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Oceania Football Confederation > News > Referee Development

Referee Development

27 May 2025
OFC/NZF Goalkeeper B Licence: Shaping Oceania’s Next Goalkeeping Leaders 

Oceania Football Confederation recently delivered the second Goalkeeping B Licence course in Auckland, bringing together 19 coaches from across the region with five having travelled from outside New Zealand to attend….

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7 May 2025
OFC and CONMEBOL’s Referee exchange paves the way for excellence

Three top match officials from Uruguay have joined forces with OFC referees in Tahiti for the OFC Women’s Champions League. This initiative is part of a growing referee exchange programme…

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1 April 2025
Father and son share special bond at OFC/FIFA Elite Refereeing Seminar

Refereeing in football is often a solitary journey, but for Neeshil and Rakesh Varman, it has been a shared passion spanning decades. The father-son duo from Fiji attended the OFC/FIFA…

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27 March 2025
Elite referees seminar kicks off in Honiara ahead of the OFC Men’s Champions League 2025

53 top match officials, referee trainers, assessors, and administrators from across Oceania have gathered in Honiara for a three-day Elite Refereeing Seminar, marking a significant step in the region’s referee…

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30 January 2025
OFC begin VAR adoption process

The process to implement Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in OFC competitions has taken a big step forward, following the FIFA Individual VAR Kick-off meeting.  Taking place in December at…

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4 December 2024
Empowering the next generation of female referees in Oceania

Photo Credit: OFC Media The OFC Women’s Pre-Elite course brought together promising and aspiring women referees, to equip them with the skills and knowledge to achieve elite status within three…

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20 November 2024
OFC Women’s Football Conference 2024 kicks off

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer Dame Sarai Bareman, women’s football development officers and social responsibility managers from every Oceania Football Confederation member association have…

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17 May 2024
OFC Elite Referee Seminar prepares officials for 2024 Paris Olympics Games

Photo Credit: OFC Media OFC match officials heading to 2024 Paris Olympics Games football tournaments honed their skills at an elite referee seminar in Auckland. Last month, OFC welcomed renowned…

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29 April 2024
OFC adopts modern training methods to enhance referee development

Photo Credit: OFC Media Gone are the days of traditional teaching methods as OFC embraces new, modern approaches to training match officials and instructors. At a recent regional instructors’ course…

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26 April 2024
AFC and CONMEBOL referee exchange adds flavour to OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek: Left to right Yahya Alathwani, Reem Albishi,  OFC Instructor Alejo Perez Leguizamon, Maria Estefania Pinto, Andres Daniel Pena Garcia OFC Futsal referees have benefited…

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