Supyk the hero as New Zealand open U-17 Championship with a win

The OFC U-17 Championship is underway, with New Zealand defeating New Caledonia 3-2 in an entertaining game at the Fiji Football Academy in Ba. Luke Supyk was the hero for the young Kiwis, scoring all three of their goals. New Zealand came into the game as tournament favourites but it was the New Caledonians signalled…

The provisional squad lists for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 have been confirmed ahead of the tournament kicking off next month. Ten Member Associations will contest the tournament between January 11-28, with the two finalists qualifying for FIFA U-17 World Cup™ in Peru.   All matches will be streamed live and free online. Click here to access stream…

More than four years on from the last edition of the tournament being held in September 2018, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the OFC U-17 Championship returns. Held across venues in both Suva and Ba in Fiji, the tournament serves as the Oceania qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ in Peru, with the top…

Over 200 futsal players, from U-12 level through to U-20, took part in the first Solomon Islands Football Federation International Junior Futsal Cup in Honiara earlier this month. Involving local teams as well as guest sides from Just Futsal Australia, the festival had a focus on fun and development, and was an opportunity for players to…

Another tournament to make its return to the calendar was the OFC Champions League, held at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland in August. A total of 14 teams from eight OFC member associations were eligible to enter the competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the competition was changed, with all teams entering a…

The Oceania Football Confederation have partnered with New Zealand Football to deliver the first Pro Licence coaching diploma in Oceania.  The Pro Licence is the global standard for elite level coaches and a requirement to coach in many of the top leagues around the world. Andy Boyens, Technical Director at New Zealand Football, sees delivering this course…

Our OFC women’s national teams returned to action after a long lay off in May, with the Women’s Nations Cup held in Suva, Fiji. The tournament was a great success, with large crowds in to cheer on the home side and a very even spread of results from start to finish. Given this was part…

OFC international football burst back into life in March, when our region’s top men’s sides battled for the chance for a place in a World Cup play-off match. New Zealand, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji traveled to Doha, Qatar, due to border restrictions meaning OFC was unable…