New Zealand learn opponents at FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022™

New Zealand will face Germany, Colombia and Mexico in the group stages of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022™. The Junior Football Ferns have been drawn in Group B for the tournament, which takes place from August 10-28 in Costa Rica. The draw for the competition was held today at the Teatro Nacional in…

New Zealand’s women’s national team will embark on a European tour in June to take on Norway and Wales in international friendly fixtures. The Football Ferns will play Norway in Oslo on Saturday, June 25, at 5.00pm local time (Sunday, June 26, 3.00am NZT), before heading to Pinatar, Spain, to take on Wales on Tuesday,…

The date and time of New Zealand’s crucial FIFA World Cup™ intercontinental play-off against Costa Rica has now been confirmed. Danny Hay’s side will face Costa Rica in a one-off fixture at Qatar’s Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday, June 14 at 9.00pm local time (Wednesday, June 15, 6.00am NZT) with the winner qualifying for…

New Caledonia’s U-16 boys’ team have returned to action on the international stage, making the long journey to Europe to play in a UEFA International Exhibition Tournament. The team travelled to Estonia, where they took on the U-16 representatives from three UEFA nations – the host nation, Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands. Manager Didier Blanc…

The development of beach soccer in Fiji took an important next step last month, with the association holding their first FIFA Beach Soccer Coaching Course in Vatuwaqa.  The course was led by Angelo Schirinzi, a FIFA Instructor with a history of helping to grow the game in Tahiti and Solomon Islands. He is also the current…

Tahiti’s top-two are triumphant, the title-holders fade in Fiji, while New Caledonia’s Super Ligue has early pacesetters amid this week’s Oceania competitions wrap. The battle at the top of Tahiti’s Ligue 1 continues to rumble on as the top two won again. Leaders AS Dragon claimed a 6-2 win over AS Tamarii Punaruu, with goal-machine Shawn…

The Fiji Football Association’s (FFA) Grassroots Development Programme held in Vatuwaqa continues to help kids realise the benefits football. The programme which runs every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, targets kids between 6-12 years old and takes them through a range of football activities. FFA Football Development Officers Waifune Tupua, Ronald Ram and Meli Yasawa, alongside…

The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 has been confirmed to take place in Fiji between July 13-30, with nine Member Associations taking part in a bid to earn qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™.   Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu…

Tonga’s women’s national team have headed to Australia for a high-performance training camp, ahead of the fast-approaching OFC Women’s Nations Cup, and have received a royal seal of approval for the trip. With help via a grant from the Australian High Commission, the Tonga squad flew out to Australia on Thursday, April 21, arriving at…

Women’s football development continues in Tahiti with Animatrice Fédérale workshops returning to local clubs in March this year. Delivered by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF), Animatrice Fédérale aims to teach girls, women and men how to best support women’s football in Tahiti. The workshop focuses on key areas such as development, while learning the…