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Global Handwashing Day marked around Oceania

16 November 2021
Global Handwashing Day marked around Oceania

The importance of handwashing was promoted across Oceania over the past month, with a range of awareness campaigns and festivals held as part of celebrations around Global Handwashing Day.  Since the October 15 date marking the event, Oceania Football Confederation Member Associations Samoa, Tonga and the Solomon Islands have all held festivals with the theme…

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16 November 2021
AS Vénus go down fighting in Coupe de France

AS Vénus will return to Tahiti with their heads held high after putting together a valiant performance in an eventual 2-0 loss to Trélissac FC in Round 7 of the Coupe de France last weekend.   A goal in each half was enough to see Trélissac – who play in France’s National 2 (fourth tier) – to victory…

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12 November 2021
Oceania officials build towards 2022 at FIFA Referees Workshop in Qatar

Four officials from Oceania were selected to attend the FIFA Referees Workshop between November 1-5 in Doha, Qatar as part of preparations for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.   Fifty two match officials participated in the event, including New Zealand duo Matthew Conger and Mark Rule, along with David Yareboinen from Papua New Guinea.  Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands) was…

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12 November 2021
Champions crowned in New Caledonia as pandemic ends season  

Hienghene Sport have been crowned the 2021 Super League champions and AS Universite awarded the 2021 Super League Futsal title, after both seasons were officially concluded this week by the New Caledonian Football Federation in the wake of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in the territory.   Both teams sat atop their respective competitions at the point of the…

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11 November 2021
Star keeper helping teach next generation of goalkeeper coaches in Tahiti

Attendees at last week’s Discovery Goalkeeper Coaching Workshop held by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) got the chance to learn off one of the nation’s best ever goalkeepers.  Held at the FTF headquarters, the event took place over four hours and saw 11 participants take part, with 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer Golden Glove winner Jonathan Torohia on hand to help deliver sessions alongside certified goalkeeper coach Laurent Heinis and his assistant…

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Football Development
11 November 2021
AS Vénus savouring the moment ahead of Coupe de France clash 

By the time kick off arrives for AS Vénus’s seventh round Coupe de France tie against Trélissac FC on November 14 (7am NZT), the Tahitian side will have travelled over 16,000kms from when they departed their homeland at the start of this month.   The trek to France during a global pandemic has been a massive undertaking for the AS Vénus players and staff, after the club qualified through to the seventh…

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11 November 2021
Wider men’s national squad named for New Caledonia  

New Caledonia have announced their wider squad for the men’s national team, ahead of the group assembling in camp later this month.   The 58-strong selection includes players from 15 different clubs across New Caledonia, while six clubs from other nations are also in line to supply players.   Hienghène Sport, the 2019 OFC Champions League winners, along…

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11 November 2021
Oceania competitions wrap – November 11

An upset in the Solomon Islands sets the scene for a tense final fortnight in the S-League, Faatoia close in on top spot in Samoa and a first win arrives for a club in Fiji’s Digicel Women’s Super League. Here’s this week’s wrap of the competition action from around the region.   A thrilling final two…

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9 November 2021
Action close in Fiji futsal leagues  

Just three points separate the top four teams in Fiji’s Digicel Southern Zone Futsal League ahead of the next round getting underway on November 10.   Last week competition leaders Lami edged past Tailevu 4-3, while Suva, who sit second a point behind Lami, had a win and loss in their two matches, beating Rewa 8-2 before going…

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9 November 2021
ALL IN: Sarai Bareman – Full interview

We caught up with FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman on the Performance Pillar of our women’s football strategy.  “What I’m most proud of is that women’s football is a top priority… and that is a huge change for me.”  

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