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OFC Stars of Tomorrow Ep. 2: Running

13 April 2021
OFC Stars of Tomorrow Ep. 2: Running

Join Jeremiah and Sarah as they take you through running with the ball in episode two of OFC Stars of Tomorrow. OFC Stars of Tomorrow is a social media campaign aimed to encourage children up to the age of 14 to participate in skills challenges to uncover the region’s most talented youngsters. Footballers can send…

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OFC Stars of Tomorrow
12 April 2021
Vava’u welcomes futsal for the first time

Futsal has debuted in the northern island group of Vava’u in Tonga thanks to a collaboration between the Tonga Football Association’s Technical and Just Play departments. On Saturday, the first-ever tournament-based futsal festival got underway at Vava’u High School hall with an impressive 32 teams signed up to participate in the eight-week event. Vava’u Football…

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futsal
8 April 2021
Q&A with Trina Davis

Earlier this year, striker Trina Davis made history when she signed a contract with ASA Tel-Aviv University Sports Club in Israel to become the first Fijian woman to play professional football.   At only 16, she made her international senior debut at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup in 2018 where she quickly made her mark with five goals in as…

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ASA-Tel Aviv University Sports Club
7 April 2021
Just Play builds profile on Vava’u

The OFC Just Play Programme continues to show impressive growth in Tonga with 16 communities in the Vava’u island group benefiting from a recent two-day volunteer training session. The 15 new volunteers were trained in the latest Health and WASH curriculum by Just Play Master Instructor, Lafaele Moala and Tonga Football Association Development Officer and…

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Football Development
6 April 2021
Manukau United exemplifies the IDSDP values

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace offers an annual opportunity to celebrate how everyday, sport has an important role to play in society. In Oceania, no club reflects the values celebrated by IDSDP better than South Auckland’s Manukau United. The clubs’s core values have aligned it as a device through which football…

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Equality
6 April 2021
OFC Stars of Tomorrow launches

Young footballers around the Pacific have the chance to develop their skills by participating in the OFC’s Stars of Tomorrow social media campaign.   A series of videos will be posted on OFC’s social media platforms kicking off with an educational Skills Challenge every Tuesday in April on juggling, running with the ball, passing and shooting.   …

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OFC Stars of Tomorrow
1 April 2021
Fiji women combine for capacity building programme

Twenty-one women across Fiji’s Southern Division participated in the OFC’s Women’s Capacity Building Programme workshop from March 30-31 in Vatuwaqa. The aim of the programme is to develop personal and professional skills of women in Pacific Island communities who are interested in working or volunteering in football. The two-day event was facilitated by Lavenia Yolovi,…

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1 April 2021
OFC strengthens Safeguarding commitment in landmark webinar

A momentous OFC-FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football Orientation Webinar has successfully concluded with participants from nine OFC Member Associations, OFC staff and FIFA Development Office – Oceania all participating. The virtual webinar was staged in four parts where key speakers Kathryn Leslie, FIFA’s Head of Safeguarding and Child Protection, Gloria Viseras, FIFA Senior Event Safeguarding…

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Fatma Samoura
1 April 2021
Host cities confirmed for FWWC 2023

The host locations for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 have been confirmed. Nine host cities and 10 stadiums across Australia and New Zealand to welcome the world’s best players and football fans in 2023 Opening match to take place in Auckland and Sydney to host final Australia and New Zealand to host one semi-final…

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FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
30 March 2021
American Samoa varsity leagues crown winners

Samoana High School claimed the Junior Varsity and Varsity titles in American Samoa’s schoolboys competition during the weekend. Played at Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Samoana’s Junior Varsity team won their final 4-1 over Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School, while the Varsity side beat Leone High School 2-0. Junior Varsity players are 14 to 16 years…

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American Samoa