Weekends at the Fiji Football Association (FFA) headquarters have been filled with football development activity in recent times, after months without action due to the pandemic and nationwide lockdowns. In…
The Federation Football Samoa (FFS) held their rescheduled Talent Identification Games on February 14 at Auckland’s Papakura Football Club in New Zealand. Two games were played against Papakura City FC,…
Members of Fiji’s national men’s squad took time out of their training camp just before Christmas to attend a Fiji Football Association children’s football festival. Around 70 kids attended…
The Oceania Player Development Officers Network (OPDON) programme wrapped up this week with two online workshops reviewing the year that was. The OPDON initiative was launched in 2021 in response…
Youngsters have been putting their best foot forward on the sands of Tahiti as part of the inaugural Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) beach soccer festivals. The festivals saw players from local clubs, aged five to 18 years, play a series of beach soccer matches across four locations in Paofai,…
Shane Verma joined New Zealand Football (NZF) as their Community Pathway Manager in July this year. Since his appointment, he has been navigating his way through the country’s grassroots and youth spaces. Get to know more about him and his plans below. …
Attendees at last week’s Discovery Goalkeeper Coaching Workshop held by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) got the chance to learn off one of the nation’s best ever goalkeepers. Held at the FTF headquarters, the event took place over…
After being run sporadically since its introduction in 2012, the Papua New Guinea Football Association’s Grassroots Programme is making good progress this year under the watchful eye of the federation’s Coach Educator Margaret Aka. Catered for kids between 6-12 years old, the programme takes participants through a…
Football Federation Samoa (FFS) launched their Upolu Development Centre programme last week, with 104 players taking part in the first session at Tuana’imato. Boys and girls from the U-12, U-14…
Sixteen administrators across five Member Associations completed an OFC Introduction to Club Management Certificate course via Zoom last Thursday. Samoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Zealand and Tonga took part in…