Solomon Islands performance in Qatar attracts Australian interest

The impressive performances of Solomon Islands players at the recent FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers caught the eye of many, with several members now looking to earn professional contracts in Australia. In fact, one player has already been successful in his own bid for an Australian deal. Solomon Islands reached the final of…

After a lengthy period of inactivity due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, international women’s football has returned for some teams in Oceania. While results were mixed, all will have relished the chance to represent their nation again, while one team even managed to claim a tournament win. That triumph came courtesy of Papua New Guinea, who…

A combined effort involving the Oceania Football Confederation and three other leading football organisations has seen a new-look Grassroots Football Festival piloted at the Kaikohe AFC in New Zealand’s far north. Last weekend the OFC, alongside Māori Football Aotearoa (MFA), New Zealand Football (NZF), Northern Region Football (NRF) and Kaikohe AFC delivered the festival, with whānau…

The Super Ligue begins in New Caledonia, Ligue 1 returns in Tahiti and a 14-0 win in Fiji. Here is a wrap of the action from some of the premier competitions across Oceania. In New Caledonia, the 2022 Super Ligue got underway this weekend with AS Lössi taking the early lead at the top of…

The Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) held two courses earlier this year in Papeete, which saw FIFA Instructors attend in person for the first time in two years. Perry Gautier was the instructor for the Futsal Referees Course in February, while Alain Lim led a football MA Referees Course in March. Both travelled from Belgium…

Papua New Guinea may have come up just short in their bid to win the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Oceania Qualifiers but that has not impacted the warm welcome their players have received on returning home. Papua New Guinea put on an impressive showing in Qatar, but eventually exited the tournament following a thrilling…

The Oceania Football Confederation extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Michel Scallamera, following his passing. A loyal servant to football in Tahiti, Scallamera sat on the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF) Executive Committee and previously served as the Federation’s Treasurer. At club level he was a coach, and later President, at…

Member Associations from across Oceania joined integrity experts from FIFA and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) this week for the opening of the latest edition of the FIFA Global Integrity Programme. In line with FIFA’s overall vision of making football truly global and its ongoing commitment to protecting and promoting the integrity…

The draw for the preliminary round of the Chatham Cup and NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup have been announced. The 2022 competitions will get underway over ANZAC weekend on April 23, 24 and 25. Standout ties from the preliminary rounds include Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC, winners of a record seven Chatham Cup titles, against Ngongotaha…