The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the
qualifying tournament to the
association football competition at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing for the member nations of the
Oceania Football Confederation
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(OFC). The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in
Fiji
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from 1 March to 9 March 2008.
New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the
2008 Olympic Games
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.
Final standings
Matches
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Goal scorers
;8 goals
*
Benjamin Totori
* Malakai Tiwa
;6 goals
* Tau Winnie
;5 goals
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Alick Maemae
;4 goals
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Costa Barbarouses
Konstantinos "Kosta" Barbarouses ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μπαρμπαρούσης; born 19 February 1990) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays in Australia's A-League Men for Wellington Phoenix FC.
Club ca ...
* Joachim Waroi
* Raymond Gunemba
;3 goals
*
Steven Old
Steven David Old (born 17 February 1986) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for East Kilbride in the Lowland League.
Club career
He was released from A-League club Wellington Phoenix at the end of the 2007/08 season. He formerl ...
*
Jeremy Brockie
*
Daniel Ellensohn
* Alvin Singh
* Roy Krishna
* Macui Dunadamu
* Jason Nawo
;2 goals
*
Jason Hayne
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* Shameel Rao
* Joachim Rande
* David Muta
* Koriak Upaiga
* Jefferey Nimanian
;1 goal
* Avinesh Waran Suwamy
* Krishna Samy
*
Cole Peverley
Cole Robert Peverley (born 3 July 1988) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Auckland City in the New Zealand Football Championship.
He has earned national representation honours at Under-20, Under-23 and All Whites ...
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Craig Henderson
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Sam Messam
Samuel Messam (born 2 March 1986) is a New Zealand Association football player who plays for St. George Saints Football Club and has represented New Zealand at the Olympic Games.
Messam was included in the New Zealand squad for the football to ...
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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
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OFC
Olympic Football Tournament, 2008
Oly
2008
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2007–08 in New Zealand association football