Five officials from OFC have made the FIFA shortlist to referee on home soil for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. New Zealand Football’s…
Tahiti referee Abdelkader Zitouni will be winging his way to Qatar in February following his appointment as a match official for the FIFA Club World Cup 2021. Zitouni is the…
Lindsey Robinson has been based in New Zealand for the past two years as the Referee Development Manager for Football South. Having grown up in England, Robinson has gathered a…
FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation’s refereeing departments delivered a successful three day online course via Zoom. Held between August 1-3, the Futuro III Referee Instructors Course, conducted by FIFA Instructor…
The Fiji Football Association’s lone FIFA assistant referee Avinesh Narayan once again retained his badge for the 2020 season. Narayan’s badge for this season was sent during the COVID-19 lockdown…
Alejo Perez Leguizamon is the man in charge of improving the fitness of Oceania’s match officials. Based in New Zealand, Perez Leguizamon has joined OFC as a Fitness Consultant where…
The FIFA-MA Referee Course held at the PNGFA Education Centre in Lae was delivered with pitch-perfect timing for Papua New Guinea ahead of the kick-off to the National Soccer League….
The annual FUTURO III Referee Instructors Course will be held in the Solomon Islands for the first time, with the event to take place from 12-16 October in Honiara. Around…
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…
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…