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Coaches begin OFC A Licence journey

4 February 2022
Coaches begin OFC A Licence journey

Coaches from four different Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Member Associations completed their first step towards gaining the region’s highest coaching qualification at the OFC/NZF A Licence Coaching Course between January 24-30.    Held in Palmerston North, 22 New Zealand-based coaches and six others from Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Solomon Islands participated in sessions…

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Coaching Development
4 February 2022
Memories and tributes flow as Bilen departs Auckland City FC

Five-time OFC Champions League winner Mario Bilen has left Auckland City FC after eight years with the club.  The 36-year-old former Croatia age group international joined the Navy Blues from HNK Zadar in 2013 just in time to make his debut at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco against Raja Casablanca.  He made 168 appearances and scored…

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4 February 2022
AS Pirae go down in FIFA Club World Cup debut

AS Pirae have bowed out of the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021™ after suffering a 4-1 loss to host club Al Jazira on Friday morning NZT. Three goals inside the opening half did much of the damage, with Zayed Al Ameri opening the scoring on five minutes followed by further strikes from Ahmed Al…

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3 February 2022
Preview | Al Jazira Club v AS Pirae – FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021™ 

After being nominated to replace Auckland City FC as Oceania’s representative at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021™, AS Pirae will make history this week as the first Tahitian side ever to appear at the tournament.   The 2019-20 Tahiti national league winners accepted the call up after Auckland City withdrew due to the border…

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1 February 2022
Cook Islands WDO Tupou Patia-Brogan is ALL IN

A key part of the ALL IN: OFC Women’s Football Strategy 2027 launched last year was to establish a Women’s Development Officer in every OFC Member Association. With that goal now achieved, we sit down to learn a little more about each of the women driving the growth of women’s football in our region.    Former…

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Cook Islands
29 January 2022
Tonga out of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition following disaster  

The devastating impacts of this month’s natural disaster in Tonga has resulted in Tonga withdrawing from taking part in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition.  The large volcanic eruption and tsunami which struck on January 15 has caused widespread damage across much of Tonga and impacted over 80 percent of the population. …

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28 January 2022
New PNG women’s coach focused on establishing first-choice group

The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 may still be over five months away, but new Papua New Guinea women’s coach Nicola Demaine is keen to establish who her first-choice playing group are sooner rather than later.   A vastly experienced coach with recent history in New Zealand and Australia, Demaine took the job on with a…

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28 January 2022
Shortened preparation no excuse for AS Pirae coach Bennett  

After being nominated in late December to replace Auckland City FC at next month’s FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021™, AS Pirae coach Naea Bennett said his side are focusing on excitement, not excuses, ahead of taking the field in Abu Dhabi.   A revision to New Zealand’s border controls in light of the COVID-19 variant…

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28 January 2022
PNG name squad for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition

Papua New Guinea have named their squad for March’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ OFC preliminary competition, with a mix of proven talent and youngsters scattered throughout the squad, which includes overseas-based players Tommy Semmy and Gimala Essacu. Hekari United FC midfielder David Muta has been named as the captain and is joined in the squad by…

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27 January 2022
Cook Islands showcase beach soccer at CISNOC Beach Games

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) put on a show in the sand at their second CISNOC Beach Games in Nikao earlier this month.   The three-day event was initiated by the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee and saw various beach sports codes participate.   CIFA entered six teams in both the men’s and women’s…

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Beach Soccer