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ALL IN: Lositika Feke (Tonga)

23 September 2021
ALL IN: Lositika Feke (Tonga)

In a few short years, 18-year-old Lositika Feke has scaled the kind of heights young girls across the Pacific have only dreamt of. She’s represented her country across every available level and in 2018 was among the first Tongans to play at a FIFA tournament. Feke was one of ten athletes who competed in the…

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Lositika Feke
22 September 2021
Flávia Lopes Sant’Anna P. Rodrigues joins OFC

Capacity building in corporate governance will be a key focus for new Oceania Football Confederation Member Associations Services Consultant Flávia Lopes Sant’Anna P. Rodrigues.  Brazil-born Lopes Sant’Anna P. Rodrigues will be responsible for leading the creation and implementation of a strategy for OFC Member Association services in her new role and arrives with over a…

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Flávia Lopes Sant'Anna P. Rodrigues
21 September 2021
Football Federation Samoa welcome new CEO  

Last week the Football Federation Samoa welcomed former interim CEO Autū Andy Ripley into the role on a permanent basis.  In a ceremony attended by Football Federation Samoa (FFS) President Susuga Papali’i Leslie Petaia and FFS staff, Ripley outlined his vision for the organisation over the next three years.  “Some of these plans include making sure we use the…

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CEO
21 September 2021
Tonga beach soccer referees upskill in Ha’apai

Twenty five beach soccer referees from Tonga’s Ha’apai islands took the opportunity to upskill in the latest FIFA MA-Beach Soccer Refereeing Course last week.   The workshop ran from September 13-17 and was conducted by FIFA Beach Soccer Referee Instructor and OFC Referee Development Officer Neil Poloso online via Zoom, with assistance from FIFA/OFC Referees Instructor…

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FIFA
20 September 2021
Kurukuru score four in final Futsal World Cup match

The Solomon Islands pushed Thailand all the way in an eventual 9-4 loss on Monday morning New Zealand Time, finding their attacking groove and finishing their FIFA Futsal World Cup campaign on a high in Lithuania. A pair of thumping set pieces from captain Elliot Ragomo, in between an Elis Mana back-post goal and Marlon…

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FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021
18 September 2021
New Zealand men confirm fixtures for this October

New Zealand Football have confirmed two games for the men’s national team, against Bahrain and Curaçao, this October in Manama, Bahrain. The All Whites will face Curaçao on Saturday, October 9 (Sunday 10 October NZT) and Bahrain on Tuesday, October 12 (Wednesday 13 October NZT). Both games will be played at 7pm local time (5am…

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New Zealand
17 September 2021
Pacific football competitions wrap – Sep 17

Round two of the S-League kicks off in the Solomon Islands, semi-final football arrives in Tonga and the wider Papua New Guinea national squad assembles for a camp in Port Morseby. Here’s the latest wrap of the competition action from around the Oceania region.   With the domestic league taking a two-week break in Papua New Guinea,…

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Pacific Football Wrap
17 September 2021
Valiant Kurukuru perform admirably in loss to European giant

The Solomon Islands can hold their heads high despite going down 7-0 to Portugal in their second Group C match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania on Friday morning New Zealand Time. The Kurukuru made a strong start to the match and despite conceding on four minutes, they enjoyed a number of scoring…

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FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021
16 September 2021
OFC update on FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Oceania Qualifiers 

In response to logistical challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Oceania Football Confederation is exploring the opportunity to play the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar early next year.  On September 15 agreement was reached by the OFC Executive Committee that it was not possible at this time to organise a qualifying competition within the Oceania region.  Following prior extensive discussions between OFC, AFC and FIFA, the OFC Executive Committee approved that the FIFA World…

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16 September 2021
OFC embrace talks with FIFA regarding International Match Calendars 

The Oceania Football Confederation is welcoming discussions initiated by FIFA, regarding its participation in the consultation process around the review and development of a new women’s and men’s FIFA International Match Calendar.   Discussions come ahead of the existing women’s FIFA International Match Calendar ending in 2023 and the existing men’s FIFA International Match Calendar ending in 2024.   Taking part in the process of creating completely new International Match Calendars will enable…

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