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Three female referees from the Oceania region have received the call-up to officiate at the upcoming FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup™ between August 10-28 in Costa Rica. New Zealand referee Anna-Marie Keighley will be joined by assistant referees Sarah Jones (New Zealand) and Maria Salamasina (Samoa). The FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 54 all-female match…

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) hosted an extensive webinar highlighting the recently launched FIFA Guide to Club Licensing in Women’s Football this week. FIFA’s Professional Football and Women’s Football Department Advisor Andres Portabella presented the informative session on Thursday, June 2. The event was made available to OFC’s 11 Member Associations and two Associate Members,…

Tight border restrictions at home in Samoa have triggered a change in approach for the Football Federation Samoa when it comes to assembling their national teams, and it’s one which now has them in good shape ahead of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 in Fiji.   New head coach – Wellington Phoenix legend Paul Ifill…

Reigning champions Hienghène Sport are not feeling the pressure as title holders ahead of their OFC Champions League 2022 National Playoff fixture this weekend, according to captain Bertrand Kaï. Hienghène Sport won the OFC Champions League in 2019 which, after the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 editions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is the…

The Oceania Football Confederation extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Pacific football stalwart Glenn Turner, and the wider global football community, following his passing this week in New Zealand. Glenn, who in 2020 was made an honourable member of the OFC in recognition of his contribution to the game, served as…

The final four in the Fiji FACT are now finalised, Tahiti’s top two run rampant and New Caledonia’s early pacesetters continue winning ways in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap. The semi-finals of this year’s Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament (FACT) are now set following the end of a pulsating group stage over the weekend. In…

It may be over three years since Hienghène Sport were crowned OFC Champions League winners, but SC Ne Drehu say their National Playoff opponents still deserve full respect as the competition’s defending champions. The two sides will face each other on June 4 and June 6, with the winner from the two legs earning the…

The Football Federation Samoa (FFS) stepped foot onto OFC’s Home of Football pitches between May 25-26 to become the first Member Association to use the facilities following its completion last December. Gifted the Māori name Te Kahu o Kiwa, the Home of Football serves as a base for the Confederation’s 11 Member Associations and two…

Face-to-face refereeing activity has made a return in American Samoa after the country was in a nationwide lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The Referees Instructors Course in February was the last event held at the Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS). They then participated in sessions online until May where FFAS held their first referees…