Ligue is defined
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/17...
?? Galaxy is testing some players to decide their final squad to play 2020 OCL
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/18...
?? Week news from Tahiti football
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/19...
?? Royals Academy keep their job in England
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/19...
?? Georges Gope-Fenepej was not called for Le Mans to face PSG in French League Cup
Teaonui Tehau scored 54 goals in 2019 and he is one of the world topgoalscorers of the year
Legendary player from AS Vénus (Tahiti) dies at 54
Lae City brought some players from Ecuador to play 2020 OCL
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/27...
But one of them will not come because he suffered a car accident
Tupapa Maraerenga wins Cup and League in both male and female
I see Solomon Islands fielded more than 1 overage player in the U16 OFC (U17 WC qualifiers) in 2018.
I get where SIFF are coming from with their line of "hey, not our fault, they had the passports, why should the rest of the players miss their opportunity because of 2 bad eggs", but at the end of the day it's actually other (Tahiti, New Caledonia etc) kids missing out on their opportunity because of a few cheats.
The only power OFC (and FIFA) have to stop it is to ban the country. The SIFF can then go back to their govt and demand they conglomerate their feces or risk the ire of a football mad population. Otherwise they'll keep flouting the rules.
SI were extremely fortunate to have been allowed to Brazil 2019, a tournament that 2 age-cheating African countries were banned from.
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2020/01/06...
Galaxy FC from Vanuatu signed a striker from England to play OFC Champions League
https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/12/30...
There's a Papua New Guinean player that we just noticed recently...
I see Solomon Islands fielded more than 1 overage player in the U16 OFC (U17 WC qualifiers) in 2018.
I get where SIFF are coming from with their line of "hey, not our fault, they had the passports, why should the rest of the players miss their opportunity because of 2 bad eggs", but at the end of the day it's actually other (Tahiti, New Caledonia etc) kids missing out on their opportunity because of a few cheats.
The only power OFC (and FIFA) have to stop it is to ban the country. The SIFF can then go back to their govt and demand they conglomerate their feces or risk the ire of a football mad population. Otherwise they'll keep flouting the rules.
SI were extremely fortunate to have been allowed to Brazil 2019, a tournament that 2 age-cheating African countries were banned from.
We made some investigation about it:
We recently made an interview with Lambert Maltock, OFC President:
http://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2020/01/14/...
The story of an American Football player that made history for his country when playing 'our' football.
This is actually quite interesting. That first win was shown in the Last Goal Wins documentary IIRC
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https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2020/01/21...
David Browne did pretty well in his first game in Finland
This is actually quite interesting. That first win was shown in the Last Goal Wins documentary IIRC
Indeed, this story on Shalom Luani and football and American football is really... weird haha
Serious Fraud Office tackles football
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Gifts, Travel n Conflicts of Interest - OFC
Fudge I hate these type of lazy cultural comments, reeking of nepotism. And I know a lot of people in the Island community despise them as well.
The Samoan rugby team, went on strike against their own administrators a few years ago, as they weren't getting paid, but all sorts of hangers on - were getting free gifts, trips etc.
Nicholas, who moved from Auckland back to his homeland of Rarotonga after he resigned from his OFC position, did however comment last year in a statement to the Cook Islands News.
In it, the newspaper reported, Nicholas said he had received no personal benefit from any payment or transactions, except for an unpaid unfair which he did not know was unpaid.
"If the payments that I approved for officials within OFC for medical expenses, life events or funerals of which were approved by the OFC Board is bribery and corruption then I would do it again without hesitation since under our Pacific Culture and Custom, the welfare of our community has to be paramount," the statement said.
AS Pirae crowned 2019-20 Ligue 1 Champions in Tahiti
Looks like once Phoenix hopeful Raphael Le'ai helped his team Henderson Eels to win the first Solomon Island championship!
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$NZ110K not a small fine I would have thought for someone in the Cooks.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/cifa-president-mr-lee-harmon-banned-by-the-ofc-disciplinary-and-ethics-committee/
The Adjudicatory Chamber of the OFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee in a decision notified on 6 July 2021 has found Mr. Lee Harmon, President of the Cook Islands Football Association, guilty of having breached the OFC Code of Ethics.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/cifa-president-mr-lee-harmon-banned-by-the-ofc-disciplinary-and-ethics-committee/
The Adjudicatory Chamber of the OFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee in a decision notified on 6 July 2021 has found Mr. Lee Harmon, President of the Cook Islands Football Association, guilty of having breached the OFC Code of Ethics.
The ethics proceedings are part of an extensive investigation into the OFC in which Mr Harmon was identified as having allegedly breached articles 13,15,19, 20 and 21 of the OFC Code of Ethics of June 2019.
The following sanctions were imposed on the 23 August 2021:
- banned for 6 years from taking part in any kind of football related activity at the national, regional, and international level (administrative, sports or any other) for the period of the ban commencing 16 August 2021; and
- fined the sum of NZ$110,000.00 payable to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC),
New Caledonia searching for a coach, plus waiting for confirmation of that OFC qualifying tourney.
https://www.fedcalfoot.com/Les-Qualifs-Coupe-du-Monde-en-ligne-de-mire-debut-2022-Selection-A-de-Nouvelle-Caledonie_a790.html?fbclid=IwAR1IDMqytJb2seJUDM56eMdT2XStIXZgeTmi4X4tECaWuPpR6HK1C_g_cx0
https://www.fedcalfoot.com/Les-Qualifs-Coupe-du-Monde-en-ligne-de-mire-debut-2022-Selection-A-de-Nouvelle-Caledonie_a790.html?fbclid=IwAR1IDMqytJb2seJUDM56eMdT2XStIXZgeTmi4X4tECaWuPpR6HK1C_g_cx0
Central Coast defender Dan Hall has been earmarked to play for Fiji in the March OFC World Cup qualifiers. [FBC News]
— A-League Hub (@AleagueHub) September 23, 2021
“Obviously Fiji with my background being Fijian, it’s something I’ll be very proud to do. To play for any country would be an honour.”https://t.co/CXETb71BpW
PNG name a training squad. Tommy Semmy's in there, so must be back in PNG?
New coach yet to arrive in the country, and their national league suspended due to Covid.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/png-women-begin-training-mens-wider-squad-named/
Indication that some of these Island teams, will be way behind the 8 ball, in comparison to the AWs, if that March tourney happens.
New coach yet to arrive in the country, and their national league suspended due to Covid.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/png-women-begin-training-mens-wider-squad-named/
Indication that some of these Island teams, will be way behind the 8 ball, in comparison to the AWs, if that March tourney happens.
The site based on Auckland Council land at Ngahue Reserve in the east Auckland suburb of St Johns - that was part of the SFO investigation into OFC.
Interesting that a lot of the cash to build it, came via UEFA.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/oceania-football-moves-in-at-new-home-of-football-te-kahu-o-kiwa/
Interesting that a lot of the cash to build it, came via UEFA.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/oceania-football-moves-in-at-new-home-of-football-te-kahu-o-kiwa/
Really get the feeling some of these Island teams are going to be ill prepared, compared to the AWs, who have basically had regular international games since Tokyo.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/marcos-gusmao-returns-lead-png-at-oceania-qualifiers/
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/marcos-gusmao-returns-lead-png-at-oceania-qualifiers/