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The boy who saw his future in football

26 May 2026
The boy who saw his future in football

Despite his mother’s wish for him to concentrate on his education at school, a young Phillip Mango always saw a future in football.   Kicking the ball around in his local village for the first time, Mango quickly fell in love with the beautiful game that would lead him to captain his beloved Solomon Islands on the international stage and…

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26 May 2026
Mount Roskill students design World Cup jersey for global showcase

A group of young designers from Auckland’s Mount Roskill Intermediate School will see their creativity showcased on the global stage after creating New Zealand’s jersey for the Design FC project ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The initiative invited participating World Cup nations to create a football-inspired design representing their country. With support from…

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25 May 2026
Individual excellence acknowledged at OFC Pro League final

As well as crowning Auckland FC the inaugural OFC Pro League champions, four individual awards were presented following the conclusion of Sunday’s final at Eden Park. Two Auckland FC players snapped up individual awards, and the club added the Fair Play Award to wrap up a history-making night, whilst Vanuatu United FC striker Alex Saniel…

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24 May 2026
Auckland FC make history with OFC Pro League triumph

Auckland FC have won the first edition of the OFC Pro League, defeating South Melbourne FC 2-1 in the final at Eden Park.  Goals in either half secured the title for Auckland, making history by becoming the first club to win Oceania’s first professional football league. The ledger was even between the two clubs coming…

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22 May 2026
Tahiti’s record-breaker reflects on a lifetime in football

It was Samuel Garcia who first spotted Teaonui Tehau’s talent when he was just six years old.   A player himself at the time, Garcia brought a ball to Teaonui’s neighbourhood, and after watching the youngster play, encouraged him to sign up for football at AS Vénus – one of Tahiti’s powerhouse clubs.   Now 26 years later, Teaonui Tehau has finished his first season as…

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22 May 2026
Stage set for inaugural OFC Pro League Final

History will be made on Sunday at Eden Park in Auckland, when the winner of Oceania’s first professional football competition is crowned, as South Melbourne FC take on Auckland FC in the OFC Pro League final. The showpiece fixture is 60 years in the making after the Oceania Football Confederation was officially established in 1966,…

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22 May 2026
Draws for FIFA U-17 World Cup™ and FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup™ revealed

The draws for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026™ and FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026™ have both been conducted.  Four different OFC member associations have been represented across the two draws, with New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Fiji, featuring in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and New Zealand and Samoa in the FIFA U-17…

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20 May 2026
Prins header sets up OFC Pro League final for Auckland FC

Auckland FC have set up a meeting with South Melbourne FC in the first OFC Pro League final, after edging out South Island United 1-0 at Go Media Stadium in Auckland.  It was Auckland FC who found the second semi-final’s only breakthrough – Isa Prins coming off the bench to nod home the winner in…

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20 May 2026
South Melbourne FC book ticket to OFC Pro League final

South Melbourne FC have secured their place in the inaugural OFC Pro League final with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Vanuatu United FC at Go Media Stadium in Auckland.   Three of their four goals came in the first half, as Hellas secured their fifth consecutive Pro League win to set them on their way…

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19 May 2026
Obituary | Reuben Oimae

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) are sad to report the passing of Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) Property and Facility Manager, Reuben Oimae. Reuben passed away on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Reuben had served the Solomon Islands Football Federation and the Pacific region for more than fifteen years as turf manager…

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