FIFA Council
Lambert Maltock
Lambert Maltock has led the Vanuatu Football Federation for over a decade and is the current OFC President. He has been a long-standing member of the OFC Executive Committee, including serving as Vice-President. Maltock has also been a member of FIFA’s Development Committee.
Rajesh Patel
The first FIFA Council member to serve from Fiji, Rajesh Patel was elected for the term of office 2019-2023 during the OFC Extraordinary Congress in Auckland, New Zealand on March 9, 2019. Days before earning his seat, Patel helped introduce a seven-year plan intended to secure Fiji qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, and introduce a fully professional domestic football league in the country. Under his tenure Fiji has qualified for its first FIFA tournament, the FIFA U-20 World Cup™ 2015, and the Olympic Football Tournament.
Johanna Wood
Johanna Wood was elected to the FIFA Council on Saturday May 9, 2019 during the OFC Extraordinary Congress. The former chair of Central Football Federation, she is now the serving president of New Zealand Football. Her appointment to NZF made her the first female President to sit on the OFC Executive Committee, and one of only a handful of women in the role across FIFA’s 211 Member Associations globally. Wood has a strong background in governance.