Age group international football requires you to learn on the job. Quickly. In Oceania, most players get their first taste of international football, and often international travel, when they go…
Photo Credit: Tonga FA The OFC player development mission to Tonga proved insightful as coaches departed with new knowledge to strengthen youth football in the region. Under the guidance of…
Photo Credit: OFC Media via Tonga FA With a population of just over 17,000, Cook Islands are the smallest member association in FIFA, but that hasn’t stopped the South Pacific…
Photo Credit: OFC Media Fijian Football Association (FFA) staff have experienced an ‘eye-opening’ four-day trip visiting some of the best high-performance football environments in Australia. With the intention of launching…
Photo Credit: FIFA.com After seven years, things are looking up for Tonga Football Association (TFA), who will host three OFC competitions in 2024 and welcome a brand-new stadium in the…
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,…