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Tom Stevens first to achieve OFC/NZF Goalkeeping B Licence

26 November 2024
Tom Stevens first to achieve OFC/NZF Goalkeeping B Licence

Photo Credit: OFC Media via NZF Media Southern United Women’s Assistant/Goalkeeping Coach Tom Stevens is the first OFC/NZF GK B licence qualified coach after successfully completing his final assessment. The inaugural Goalkeeping B Licence was delivered in two parts which were run in April and October in Auckland. The final assessment for coaches, was to…

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25 November 2024
OFC kicks off 16 Days of Activism campaign to challenge violence against women and girls

Photo credit: OFC Media Oceania Football Confederation staff today donned orange to acknowledge International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and kick off a 16-day period of activism to challenge violence against women and girls. With orange being the campaign colour, 16 Days of Activism is a global campaign that links 25 November,…

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25 November 2024
Two coaches make history as first women in Vanuatu to achieve OFC Senior C Licence

In a groundbreaking achievement for women’s football in Vanuatu, youth coaches Nesta Kate and Freda Warsal have become the first females in the country to earn the OFC Senior C Licence. Their success marks a significant milestone for gender representation at the highest level in football coaching in the Pacific. Both Kate and Warsal are involved in football development…

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24 November 2024
OFC Women’s Football Conference Day 4: “We can see that the dial has moved”

The final day of the OFC Women’s Football Conference 2024 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington focused on the This Is How We Football programme, monitoring and evaluation, and raising the visibility of women’s football. OFC This Is How We Football technical consultant Matelita Vukaso ran an interactive evaluation session on the This Is How We…

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23 November 2024
OFC Women’s Football Conference Day 3: “When you bring your whole self, you get the best out of you”

Day 3 of the OFC Women’s Football Conference saw delegates participate in an executive and organisational coaching workshop run by Pae Tauārai. A key element of the OFC Women’s Football Conference has been taking the opportunity to upskill and develop the participants in a way that’s culturally relevant and beneficial, explains conference organiser and OFC…

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22 November 2024
Kids Go Free During Exclusive New Zealand FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers Ticket Pre-sale 

Tickets for the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers Semi-Finals and Final in Wellington and Auckland are now on pre-sale exclusively to New Zealand Football’s Football Whānau members, with free kids tickets (14 and under) if purchased with an adult ticket until 8:59am on 27 November 2024.  Book tickets from Ticketek.co.nz Sign up for free…

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22 November 2024
Opportunities in the game the key message at Day 2 of OFC Women’s Football Conference

Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek The progress and abundance of opportunity now available in the women’s game was the key message of day two of the OFC Women’s Football Conference. FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman opened with a presentation that focused on the infrastructure available in football to enable the development of…

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21 November 2024
High Performance Leadership and Communications Take Centre Stage at OFC Executive Programme in Fiji

Earlier this month, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) hosted a transformative workshop in Lautoka, Fiji, for its General Secretaries (CEOs), focusing on high-performance leadership and effective communications. This two-day event was part of the OFC Executive Programme, designed to strengthen the leadership skills and strengthen awareness on management practices and trends of CEOs and General…

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20 November 2024
OFC Women’s Football Conference 2024 kicks off

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer Dame Sarai Bareman, women’s football development officers and social responsibility managers from every Oceania Football Confederation member association have assembled in Te Whanganui a Tara/ Wellington, for the 2024 OFC Women’s Football Conference, which runs until Saturday 23 November. Over the four days, delegates…

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18 November 2024
New Zealand defeat Samoa to complete clean sweep of group matches

(OFC Media via Phototek) A hat-trick by a talismanic striker Chris Wood has powered New Zealand to an 8-0 win over a gallant Samoa in the final Group B match of the FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers. Jess Ibrom’s Samoan side is ranked a lowly 186th in the FIFA World Rankings compared to Darren…

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