Month: July 2019 | Oceania Football Confederation

FFA Pacific Step-Up Tour, Football Federation Australia, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanutau

Pacific Step-Up tour brings Westfield Junior Matildas back to Oceania

Jul 31, 2019, 10:48 AM 0

Tonga, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands’ preparations for the upcoming OFC U-19 Women’s championship is about to get a boost following Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) announcement of the Westfield Junior Matildas’ 2019 Pacific Step-Up tour. The team will be the…

Beach Soccer, Solomon Islands

Bilikiki trialists named

Jul 30, 2019, 3:13 PM 0

Solomon Islands Bilikiki coach Gideon Omokirio has named his 20-man provisional squad for the World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar. The bulk of the players selected took part in the recent OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, with the notable…

PNG, PNG National Soccer League, PNGFA

Mungkas and Wantoks book southern spots at National Club Championship

Jul 30, 2019, 11:24 AM 0

Newcomers, Mungkas FC and FC Wantoks have secured the Port Moresby Soccer Association minor premiership titles for men and women respectively, booking their spots in the upcoming National Club Championships. Hosted by the National Capital District Public Servant Soccer…

New Zealand, New Zealand Football, News

Young Ferns big winners at NZF Awards

Jul 29, 2019, 11:52 AM 0

The New Zealand U-17 women’s team were the big winners at the annual NZ Football Awards over the weekend in Auckland. The Leon Birnie-coached side, who made history in 2018 when they became the first national team from New…

News, OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019

Aito Arii to take on Australia‘s Galaxy FC

Jul 29, 2019, 11:03 AM 0

Tahiti national futsal team, the Aito Arii, is set to play three friendlies against a professional Australian club side Galaxy FC, scheduled for Monday, July 29, Wednesday, July 31 and Friday, August 2, at 7:30 pm at the Dragon…

2019 OFC Champions League Qualifier, Auckland City FC, New Zeland, News, Solomon Islands, World Football

Maritzburg United FC signs Auckland City duo

Jul 25, 2019, 1:04 PM 0

Auckland City FC will be missing a couple of familiar faces in their line-up come the 2020 OFC Champions League after Micah Lea’alafa and Dan Morgan picked up contracts in South Africa. Solomon Islands dual international, Lea’alafa and New…

FIFA Guardians, News

FIFA launches child safeguarding programme and toolkit – FIFA Guardians™

Jul 24, 2019, 4:09 PM 0

FIFA has launched it’s new dedicated programme and toolkit – FIFA Guardians™ – designed to enhance child safeguarding standards within football. Developed by FIFA together with its Child Safeguarding Expert Working Group, this new initiative aims at providing guidance…

News, OFC Technical Department, OFC Technical Development

Senior C Licence upskills Vanuatu coaches

Jul 24, 2019, 12:38 PM 0

More than twenty Ni-Vanuatu coaches, including two women, who are shaping their coaching careers at community level in Vanuatu are slowly but surely adding to their accomplishments thanks to their participation in the OFC Senior C Licence Coaching Course…

Fiji, Women's Football

Fiji U-19 women’s preparations underway

Jul 22, 2019, 8:27 PM 0

The Fiji U-19 women’s team has started its preparations for the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship which is scheduled to kick-off in the Cook Islands next month. The Sunil Kumar coached side got their campaign underway with trials, which were…

Referee Development, Refereeing

Plenty of potential found in Tahiti

Jul 22, 2019, 3:59 PM 0

The FIFA Beach Soccer Refereeing Course concluded in Tahiti last weekend following five days of intensive learning and insightful discussions. FIFA Instructor Neil Poloso of Solomon Islands said the course was very successful, with the participants fully engaged in…

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