The FIFA Beach Soccer Refereeing Course concluded in Tahiti last weekend following five days of intensive learning and insightful discussions. FIFA Instructor Neil Poloso of Solomon Islands said the course was very successful, with the participants fully engaged in…
New Zealand Football referees Anna-Marie Keighley and Sarah Jones and Samoa’s Maria Salamasina have been confirmed to officiate at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 27 referees and 48 assistant referees, representing…
Two Oceania match officials, who have recently taken leave from football to become mothers, have received important acknowledgement of their talent and dedication following their appointments to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Fijian referee Finau Vulivuli and New…
The new Laws of the Game came into force on Friday 1 June 2018, ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ commencing in Russia in two weeks. A number of Law changes were approved at this year’s Annual General…
New Zealand referee Anna-Marie Keighley has made the first step towards the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 by earning an appointment to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup France 2018 alongside 14 elite female referees from across the…
New Zealand referee Matt Conger has held a lifelong dream of being involved in the biggest football event on the planet and with his appointment to officiate at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, that dream has become a…
Two OFC referees and three assistant referees will join the world’s greatest footballers in Russia in June after being included in the list of match officials for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Tahiti’s Norbert Hauata and New Zealander…
With a constant shortage of referees in Oceania he says the opportunities for improvement are always there.“If you want to become a referee, there’s no shortage of games but there’s always a lack of referees.“We want to improve the…
The Football Advisory Panel and the Technical Advisory Panel, with representatives from Oceania sitting on both, met at the Sofitel Hotel London Heathrow for meetings on Monday and Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics, including proposals to amend…
OFC Referee Development Officer Mark Hester says while for OFC things like electronic scoreboards and communication kits are relatively new, on a global scale they’re technologies that have been around for some time.“The electronic substitution boards have been around…
