World Cup legend Karembeu visits the Home Of Football

Christian Karembeu, FIFA World Cup 1998 winner with France, was a welcome guest at Te Kahu o Kiwa this week. The New Caledonian native was in Auckland as part of UEFA Assist’s U15 Boys Youth Development tournament, held at the Home Of Football’s pitches. Karembeu is passionate about the development of youth football in the…

The OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup scheduled from 19-24 June in Papeete, Tahiti, has been postponed. The tournament has been rescheduled for 21-26 August at the same venue. The Federation Tahitienne de Football (FTF) has been working with the local government department managing the Beach Soccer pitch to upgrade the sand. It was noted some…

We are profiling the eight teams who will compete for the OFC Champions League title in Vanuatu next month. This week we look at Fiji’s Suva FC.  Suva FC is one of the oldest Football Clubs in Oceania. The club was formed in 1905 and was originally made up of European employees of the government…

Six teams from around the Pacific and one from Europe have assembled in Auckland ahead of the OFC U15 development tournament in Auckland. It is being played at the OFC ‘Home of Football’ Te Kahu O Kiwa’ from today until the 17th of April. The tournament, which has been funded through UEFA Assist, features academy teams from…

(We are profiling the eight teams who will compete for the OFC Champions League title in Vanuatu next month. Defending champions Auckland City kicked off the series last week and this week we look at Hekari United from PNG) Port Moresby’s Hekari United are giants of Papua New Guinea football. Founded in 2003 originally under…

Last week saw the OFC Operations Division congregate at The Home Of Football in Auckland for a productive workshop, held over two days. The focus was on three performance building blocks that were identified as priorities in 2023: Effective processes and policies Common purpose and goals Positive environment The two days saw OFC staff engage…

We are counting down towards the OFC Champions League 2023 by profiling each of the eight teams competing. This week it’s our defending champions and New Zealand National Play-Off winner, Auckland City FC. Auckland City will go into the OFC Champions League tournament in Vanuatu in May as strong favourites to secure their place at…

Several international friendlies took place over the last week in Fiji and New Zealand, with some excellent football on display. Fiji hosted a three team tournament, involving Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. In the first match last Monday, Vanuatu beat Fiji 2-1 after the scores were locked 1-1 at halftime. Two second half goals gave Solomon…

The eight qualified teams have been separated into their two groups for the OFC Champions League 2023. The draw took place today at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland. This year’s OFC Champions League will be held in Vanuatu in May, with games split between Port Vila and Luganville….