Unlocking Oceania’s potential in beach soccer with Angelo Schirinzi

The Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tahiti and Fiji national men’s beach soccer teams gained the opportunity to learn from one of the world’s best coaches Angelo Schirinzi, who spent a week in each country holding week-long workshops.  Schirinzi is the current head coach of the Switzerland national men’s beach soccer team and has shared his expertise…

A tense first leg meeting between Wellington Olympic and Auckland City FC has ended 1-1 at Martin Luckie Park in Wellington, as both sides look to be New Zealand’s representative at the OFC Champions League 2023. Wellington turned on a sunny day for the match, which came only a few weeks after defending OFC Champions…

Wellington Olympic is confident it can take a big step towards ending Auckland City’s dominance of the Oceania Champions League with victory in the first leg of the New Zealand National Playoff this weekend. The Central League champions host the national champions at Martin Luckie Park at 2pm NZT on Saturday with the return leg…

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…