Match officials confirmed for OFC U-17 Championship 2023 

Match officials from eight Oceania Football Confederation Member Associations will control matches at January’s OFC U-17 Championship 2023 in Fiji.  Among the 20-strong group selected are female assistant referees Natalia Lumukana and Stephanie Minan, who in 2021 were among five Oceania match officials shortlisted to officiate at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™.  …

Last month saw the OFC and representatives from our Member Associations take part in the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) World Conference. Held every four years, the event in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland was the eighth time the conference has been held and was the largest yet – with 1,200 attending in person and…

FIFA and Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) have been collaborating on amateur football analysis, to gain a comprehensive understanding of how the amateur game in Vanuatu is organised and can be supported by FIFA in the future. VFF Technical Director Peter Takaro said Vanuatu can benefit from this initiative by FIFA, as long as they are…

Every match of January’s OFC U-17 Championship 2023 will be streamed live and free on oceaniafootbal.com via Eleven Sports. The match schedule below outlines all fixtures (in local Fiji time). Timezone graphics with the kick-off times for different Oceania nations will also be published on the OFC social media platforms. Click below to access each…

It’s been a busy couple of weeks at Tonga’s Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, with local coaches receiving guidance and support. OFC Player Development Officer Phil Parker was in Nuku’ualofa to have a look at the grassroots environment, complete assessments about the needs of the coaching staff and connect with those in charge of the grassroots and…

Fusion Club of Lami was crowned the champions of the Digicel Beach Soccer Championship last Saturday at Fiji Sports Council Beach Soccer Field in Laucala. Fusion, who were made up of players who play together in the Lami Regional Futsal League, defeated PTB FC 4-1 in the final after a 3-2 win over Brother FC…

Last month’s FIFA/OFC C-Licence course for women held in Christchurch, New Zealand has been hailed a success, with 19 female coaches from eight Member Associations taking part.  The five-day course saw attendees take part in both theory and practical sessions, in addition to observing camp with the Football Ferns who were in Christchurch playing South…

Auckland City FC have won New Zealand Football’s men’s National League Championship Grand Final, defeating Wellington Olympic 3-2 in a tightly contested game this afternoon at Mt Smart Stadium. (Main photo: photosport.nz).  The victory sees the Navy Blues claim their 4th title of the season having already won the Northern League, OFC Champions League and…

Fourteen OFC officials took the opportunity to upskill in Sydney on the 25-26th of November. Football Federation Australia facilitated a VAR course for them, designed to show how the video assistant referee system works. The course was run by Mathew Cheeseman, Edward Lennie and Renae Coghill of the FFA. A video assistant referee is a…