OFC marks International Women’s Day 2023 with Gender Equality Workshop

Clarity, Connection and Cohesion were the buzz words at OFC’s Executive Programme launch for General Secretaries in Auckland late last month. The three Cs are important to consider when discussing strategy, especially at a time of tremendous organisational growth within the Member Associations. General Secretaries are in a key position in the MA’s, so the…

Courtesy of OFC Competitions Media Officer Jamie Wall  Women’s football tournaments run by the Oceania Football Confederation represents not only a way to showcase the abilities of our Member Association national teams, but also for the media to play our part in shaping the narrative around women’s football in our region. Our aim should be…

Courtesy of OFC Clubs & Leagues Manager Steven Dillon  With International Women’s Day upon us here in New Zealand (March 8), there is a fantastic opportunity to help promote the game to girls and women both from with your club as well as to your wider community. It should be recognised that this focus should not…

Tonga FA’s headquarters were used as shelter by locals during last year’s volcanic eruption FIFA Forward funded TFA structures are built with natural disaster protection in mind The TFA’s stability and growth over the past decade are a template for smaller associations Just over a year ago, Tonga experienced its most terrifying natural disaster. The…

Following on from the Solomon Islands’ inaugural women’s football capacity building workshop last September, the Western Football Association (WFA) hosted their very own event in Gizo between February 21-23. The workshop was part of the OFC Women’s Football Capacity Building Programme. It aimed to build the foundations for women working in or aspiring to work…

The Oceania Football Confederation was last month admitted into the UN’s Football for the Goals, a programme launched by the United Nations to use football as a tool to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It’s been well established that sport can be an important enabler for achieving the SDGs. But OFC’s Social Responsibility Manager…

  The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President Lambert Maltock and the FIFA President Gianni Infantino met in Paris yesterday for top level discussions on the future of football in Oceania. The meeting was also attended by OFC General Secretary Franck Castillo. The various high-level discussions included an update on the proposed OFC Professional League which…