Tahiti host FIFA Instructors for two referees’ courses

The Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) held two courses earlier this year in Papeete, which saw FIFA Instructors attend in person for the first time in two years. Perry Gautier was the instructor for the Futsal Referees Course in February, while Alain Lim led a football MA Referees Course in March. Both travelled from Belgium…

Papua New Guinea may have come up just short in their bid to win the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers but that has not impacted the warm welcome their players have received on returning home. Papua New Guinea put on an impressive showing in Qatar, but eventually exited the tournament following a thrilling…

The Oceania Football Confederation extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Michel Scallamera, following his passing. A loyal servant to football in Tahiti, Scallamera sat on the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) Executive Committee and previously served as the Federation’s Treasurer. At club level he was a coach, and later President, at…

Member Associations from across Oceania joined integrity experts from FIFA and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) this week for the opening of the latest edition of the FIFA Global Integrity Programme. In line with FIFA’s overall vision of making football truly global and its ongoing commitment to protecting and promoting the integrity…

The draw for the preliminary round of the Chatham Cup and NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup have been announced. The 2022 competitions will get underway over ANZAC weekend on April 23, 24 and 25. Standout ties from the preliminary rounds include Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC, winners of a record seven Chatham Cup titles, against Ngongotaha…

National teams from around the region are putting in the hard work this month as they prepare for the upcoming OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022. Reigning champions New Zealand are travelling across the Tasman to face their FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ co-hosts on April 8 and 12. Head coach Jitka…

Tournament winners have been crowned in Tahiti, a change at the top in Fiji and a five-goal haul. Here is a wrap of the action from some of the premier competitions across Oceania. The Coupe Élite competition in Tahiti came to its conclusion on April 2 with AS Dragon emerging as winners after a tense…

The Oceania Football Confederation is excited to bring a message of sport and peace, on the day devoted to observing how the two work together. A webinar is being held at 7pm on 7 April, bringing together key subject matter experts to discuss how sport can lead the way for understanding in the turbulent times…

A key part of the ALL IN: OFC Women’s Football Strategy 2027 launched last year was to establish a Women’s Development Officer in every OFC Member Association. With that goal now achieved, we sit down to learn a little more about each of the women driving the growth of women’s football in our region.  Adelaide…