Oceania’s goalkeepers haven’t been forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no football being played in the region while the Pacific continues to fight the spread of the virus. This has forced James Bannatyne, OFC’s Goalkeeping Development Consultant, to explore…
Providing continued exposure to the top level of women’s football is one of the most valuable ways to help grow the game in Oceania. Emma Evans has been the Women’s Development Officer for OFC for a year and believes…
The OFC Executive Committee has unanimously approved funding to OFC’s 11 Member Associations to help reduce the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The OFC Solidarity Fund has been developed in order to support staff, volunteers, players, coaches, referees…
Owain Prosser had barely got his feet under the desk at the OFC office before the national lockdown in New Zealand due to coronavirus was enforced. Having recently joined OFC as the Head of Education and High Performance, Prosser…
In September 2015, the FIFA Executive Committee made a decision that had a profound impact on youth football in Oceania. They decided that OFC would have two automatic spots for the male FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cups from…
OFC staff will be working from home during the lockdown in New Zealand due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Our organisation is dynamic and we are thankful that we have the skills and resources to continue to work towards…
On the 11 June 2018 in Moscow, the Oceania Football Confederation Congress will decide on an acting President to lead the Confederation until January 2019. The OFC Congress will take place in Moscow, Russia ahead of the FIFA Congress…
JULYThe inaugural OFC Futsal Championship Invitational held at Trust’s Stadium in Auckland was this month’s highlight as the national teams from New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Tahiti were joined by AFC sides Australia and Malaysia. It…
JANUARYThe first competition to welcome in the New Year was the OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary in Samoa. It proved a worthy opener as the four sides from Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands put up strong performances in…