Kyah Cahill to follow in dad Tim’s footsteps at OFC U-19 Championship

In 2013, a then 10-year-old Kyah Cahill sang the United States national anthem prior to his dad, Australian football legend Tim Cahill, captaining New York Red Bulls to a MLS win over DC United. Nine years later and Kyah will have the chance to sing the Samoan anthem alongside his countrymen, after being included in…

Match officials from 10 of the Oceania Football Confederation’s 11 full Member Associations will take part in this month’s OFC U-19 Championship in Tahiti. The majority of the 27-strong group took part in either or both of the region’s two premier men’s competitions this year, the Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar and last month’s OFC Champions…

The Oceania Football Confederation has confirmed today the venue, match dates and kick-off times for the OFC Futsal Cup 2022 development tournament, which will be held between September 13-18. Local fans in Suva, Fiji will be able to enjoy a jam-packed schedule with four games – played at 1.00pm, 3.30pm, 6.00pm and 8.30pm – per…

Premier women’s football is back in the Solomon Islands, cup competitions are underway in Fiji and New Caledonia while New Zealand’s National League make-up has now taken shape – all in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap. Last weekend marked the beginning of the Solrais Women’s Premier League in the Solomon Islands and it proved to…

Coaches from around the world will be given a unique opportunity to connect and learn from some of the world’s best football leaders at the inaugural online OFC Coaches Conference 2022.   The one-day event hosted by Great Big Events will take place on Sunday, October 2 from 11.00am-5.00pm NZT. A menu of presentations, including…

After a stunning domestic season in Tahiti, Teaonui Tehau continued his prolific scoring for AS Vénus at the Oceania Champions League this month. Tehau netted a stunning 42 goals in Ligue 1 Vini this past season, in addition to scoring eight in the Coupe de Polynésie. Among that total was an eight-goal haul in a…

The squad lists for all 11 nations taking part in the OFC U-19 Championship 2022 in Tahiti next month have been confirmed. The tournament runs from September 8-25 (New Zealand time), with the top two teams qualifying through to represent Oceania at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023™. Others taking part back in their…

 New Zealand’s women’s football team will continue preparations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Australia/New Zealand 2023™ with games against Mexico and the Philippines in Los Angeles for the FIFA September international window. The Football Ferns will play Mexico on September 2 (September 3 NZT) at Dignity Health Sports Park and the Philippines on…

The teams who will compete New Zealand’s domestic cup finals are now known while things are looking tight at the top in the Solomon Islands – all this and more in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap.  Following last Wednesday’s OFC Champions League final triumph, Auckland City FC wrapped up a spectacular week by qualifying for…

Three weeks spent working as part of the Technical Study Group  at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup in Fiji last month gave Member Association staff a valuable opportunity to develop their football analysis skills.  The group, led by OFC Head of Education and High Performance Owain Prosser, included Vani Buadromo, Yogendra Dutt, Sunil Kumar, Annabel…