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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Photo Credit: OFC Media Plans to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) into OFC competitions have taken a significant step forward this week in Auckland. Under the guidance of Lewis Watterson…
Photo Credit: OFC Media Two referees from Oceania have been given the opportunity to attend Argentina Football Association’s Pre-season Camp for Professional Referees at the National Training Centre, “Lionel Messi”…
The focus on referee development in Papua New Guinea was clear to see at the country’s latest Referee Instructors Course, which drew a large turnout at the end of last…
Six participants took the time to upskill at last week’s Football Federation American Samoa’s (FFAS) Referee Instructors Course, learning more about what’s required to help foster referees in their country….