Adieu, Michel

2 June 2021

New Caledonia football is in mourning following the passing of former national team goalkeeper and coach Michel Clarque this week at the age of 72. A man with a heart of gold and a strong desire to create meaningful opportunities for youth across New Caledonia both inside and out of the football community, Clarque’s most…

2 June 2021

Kurukuru to play Morocco in futsal WC opener

The opponents of the Solomon Islands for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 were revealed overnight at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. Known as the Kurukuru, the Solomons have been listed in Group C alongside Thailand, Portugal and Morocco at the tournament in Lithuania. Led by head coach Vinicius Leite, the Kurukuru will open…

FIFA Futsal World Cup

1 June 2021

Young referee Perry eyes FIFA debut

While Tahiti’s Rani Perry is busy looking after her new son, a refereeing debut on the world stage remains the ultimate goal. The 23-year-old was introduced to the game as a player for AS Pirae Football Club and began to balance playing and refereeing commitments from the age of 16. Having spent most of her…

AS Pirae

31 May 2021

Eight new schools introduced to Just Play

Children at eight Wesleyan Primary Schools across Tongatapu, Tonga have become the latest inductees to the OFC Just Play Programme. Just Play Programme Manager and Head of Social Responsibility for Tonga Football Association, Palu ‘Uhatahi-Tu’amoheloa, said the schools are now five weeks into the 16 week programme and school principals as well as teachers and…

Grassroots

27 May 2021

Throwback: Auckland City’s first OFC club crown in 2006

Auckland City FC have achieved unparalleled success at club level in Oceania and this month marks 15 years since they won their first continental title. The 2006 OFC Champions League – known as the OFC Club Championship at the time – was the first senior club competition in the Pacific to be held after Australia…

Auckland City FC

27 May 2021

Workshops help refine 2021 agenda in Vanuatu

Two Just Play Regional Development Officers Meetings held in Vanuatu earlier this month allowed participants to reflect on the programme in 2020 in order to build on that success in 2021. Facilitated by Just Play Programme Manager Rorona Kalsakau, also Vanuatu Football Federation Deputy General Secretary, each workshop held in the Northern and Southern Regions,…

Benjamin Kalo

26 May 2021

Malaita win beach title

Malaita captured the Mariner National Beach Soccer Championship title in the Solomon Islands with a 5-3 victory over Honiara in the final. The showpiece match took place on Saturday and was a fitting finale to a well-attended tournament in one of Oceania’s beach soccer hotbeds. Malaita’s Thompson Peter was the top scorer for the tournament…

Cook Islands

25 May 2021

Sharpe’s iconic assist for New Zealand’s Football Ferns

If you Google New Zealand’s squad from the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup, you may wonder why prolific goal-scorer Wendy Sharpe’s name is absent. Six months prior to the inaugural global women’s tournament, Sharpe’s eight goals helped New Zealand earn their spot at the event as the Kiwis claimed the OFC Women’s Nations Cup title…

1991

24 May 2021

FIFA Congress votes on future of FIFA Women’s World Cup hosting

The 71st FIFA Congress has unanimously voted during the weekend to bring the bidding process for the hosting of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in line with the process for the men’s FIFA World Cup. The allocation of all future hosts will be voted on by the FIFA Congress, just as is the case with…

FIFA

21 May 2021

FIFA Council confirms key WWC 2023 dates

The FIFA Council has approved further transfer system reforms and announced key FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 dates. A third package of reforms to the transfer system has been approved by the FIFA Council overnight. The reforms concern important regulatory matters regarding the international transfer of minors, squad sizes (in particular with respect to loans),…

FIFA

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