Court of Arbitration of Sport dismisses appeal brought by Lee Harmon, former President of the Cook Islands Football Association , against OFC Appeal Committee decision.

The Court of Arbitration of Sport has dismissed an appeal brought by Lee Harmon against a decision issued by the OFC Appeal Committee on 21 May 2024.  The OFC Appeal Committee found Harmon had breached the OFC Code of

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Spain makes Manu Samoa work for 34-30 win, Italy wins on its first visit to Tonga to end drought in Pacific islands

Spain makes Manu Samoa work for 34-30 win Manu Samoa beat a spirited Spain 34-30 in rainy and muddy conditions at Apia Park on Saturday.  Spain made Manu Samoa work for the win and while the wet conditions made things

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Fiji and Tahiti progress to the OFC Men’s Nations Cup semifinals

After three rounds of intense competition in the pool stages of the OFC men’s nations cup in Suva, Tahiti and Fiji have progressed to the semi-finals.  Saturday saw the third and last round of Group B pool games

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Vanuatu causes huge upset over New Zealand

Vanuatu has caused a huge upset in beating New Zealand 4-2 in the final match of round three at Hindmarsh Stadium  Vanuatu led 1-0 at the break courtesy of a brilliant goal from midfield general Seimata Chillia. 

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OFC: Fiji continues unbeaten run in scintillating form

The action continued in the second round of the OFC Men’s Nations Cup in Suva yesterday. PNG and Tahiti took to the field yesterday afternoon in what was expected to be a fair and hard- fought contest. Tahiti’s

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Fiji dominant start in the OFC Nations Cup after round 1

It was an exciting Sunday of Football in Suva, with a small but vocal crowd at the HFC stadium to witness the first round of Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) games for Group B. Tahiti and Samoa took to the field

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Social media campaign to unearth players paying dividends for Cook Islands

From Asia to the Netherlands, the Cook Islands national team is casting its net ever wider in search of players.  With a population smaller than the West Coast and with both codes of rugby popular, the Cook Islands

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AS Academy Feminine win first-ever OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby

AS Academy Féminine have come from behind to beat Koloale FC 4-1 and deservedly win the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League title in Port Moresby. The New Caledonian side, who needed at least a draw to clinch

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Kalifa makes history at inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League

Florencina Kalifa made history when she scored Kiwi FC’s first goal of the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League tournament in Port Moresby on Monday. The 13-year-old striker is the youngest player competing at the

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Vanuatu’s Brian Kaltak voted in A-League’s PFA Team of the season

Vanuatu international and Central Coast Mariners defender Brian Kaltak has been voted in the PFA Team of the Season for Australia’s A-League. The imposing stopper has enjoyed an incredible season, his first full

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International football action returns to Oceania

Several international friendlies took place over the last week in Fiji and New Zealand, with some excellent football on display. Fiji hosted a three team tournament, involving Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. In the first

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