Fiji futsal referees combine for latest FIFA course

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…

Since late last year Judith Kumasi has been at the forefront of change in Papua New Guinea football. The 42-year-old is the first woman to be appointed as President of the Wewak Football Association, which has resulted in Wewak going from associate member status with the PNGFA to a full member for the first time…

The Highlands Conference of the PNG Women’s National Soccer League has created history in the region by empowering women to not only play, but be in control of their own football league. This was the first time in PNG that women are taking part in football at the highest level and the first time a…

The Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) made sure football was a highlight of The Polynesian Disability Days (Journées Polynésiennes du Handicap – JPH), which took place from April 26-29 at Aorai Tini Hau Park in Papeete. The event was organised by the Te Niu o te Huma organisation and the Federation of Polynesian Adaptive Sports…

The quarter-finalists of Tahiti’s Coupe de Polynésie are confirmed, a cup draw in Fiji and New Caledonia’s Super Ligue continues in this week’s Oceania competitions wrap. This weekend saw the second round of the Coupe de Polynésie take place in Tahiti with the current top three in Ligue 1 Vini all progressing. Current league leaders…

FC Nantes head coach Antoine Kombouaré has paid tribute to the people of New Caledonia after guiding the French Ligue 1 side to cup success over the weekend.  Les Canaris were crowned Coupe de France champions on Sunday after a 1-0 victory over OGC Nice 1-0. It is the fourth time they have won the…