The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the
qualifying tournament
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to the
association football
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competition at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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for the member nations of the
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in
Fiji from 1 March to 9 March 2008.
New Zealand
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won the tournament and qualified for the
2008 Olympic Games.
Final standings
Matches
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Goal scorers
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Benjamin Totori
Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands association football, footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa FC, Kossa.
Club career
A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at New Zealand Football Championship, NZFC ...
* Malakai Tiwa
;6 goals
* Tau Winnie
;5 goals
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Alick Maemae
Alick Leonard Maemae (born 10 December 1985) is a football midfielder from the Solomon Islands.
He hails from Suraina, North East coast of Malaita.
Club career
He played soccer at a very early age. His interest in soccer forced him to abandon ...
;4 goals
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Costa Barbarouses
* Joachim Waroi
* Raymond Gunemba
;3 goals
*
Steven Old
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Jeremy Brockie
Jeremy Russell Brockie (born 7 October 1987) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He has represented New Zealand at senior international level, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup and at the 2008 Olympic Games, and wa ...
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Daniel Ellensohn
* Alvin Singh
* Roy Krishna
* Macui Dunadamu
* Jason Nawo
;2 goals
*
Jason Hayne
* Shameel Rao
* Joachim Rande
* David Muta
* Koriak Upaiga
* Jefferey Nimanian
;1 goal
* Avinesh Waran Suwamy
* Krishna Samy
*
Cole Peverley
*
Craig Henderson
Craig Charles Glendinning Henderson (born 24 June 1987) is a New Zealand footballer who last played for Indy Eleven as a midfielder. His hometown is Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt. He attended Taita College, Lower Hutt where he was Head Boy, Dux an ...
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Sam Messam
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Aaron Scott
* Franklin Forau
* Nelson Saie Kilifa
* Michael Fifii
* William Mobbs
* Samuel Kini
* Neil Hans
* Mathias Apo
* Francois Sakama
* Tony Chillia
* Michael Kaltack
* Fenedy Masauvakolo
External links
Olympic Tournament Qualifying
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc Men's Olympic Football Tournament, 2008
OFC
Olympic Football Tournament, 2008
Oly
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2008
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2007–08 in New Zealand association football