After an average 2016 season for Tonga Major League side Marist an off-season rebuild has seen the club reemerge in 2017 with their eye on the top prize. In the past 15 years the men’s team has consistently finished…
Tonga has joined Cook Islands in leading the OFC Education Centre pilot after the official launch at Loto Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, today. OFC President David Chung, Tonga Football Association President Lord Ve’ehala and Prime Minister of…
Tonga will become the second ever nation to gain local access to education and qualification pathways in football through the OFC Education Centre when Tonga Football Association launch the pilot programme at Loto Tonga Soka Centre this Saturday. The…
Cook Islands, OFC Education Centre, Tonga
OFC Education Centre pilot takes flight
Sep 12, 2017, 2:11 PM 0
Oceania Football Confederation is investing in the future of players, coaches and administrators in the region – while also building towards the objectives of the OFC Strategic Plan – through their ground-breaking initiative, the OFC Education Centre. Launching in…
Just Play, OFC Technical Department, Social Responsibility, Tonga
OFC mash-up takes flight
Aug 2, 2017, 1:16 PM 0
The highly-anticipated collaboration between the award-winning OFC Just Play Programme and the OFC Technical Department has taken its first steps in Tonga this week, with Tonga Football Association Technical Director Kilifi Uele testing the waters for the region by…
Huge demand for the OFC Just Play Programme in Fangaleóunga – a village in the Haápai Islands in Tonga – has led to the biweekly Sport for Development programme becoming a daily activity, with sessions running Monday to Saturday…
2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship, Tonga
Age proving no obstacle for young Talasinga
Jul 20, 2017, 1:33 PM 0
At 15 years old, Tonga’s Nipa Talasinga is the youngest player to take the field in the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2017, but the midfielder isn’t letting her age get in her way. “I don’t notice how young I…
Upskilling and refreshing new and old futsal referees on the Laws of the Game, TFA Futsal Instructor Kalisitiane Koaneti hosted a workshop at Loto-Tonga Soka Centre before kicking off the 2017 Tonga Football Association Futsal Competition last week. Guiding…
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Tonga
Makasini hand-picked for FIFA U-20 World Cup
Apr 27, 2017, 9:31 AM 0
Tonga’s Tevita Makasini has been appointed as an assistant referee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic, running from 20 May to 11 June 2017. Makasini will join the Vanuatu and New Zealand U-20 national teams as representatives…
After contributing 24 goals to Veitongo’s victory at the 2017 Tonga Football Girls U-17 Tournament, Seini Lutu has been called up to the Tonga national squad for the upcoming OFC U-19 Women’s Championship. “I told myself that I need…