In August, Taupo became the stage for a groundbreaking event in women’s football refereeing, the NZ Women’s Referee Development Academy, run by New Zealand Football. The week-long programme gave female…
The Solomon Islands will be on the global football stage once again, this time through the whistle of one of its finest referees. Ben Aukwai has been named among 27…
Earlier this month, several important updates to the laws of football came into effect, designed to enhance fairness, transparency, and the overall flow of play. A key change involves communication…
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has taken a significant step toward the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) at its competitions, following successful signal transmission tests between HFC Bank Stadium…
They may not score goals or make the big headlines, but OFC’s referees train just as hard as the athletes they oversee. OFC’s match officials are the engine rooms for…
FIFA continued its mission to modernise referee development with a five-day instructors’ course held in early May for Member Association (MA) leaders across the Oceania region. Led by renowned FIFA…
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…
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…
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…
Three VAR Instructors recently attended an intensive training seminar in Saudi Arabia, gaining crucial knowledge to support Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) ongoing implementation of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. OFC…