Fiji was among the founding members of OFC along with Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The nation of around 800,000 has traditionally been one of Oceania best performers – second only to New Zealand in the FIFA rankings for men. The Fiji Football Association (FFA) nurtures hopes of one day toppling the giants in Oceania and qualifying for a FIFA finals competition.

Football has a huge following in Fiji but also competes with rugby and rugby league. Futsal has also grown in popularity with Fiji becoming the regular host of the OFC Futsal Championship – now an annual competition. FFA President Dr. Sahu Khan and General Secretary Bob Kumar have channeled that enthusiasm to continue developing football at all levels.

Fiji regularly holds coach education courses and referee courses to upskill locals involved in the game. Most of these are staged at the headquarters in Ba which was completed in 2003 through the FIFA Goal Programme. The large complex includes football pitches as well as accommodation and training facilities for players and course participants.