Suva start their season successfully

9 March 2021

Suva began their title defence in Fiji’s Digicel Premier League with a 1-0 win over Rewa. Mohammed Ramzan’s goal in the 31st minute proved the difference for Suva on Sunday during a round that was marked by a number of tight clashes. On Saturday, Labasa and Ba opened the 2021 season with a goalless draw…

8 March 2021

Celebrating International Women’s Day across the Pacific

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8, offering an opportunity to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by women who have played a role in the history of their countries and communities. While unprecedented advances have been made globally, no country has achieved…

Choose to Challenge

8 March 2021

Women’s Capacity Building programme hits Phase 2

The OFC Women’s Football Capacity Building programme has successfully moved into Phase 2, with the first local Member Association workshops held in Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The first MA to take the next step was Papua New Guinea where Women’s Football Development Officer, Margaret Aka, facilitated a three-day workshop in Lae. The Local MA…

Angela Pauga

4 March 2021

OFC confirms schedule changes

OFC is proactively adapting its competitions strategy to tackle the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with a strong focus on its long-term goals. In a bid to provide our Member Associations with more meaningful matches, various short and long-term solutions are currently being worked on, including the possibility of adding new competitions in 2023 and…

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

4 March 2021

Fijian leagues ready to begin

Fiji’s men’s and women’s national leagues are set to get underway this weekend with a host of exciting matches. Suva are the defending champions of the men’s Premier League and coach Babs Khan acknowledged it would be a tough ask to repeat the dose in 2021. “We need to work very hard this season to…

Babs Khan

2 March 2021

Ladies in Black earn beach title

It was a big week for women’s football in the Pacific as a beach soccer title was awarded in the Cook Islands, while Fijian striker Trina Davis made history as she joined the professional ranks and the Women’s National Soccer League in Papua New Guinea closes in on the playoffs. The Ladies in Black claimed…

Cook Islands

2 March 2021

Team Up launches across the Pacific

The new phase of the Australian Government’s sport for development program, Team Up, is launching in the Pacific with a week of activities leading into International Women’s Day (Monday 8 March), reflecting the program’s strong focus on gender equity. Working to transform lives through sport, the initial phase of Team Up will support 30 sport…

Andrew Lepani

25 February 2021

Drake striding forward on coaching path

Danyon Drake is quickly collecting coaching qualifications. As a player, Drake is the first-choice goalkeeper for Eastern Suburbs AFC in New Zealand’s ISPS Handa Men’s Premiership but he is also dedicated to his coaching. Having attended the inaugural OFC/NZF Goalkeeping C Licence coaching course late last year, he was back at it again this week…

Danyon Drake

23 February 2021

Labasa win CVC

A trophy was handed out in Fiji, while playoff pictures are becoming clearer in Papua New Guinea and New Zealand as Ligue 1 returned in Tahiti during a busy week in Pacific football. Labasa FC claimed Champion vs Champion series honours in Fiji following a 2-1 victory over Suva in the second leg of their…

Fiji

18 February 2021

Howieson leading by example

Cam Howieson didn’t expect to captain Auckland City FC this season but he has plenty of football experience to draw on that he can apply to the role. He was given the armband for the ISPS Handa Men’s Premiership when regular skipper Angel Berlanga was ruled out with a long-term knee injury. “I’ve enjoyed it,…

Auckland City FC

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