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26 November 2021
Kids beach soccer takes off in Tahiti

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,…

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Beach Soccer
19 November 2021
Verma enjoying new role at NZ Football

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.  …

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Football Development
11 November 2021
Star keeper helping teach next generation of goalkeeper coaches in Tahiti

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…

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Football Development
1 November 2021
Grassroots football continues to develop in Papua New Guinea

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…

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Grassroots Development
29 October 2021
Upolu Development Centre programme kicks off

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…

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Development Centre
28 October 2021
OFC host second online course to raise the standards of club football

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…

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Fiji
26 October 2021
Cook Islands host first Future Stars festival

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) held their inaugural Future Stars grassroots festival earlier this month, which catered for over 100 kids between the ages of five and 13 at…

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Cook Islands
21 October 2021
Samoa promotes futsal with first festival

Over 200 young footballers were introduced to futsal last week at the Football Federation Samoa’s (FFS) inaugural Futsal Festival in Tuana’imato.  The one-day event was initiated by the FFS Upolu…

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futsal
19 October 2021
Big turnout at Iumi Play U-14 Football Championship

Young footballers in the Solomon Islands spent a week in Honiara playing in the Iumi Play U-14 Football Championship at DC Park earlier this month.   The competition featured 18 boys’ and…

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Football Development
13 October 2021
Tonga’s local heroes encourage girls to give football a go

OFC Women’s Football Ambassador Lositika Feke and former Tonga national women’s player Tangimausia Ma’afu served as volunteers at the Tonga Football Association’s (TFA) girls’ festival a fortnight ago, which saw…

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Football Development