Community boosted by latest Just Play training

7 July 2021

The Valapata community in North Vella Lavella is preparing for the roll-out of the Just Play Health and WASH curriculum with a two-day coaching course paving the way for the new season. Sixteen participants, representing five different primary schools, were welcomed via an opening ceremony organised by Valapata youth. The Just Play 6-12-year training course,…

6 July 2021

Green eyeing fourth Olympic tilt

While the one-year delay to the Tokyo Olympics caused frustration for many it worked out well for Anna Green. Had the games gone ahead last year, as per schedule, the Football Ferns defender would’ve been unavailable due to a serious knee injury. But the coronavirus pandemic meant Tokyo 2020 will take place in 2021, which…

Anna Green

1 July 2021

Lewis loving Olympic opportunity

Perseverance has paid off for Clayton Lewis. Just under a year ago the Kiwi midfielder was coaching youth football and playing for amateur side Auckland United. Fast forward to last week and Lewis was named in New Zealand’s men’s squad for the Tokyo Olympics, which came on the back of signing a two-year contract extension…

Clayton Lewis

30 June 2021

VFF Champions League finals await

The stage is set for the semi-finals in this year’s VFF Champions League in Vanuatu. RueRue FC topped Group A with three victories from as many matches and will meet the Malampa Revivors from Group B, while Group B winners Galaxy will tackle Kraisun FC. Both matches are scheduled to be played in Luganville on…

American Samoa

29 June 2021

OFC pilot Club Management Introduction Certificate

OFC staff members took the opportunity to upskill this week with an internal Introduction to Club Management Certificate course. The two-hour event served as a pilot before its rollout online across our Member Associations later this year. The learning material was split into three parts: understanding football environments, understanding club football in Oceania, and developing…

Chris Kemp

25 June 2021

NZ name Olympic squads

Experience and youth characterise the men’s and women’s teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, confirmed on Friday by New Zealand Football and the New Zealand Olympic Committee. The Football Ferns will rely on a core of experience, as the quartet of Abby Erceg, Ria Percival, Anna Green and Ali Riley will be playing at…

New Zealand

23 June 2021

Solomon Islands appoint new coach

The Solomon Islands have appointed Felipe Vega-Arango as the coach of their senior men’s national team. Vega-Arango is no stranger to the area having previously worked as the country’s Technical Director and he briefly managed the national side in 2017. The Spaniard said he was thrilled to be involved with the Solomon Islands again and…

Fiji

17 June 2021

Kurukuru set for road to World Cup

The Solomon Islands have announced their extended squad for the upcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania and are gearing up towards a training camp in Australia next month. Known as the Kurukuru, the extended squad consists of 17 home-based players, including Raphael Le’ai, Micah Lea’alafa and Clifford Misitana, while James Egeta and Jack Wetney…

FIFA Futsal World Cup

16 June 2021

AS Pirae top Tahiti’s Ligue 1

AS Pirae have claimed the Ligue 1 title in Tahiti. The 2020/2021 season endured a long stoppage due to COVID-19 but the champions were crowned following a 1-1 draw with AS Vénus last week. Having gone through the round-robin phase of the competition as the top qualifiers, Pirae only needed a draw from their Play-off…

Cook Islands

16 June 2021

AS Dragon awarded for embracing spirit of social inclusion

Tahiti football club, AS Dragon, has embraced the ethos of football being a sport for all with its award-winning “Football Pour Tous” programme. The club was this week announced as the winners of the national challenge within the Federation Education Programme (Federal Programme Educatif, P.E.F.), run by the Federation Tahitienne de Football (FTF), with a…

AS Dragon

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