FIFA Development Officer Eva Pasquier delivered a presentation reminding delegates of key principals in fulfiling their roles as the custodians of their local federations.
The central aim of refreshing information already presented to Member Association’s and the impact of the FIFA reform process on development programmes on their governance was top of the agenda.
“You are responsible for the daily management of your staff, multi-tasking, it can become very difficult to have a good overview of what has to be done and who has to do it.
“Most important is the three ‘W’ system – who, what and when. This system provides a good overview and especially in assessing the results,” she said.
The task of a CEO/General Secretary is one of the most important in any football or sports organisation and a survey of the backgrounds of the OFC Member Association delegates revealed a wide range of expertise.
Mii Piri of the Cook Islands Football Association is a graduate of women’s international football, moving from the field of play into the CIFA offices as a secretary, she now finds herself fully immersed as general secretary under the governance of executive president Lee Harmon.
“I love football and played for my country and couldn’t have imagined becoming the General Secretary before, it is a difficult challenge.
“Delegating tasks to staff can also be tough when you have to follow up on the results but I’ve come a long way from when I first came into CIFA as a junior adminsitrator,” she said.
Tahiti delegate, Charles Ariiotima, began his career as a FIFA referee and has worked for his federation as competition’s manager, media consultant and interim-general secretary.
Sarai Bareman, of Football Federation Samoa, arrived in her role as CEO after a career as an international player with the nation’s women’s team and a business career sharpened in the finance industry.
Dimirit Mileng of the Papua New Guinea Football Association took his first steps into football administration after a career as a school teacher and an athletics coach.
When Fiji Football Association underwent change following the 1987 coup, current CEO Bob Kumar, entered the national federation at a time when there was no football played on a Sunday.
That situation nowadays that would be unthinkable in the context of the multi-Match Day inter-district tournaments attended by fans in their thousands each season, in Fiji.
“I came into football after a career as a civil servant and spent time with the Suva Football Association.
“After 1987, everything was at a standstill and the opportunity arose to join the Fiji Football Association. We’ve come a long way since then,” Kumar said.
The workshop continues all day Sunday with the tack changing to Financial Management on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November with one of the key elements to engage Member Associations in meaningful and productive workshops and bi-lateral meetings to discuss the current status, needs and future development and activities to assist improved financial performance.

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