Oceania Football Confederation

OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - REFEREES AT THE READY

2009-07-04 14:59:18

The referees charged with officiating this week’s OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 are sure to be on the ball after taking part in the FIFA Sub Regional Futsal Referee Instructor Course which continues this weekend.

Led by Referee Development Officer Massimo Raveino...

COOK ISLANDS - COACHING LEGEND REFLECTS ON RECENT SUCCESSES

2009-07-02 15:30:51

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) has enjoyed many highlights in recent weeks.

The men’s national team earned its first ever international win on Tongan soil last month (2-1) which has helped Cook Islands jump 14 places to 188 on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World...

NEW ZEALAND - VICELICH UP FOR THE CUP

2009-07-02 16:43:06

AUCKLAND – Veteran All Whites defender Ivan Vicelich admits the 86-year-old Chatham Cup still holds special meaning for him ahead of the fourth round’s headline fixture between Waitakere City and Central United on Sunday.

The 68-cap All White has done more than most kiwis...

SAMOA - SFSF-NC CALLING FOR 'FUN FOOTBALL' HELPERS

2009-07-02 10:33:17

The rapid rise in the popularity of the Samoa Football Soccer Federation-Normalisation Committee (SFSF-NC) 'Fun Football' Juniors Saturday programme has created a need for positive expansion changes.

SFSF-NC CEO Colin Tuaa is taking measures to cater for this demand by inviting...

SAMOA - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAMOA PRIMED FOR BUSINESS HOUSE TOURNAMENT

2009-07-01 12:41:32

The National University of Samoa (NUS) does not only have academics on its payroll, it also has a bunch of enthusiastic footballers.

The NUS Staff Football team has registered a total of 28 players for the upcoming Samoa Football Soccer Federation-Normalisation Committee...

COOK ISLANDS - CIFA READY FOR OPENING OF 500 SEAT GRANDSTAND

2009-07-01 11:33:37

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President Reynald Temarii will attend the unveiling of the Cook Islands Football Association’s new 500 seat grandstand and changing rooms facility.

Temarii will share the historical ceremony on Friday (10 July 2009) with Cook...

OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - FIJI SUFFER LATE INJURY BLOW

2009-07-01 10:46:42

Fiji marksman Osea Vakatalesau has been ruled out of the OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009 through injury and has been replaced by 18-year-old Christopher Kumar.

The championship, involving Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu gets underway on Monday next week at...

VANUATU - NEW RECRUIT BOOSTS YOUTH ACADEMY

2009-06-30 18:33:14

Vanuatu Football Federation's (VFF) Téouma Academy continues to grow with the recent recruitment of extramural computer science student Cédric Yalita from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF).

The academy, which is a pilot programme for “FIFA Goal...

NEW CALEDONIA - GOLD COAST UNITED SHOW CLASS IN NOUMEA

2009-06-29 22:33:14

NOUMEA - An early strike from Andrew Barisic and goals from Matt Osman, Gol Gol Mebrahtu, Steve Pantelidis and Michael Thwaite have seen Gold Coast United beat New Caledonia 5-0 at the Stade Numa Daly in Nouméa at the weekend.

The result was...

TEMARII EXPRESSES SADNESS AT RAKOROI'S PASSING

2009-06-29 15:18:19

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President Reynald Temarii has expressed his shock and sadness at the passing of Leone Rakoroi, one of the most highly regarded referees within Oceania.

Rakoroi died early Sunday morning after being involved in a car accident while returning home...

OFC TECHNICAL BOSS SEES POSITIVE SIGNS FOR FOOTBALL IN TONGA

2009-06-29 14:53:07

A trip to the tropics is a great opportunity to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the developed world, but for Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) Technical Director Jim Selby his Tongan development tour represents a satisfying week of exertion.

Selby’s visit...

OFC FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - FUTSAL EXPERT OFFERS FINAL PREDICTIONS

2009-06-29 13:17:39

When it comes to predicting who will be the big players at next week’s OFC Futsal Championship Fiji 2009, no one is more qualified than Oceania Futsal guru Scott Gilligan.

Gilligan, who works as project manager for the ‘Win in Oceania’ Futsal development program, has...

VANUATU - VANUAFOOT PROGRAM GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

2009-06-29 09:16:11

The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF), Win In Oceania Football (WIO), project known as ‘VanuaFoot’ is continuing to grow at a remarkable speed on Television, Radio, in Newsprint and is soon to be made available online at

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP - BRAZIL SINK BRAVE AMERICANS

2009-06-29 09:00:41

Brazil showed their undeniable class in the final of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in Johannesburg, fighting back from two goals down at the interval to sink the courageous Americans 3-2. Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovon grabbed goals in the first period, but the South American champions...

NEW ZEALAND - FULL HOUSE FOR 6TH NZFC

2009-06-27 12:54:46

AUCKLAND – All eight existing national league franchises will suit up for the sixth season of the New Zealand Football Championship but the entry of a Phoenix youth/reserve team will have to wait.

Canterbury United withdrew from the league on June 15 but subsequently renewed...

TONGA - NEW HORIZON FOR YOUTH FOOTBALL

2009-06-27 12:01:47

Expectations are high among football clubs in Tonga after the completion of the Tongan Football Association’s (TFA) first ever youth coaching clinic conducted by two local instructors Kilifi Uele and Lui Muavesi.

As four action-packed days of pure learning came to a wrap on...

2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA™ - WELLINGTON NETS ALL WHITES' WORLD CUP DECIDER

2009-06-26 09:02:10

AUCKLAND - The All Whites' World Cup fate will be decided in Wellington after Westpac Stadium was chosen by New Zealand Football (NZF) as the venue for the crucial home leg of their intercontinental playoff against Bahrain or Saudi Arabia on November 14.

The two Middle East nations...

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP - DANIEL ALVES FIRES BRAZIL INTO FINAL

2009-06-26 08:58:40

Brazil edged South Africa 1-0 in a very tight semi-final thanks to Daniel Alves's brilliant late free-kick. The Barcelona wing-back only entered the fray in the latter stages, but his 88th-minute rocket finally undid goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.

The game kicked off to the sound of...

AMERICAN SAMOA - 'MAU' MAN GUIDES UTULEI YOUTH TO FFAS FUTSAL TITLE

2009-06-25 11:38:49

The man known to his friends and foes as the ‘Mau’ movement has orchestrated team Utulei Youth’s rise from fourth position to champions of the Football Federation of American Samoa 2009 Men’s Outdoor 5-aside Competition.

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP - THE AMERICAN DREAM CONTINUES

2009-06-25 10:40:44

USA caused another sensation at the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, beating European champions Spain 2-0 to book a place in their first-ever world final. The Spaniards controlled possession at Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, but the USA, losers of their first two games here in...