Three OFC match officials selected for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

Weeks before New Zealand play Costa Rica for a spot at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Oceania has its first confirmed representatives at the tournament with three match officials this week earning their ticket to football’s flagship event.   The FIFA Referees Committee has announced the list of names appointed for the FIFA World Cup,…

The Fiji Football Association Cup Tournament (FACT) 2022 gets underway this weekend as 10 teams from across the country come together with the aim of being crowned champions. Participating teams have been split into two groups of five, with Labasa FC, Lautoka FC, Nadi FC, Navua FC and Rewa FC in Group A and Ba…

New Zealand won’t just be playing for their home country when they step onto the field in Doha for their FIFA World Cup™ intercontinental play-off against Costa Rica next month. The team is acutely aware that they are representing the entire Oceania region, after earning that right by winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™…

After being inspired by her own children, Radhika Kumar’s childhood passion for football was reborn. The 37-year-old from Nasinu in Fiji has since obtained her first ever futsal coaching certificate and now voluntarily assists Fiji Football Association (FFA) in its grassroots development programmes. “Actually I had a passion for football when I used to watch…

Big results in round one of New Zealand’s domestic cups, early dominance in New Caledonia and Tahiti’s title battle wages on in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap. In New Zealand, Cashmere Technical began their Chatham Cup title defence in style. Jacob Richards scored a hat-trick to secure safe passage for the 2021 winners in a…

Seventeen futsal referees came together at the Fiji Football Association (FFA) headquarters in Vatuwaqa to participate in the FIFA Futsal Referees Course last week. The three-day course was facilitated by Solomon Islands-based OFC Referee Development Officer and FIFA Instructor Neil Poloso who presented theory lessons via Zoom, followed by practical sessions in the afternoons led…

New Zealand Football have today confirmed the 26-person squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ intercontinental play-offs and warm-up games. Included is Marco Rojas for the first time since 2019, following a stellar season with Melbourne Victory. Michael Boxall also returns after missing the last tour with injury. The remainder of the squad…

June will see the return of Oceania’s flagship club football competition, the OFC Champions League, which will decide who represents the region at the 2022 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup™. The revised competition format, which was adapted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce travel requirements on teams, is split into…

The draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ will be hosted by New Zealand. It was announced earlier today by FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura and New Zealand deputy prime minister Grant Robertson that the draw will take place in Auckland on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Taking place in the city’s Aotea Centre, the…

The Solomon Islands have ambitions of reaching the semi-final stage of the upcoming OFC Women’s Nation Cup at the very least, according to Solomon Islands Football Federation president William Lai. The Solomon Islands are the second-lowest ranked side, only Vanuatu are ranked lower, at July’s tournament, in which they have been drawn in a tough…