PORT MORESBY – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA), New Zealand Football (NZF) and EMTV will mark today’s OFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Playoff by celebrating International Women’s Day.

EMTV has partnered with OFC to broadcast live coverage of the match between Papua New Guinea and New Zealand throughout Papua New Guinea – the first time a women’s international football match has been shown live on television in this country.

Fiji TV will show a delayed broadcast throughout the Oceania region on its Sky Pacific channel (check local listings for details).

OFC President/FIFA Vice-President Reynald Temarii congratulated NZF and PNGFA for their support of the initiative.

“Both countries are to be congratulated for their support of the Olympic ideal and International Women’s Day.

It is important that people across Oceania can see women’s football, its excitement, its skill, to combat domestic violence and address issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention.

Young women need role models to aspire too and it is my hope that today’s match will achieve this.

Around the world, women’s health, freedom, safety and rights are still threatened globally.

OFC, PNGFA, NZF and EMTV are proud to be associated with this match and International Women’s Day,” Temarii said.

Papua New Guinea Minister of Community Development Dame Carol Kidu has given her support to the cause and said it was another example of OFC’s commitment to women’s development using the power of football to educate and inform.

 

OFC WOMEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL PLAY-OFF

Papua New Guinea vs. New Zealand

Saturday 8 March 2008

Port Moresby Rugby League Stadium

Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea

Kick-off: 14H00hrs (Papua New Guinea time)

TELEVISION (LIVE)

EMTV (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)

Join commentator and Papua New Guinea men’s international Andrew Lepani for live coverage of Papua New Guinea vs. New Zealand’s Football Ferns as the race for the Beijing Women’s Olympic Football Tournament reaches its climax.

XIII South Pacific Games gold medal winners face off against FIFA Women’s World Cup and OFC Women’s champions the New Zealand Football Ferns for a berth at the XXIX Olympiad – Beijing 2008.

Please visit www.emtv.com.pg

FIJI TV – SKY PACIFIC (DELAYED)

Check local listings for further details.

Please visit www.fijitv.com.fj

INTERNET

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