Gambia confirmed as next opponent for NZ men

1 November 2021

Following back-to-back wins against Curaçao and Bahrain last month, the New Zealand men’s national team have locked in Gambia as their next opponent for the November international window. The match will be played on Tuesday, November 16 (Wednesday, November 17 NZT) at the Zayed Sport City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The game will kick-off…

29 October 2021

Upolu Development Centre programme kicks off

Football Federation Samoa (FFS) launched their Upolu Development Centre programme last week, with 104 players taking part in the first session at Tuana’imato. Boys and girls from the U-12, U-14 and U-16 age groups were selected from clubs who were involved in the FFS Youth Competition earlier this year. They will participate in match training,…

29 October 2021

Beyond Greatness™ – game-changing new brand identity revealed for FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™

FIFA has revealed an exciting and bold new brand identity for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, incorporating a vibrant new visual approach that aims to unite and inspire people around the world through the power of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ and women’s football. The brand identity and emblem incorporate…

28 October 2021

OFC host second online course to raise the standards of club football

Sixteen administrators across five Member Associations completed an OFC Introduction to Club Management Certificate course via Zoom last Thursday. Samoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Zealand and Tonga took part in the course. Facilitated by OFC Clubs and Leagues Officer Steven Dillon, the learning material was split into three parts; understanding football environments, understanding club football…

Fiji

28 October 2021

Oceania football competitions wrap – October 28

The champion of champions is decided in Tahiti, major women’s and men’s titles are awarded in Vanuatu and action returns for the first time in six months in Fiji. Here’s this week’s wrap of the competitions action from around the region. (AS Pirae celebrate their Trophee des Champions title. Credit: Christophe Fotozz via FTF.) A booming 60-metre wonder…

26 October 2021

Cook Islands host first Future Stars festival

The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) held their inaugural Future Stars grassroots festival earlier this month, which catered for over 100 kids between the ages of five and 13 at its complex in Matavera. The Future Stars festival was initiated by CIFA, with a framework based on the OFC Player Development Grassroots Programme – to…

Cook Islands

22 October 2021

All Whites among biggest movers in men’s world rankings

Two wins from two games in October has seen New Zealand jump 10 places to 111th in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, positioning them as international football’s biggest mover alongside Indonesia (165, +10). Earlier this month the All Whites claimed a 2-1 win over Curaçao before beating Bahrain 1-0 in their second match, in what was their first…

22 October 2021

ALL IN: Jackie Pahoa – New Caledonia

In 2016, when she was 15 years old, Jackie Pahoa made her entrance on the regional stage at the OFC U-17 Women’s Championship. Not only did she net six goals in five games, her first international goal came just three minutes into New Caledonia’s match against Tonga. Since then, Pahoa has continued to show…

Jackie Pahoa

21 October 2021

Samoa promotes futsal with first festival

Over 200 young footballers were introduced to futsal last week at the Football Federation Samoa’s (FFS) inaugural Futsal Festival in Tuana’imato. The one-day event was initiated by the FFS Upolu Technical Development Programme and targeted at boys and girls from the U-12 and U-14 age groups, with games to encourage participants to give futsal a go. FFS…

futsal

20 October 2021

Oceania football competitions wrap – October 20

The best female footballers in Vanuatu face off in the inaugural VFF Women’s Champions League, Telekom S-League games continue in the Solomon Islands and Fiji prepares for a long-awaited return to action. Here’s our wrap of this week’s competition action from around the region. At the time of writing the first ever VFF Women’s Champions League in Vanuatu had just finished its…

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