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OFC Player Development workshop invigorates grassroots and youth football coaching in American Samoa

11 December 2024
OFC Player Development workshop invigorates grassroots and youth football coaching in American Samoa

Photo Credit: OFC Media American Samoa host OFC Player Development workshop provided an invaluable opportunity for local coaches to grow their knowledge and elevate their practices. The five-day workshop, led by OFC Player Development officer, Phill Parker, brought together grassroots and youth coaches from around Tutuila, the largest island in American Samoa, for a week…

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11 December 2024
Draw confirmed for OFC Men’s Champions League 2025

The draw for the OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 has been made today, at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, New Zealand. Three teams will contest the OFC Men’s Champions League – Qualifying 2025 tournament, to be held in the Cook Islands from February 8-14 – Royal Puma FC…

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11 December 2024
Official Draw | OFC Men’s Champions League 2025
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6 December 2024
Funding secured for TIHWF Programmes across Oceania

 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to confirm it has secured continued funding from the UEFA Foundation for Children for “This is How We Football” (TIHWF) programmes in 2025 Launched in 2022, the TIHWF initiative focuses on promoting inclusivity, gender equality, and youth engagement across Oceania. Designed for 13–18-year-old girls, the program has been…

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6 December 2024
Auckland City to face footballing giants at FIFA Club World Cup™

Photo Credit: FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Auckland City FC will face some of the biggest clubs in the world at the FIFA Club World Cup™ 2025, having been drawn alongside Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors and SL Benfica in Group C, this morning in Miami. The tournament, which will now be contested by 32 teams on…

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4 December 2024
Empowering the next generation of female referees in Oceania

Photo Credit: OFC Media The OFC Women’s Pre-Elite course brought together promising and aspiring women referees, to equip them with the skills and knowledge to achieve elite status within three years. Over four days, 12 match officials participated in a combination of activities, including fitness tests, physical training, and a workshop on the physical demands…

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3 December 2024
OFC Professional League presented at World Football Summit in Riyadh

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) proudly presented the transformative OFC Professional League at the prestigious World Football Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a landmark moment for football in the Pacific. Led by OFC General Secretary Franck Castillo, the presentation highlighted how the OFC Professional League is set to revolutionise football across the region. As…

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3 December 2024
“Football is an inclusive sport”: Celebrating International Day for Persons With Disability with This Is How We Football

To tie in with International Day for Persons With Disabilities, OFC invites its football communities to explore how they can make football more inclusive through their programmes as one of the suggested actions for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign. Today Football Federation Samoa took that opportunity in celebrating the end of their 2024 This…

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29 November 2024
Tahiti the biggest movers in latest FIFA Rankings

Tahiti have gained six places (153) in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking, after their impressive performance in the latest round of FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers. Samuel Garcia’s side secured victories over Samoa in Hamilton and Vanuatu in Auckland to advance from Group B and set-up a semi-final clash with New Caledonia in…

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26 November 2024
Future OFC Match Coordinators Gain Hands-On Experience at FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers

Photo Credit: OFC Media Seven participants from OFC Member Associations attended match day five of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers in Auckland as part of the OFC Match Coordinator Programme. It’s an initiative under the OFC Strategy aimed at developing skilled competition organisers across the region. Representing Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Vanuatu and New…

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