Next stage unveiled in battle for Oceania club supremacy 

June will see the return of Oceania’s flagship club football competition, the OFC Champions League, which will decide who represents the region at the 2022 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup™. The revised competition format, which was adapted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce travel requirements on teams, is split into…

The draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be hosted by New Zealand. It was announced earlier today by FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura and New Zealand deputy prime minister Grant Robertson that the draw will take place in Auckland on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Taking place in the city’s Aotea Centre, the…

The Solomon Islands have ambitions of reaching the semi-final stage of the upcoming OFC Women’s Nation Cup at the very least, according to Solomon Islands Football Federation president William Lai. The Solomon Islands are the second-lowest ranked side, only Vanuatu are ranked lower, at July’s tournament, in which they have been drawn in a tough…

Since late last year Judith Kumasi has been at the forefront of change in Papua New Guinea football. The 42-year-old is the first woman to be appointed as President of the Wewak Football Association, which has resulted in Wewak going from associate member status with the PNGFA to a full member for the first time…

The Highlands Conference of the PNG Women’s National Soccer League has created history in the region by empowering women to not only play, but be in control of their own football league. This was the first time in PNG that women are taking part in football at the highest level and the first time a…

The Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) made sure football was a highlight of The Polynesian Disability Days (Journées Polynésiennes du Handicap – JPH), which took place from April 26-29 at Aorai Tini Hau Park in Papeete. The event was organised by the Te Niu o te Huma organisation and the Federation of Polynesian Adaptive Sports…

The quarter-finalists of Tahiti’s Coupe de Polynésie are confirmed, a cup draw in Fiji and New Caledonia’s Super Ligue continues in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap. This weekend saw the second round of the Coupe de Polynésie take place in Tahiti with the current top three in Ligue 1 Vini all progressing. Current league leaders…

FC Nantes head coach Antoine Kombouaré has paid tribute to the people of New Caledonia after guiding the French Ligue 1 side to cup success over the weekend.  Les Canaris were crowned Coupe de France champions on Sunday after a 1-0 victory over OGC Nice 1-0. It is the fourth time they have won the…

The Fédération Tahitienne De Football (FTF) hosted youth beach soccer tournaments through April at Paofai Park, with participation and culture at the core. Over 350 boys and girls across three age-grades (U-11, U-15 and U-18) took Parton the field, but a general knowledge quiz on Tahitian culture and football determined the overall winners. The quiz…

The road to regional glory, and with it the chance to secure one of the remaining spots at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, has been revealed today following the draw for the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022.  OFC women’s football manager Emma Evans, assisted by New Zealand women’s international footballer…