The OFC Executive Committee is responsible for implementing OFC statutes and decisions of the OFC Congress. It must also ratify all decisions made by OFC Standing Committees and judicial bodies.

The committee consists of a President, who is elected by the Congress in the year following a FIFA World Cup™, one vice-president, one senior vice-president and five members who are appointed by the associations. Each member has a mandate for four years. The President also has the power to invite one or two observers to the Executive Committee.

With at least two meetings per year, the committee determines the dates, locations and format of OFC competitions and can elect and dismiss the General Secretary on the proposal of the OFC President. The sporting and political decisions of this important governing body ensure the well-being of OFC and Oceania football.

OFC Executive Committee

David Chung - OFC President

David Chung was elected to the position of PNGFA President in 2004 and has overseen the growth of the game in Papua New Guinea to a position of strength and influence in a nation mostly enamoured with other football codes.

Chung – a former coach, player and referee - was elected as OFC Senior Vice President at the OFC Congress in Port Moresby in January 2007 with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter in attendance.

Alongside OFC President Reynald Temarii, Chung was instrumental in bringing former international superstars Wynton Rufer and Christian Karembeu to Papua New Guinea to help promote football.

 

Martin Alufurai - Senior Vice President

Martin Alufurai was General Secretary for the National Olympic Committee of the Solomon Islands (NOCSI) and Vice-President of Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) before a convincing victory saw him elected as SIFF President in July, 2005.

In 1984 Alufurai held the position of manager with the national team before entering the world of football administration two years later when he began the first of two terms as SIFF General Secretary.

Alufurai was honoured as a recipient of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2009 for his services to football and the community.

 

Lee Harmon - Vice President

Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) President Lee Harmon has overseen the successful implementation of the FIFA Goal programme in the small island nation of just over 14,000 inhabitants.

Under his tenure, CIFA has relocated its administrative operations to the National Academy in Matavera becoming the hub for football development in the country. The National Academy itself features two international sized pitches, accommodation and education centre.

Lee Harmon was a member of the organising committee for the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup Canada 2007 and previously held the position of OFC Treasurer.

 

Fred de Jong - Executive Member

Fred de Jong is a former international striker who represented New Zealand between 1984-1993. With Dutch heritage, one of the highlights of his career was playing professionally for Fortuna in the Netherlands.

He also had spells with the Marconi Stallions and Football Kingz in the Australian National Soccer League as well as Mount Wellington and Central United in the New Zealand domestic league.

Since retiring from playing, Fred de Jong has taken up a media role with Sky Television in New Zealand commentating on matches in the Hyundai A-League, internationals and OFC O-League matches. He is also a director on the board of New Zealand Football.

 

Lambert Maltock - Executive Member

Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) Vice President and former VFF General Secretary Lambert Maltock has experienced a meteoric rise to the top of football administration thanks to a committed involvement within football and local government in Vanuatu.

He is a former Secretary General of the Malampa Province and has experience working alongside the European Union in Vanuatu.

Maltock was voted onto the OFC Executive Committee at the OFC Congress in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in January, 2007.

 

Toetu Petana - Executive Member

Toetu Petana has a long history of involvement in Samoan football and he and his family have strong ties to national league club Vaivase-Tai, of which he is currently President.

Football Federation Samoa has been through a challenging period in recent years and Petana has played a key role in rebuilding the sport. He was elected onto the federation’s normalisation committee when it was set up by FIFA in 2008 and provided support to interim chairman Colin Tuaa before taking on the role himself.

Petana was voted onto the OFC Executive Committee at the OFC Congress in Pago Pago, American Samoa in January, 2011.

 

Lord Ve'ehala - Executive Member

As President of Tonga Football Association, Lord Ve'ehala has been instrumental in developing grassroots football, women's football and raising the profile of the sport. The ‘Home of Football’ is now a hive of activity with various domestic competitions being held at the facility.

Lord Ve'ehala is a member of the royal family and has been recognised for this long-standing service to the Tongan military. He was elected to the OFC Executive Committee at the OFC Congress in Pago Pago, American Samoa in January 2011.

 

Alex Godinet - Observer

Alex Godinet was elected President of the Football Federation of American Samoa (FFAS) in 2007 after a two-year normalisation period.

He has been instrumental in developing the game from the youth level to challenge the nation's more traditional sports of American football, basketball and baseball.