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Eight new schools introduced to Just Play

31 May 2021
Eight new schools introduced to Just Play

Children at eight Wesleyan Primary Schools across Tongatapu, Tonga have become the latest inductees to the OFC Just Play Programme. Just Play Programme Manager and Head of Social Responsibility for Tonga Football Association, Palu ‘Uhatahi-Tu’amoheloa, said the schools are now five weeks into the 16 week programme and school principals as well as teachers and…

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Grassroots
27 May 2021
Throwback: Auckland City’s first OFC club crown in 2006

Auckland City FC have achieved unparalleled success at club level in Oceania and this month marks 15 years since they won their first continental title. The 2006 OFC Champions League – known as the OFC Club Championship at the time – was the first senior club competition in the Pacific to be held after Australia…

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Auckland City FC
27 May 2021
Workshops help refine 2021 agenda in Vanuatu

Two Just Play Regional Development Officers Meetings held in Vanuatu earlier this month allowed participants to reflect on the programme in 2020 in order to build on that success in 2021. Facilitated by Just Play Programme Manager Rorona Kalsakau, also Vanuatu Football Federation Deputy General Secretary, each workshop held in the Northern and Southern Regions,…

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Benjamin Kalo
26 May 2021
Malaita win beach title

Malaita captured the Mariner National Beach Soccer Championship title in the Solomon Islands with a 5-3 victory over Honiara in the final. The showpiece match took place on Saturday and was a fitting finale to a well-attended tournament in one of Oceania’s beach soccer hotbeds. Malaita’s Thompson Peter was the top scorer for the tournament…

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Cook Islands
25 May 2021
Sharpe’s iconic assist for New Zealand’s Football Ferns

If you Google New Zealand’s squad from the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup, you may wonder why prolific goal-scorer Wendy Sharpe’s name is absent. Six months prior to the inaugural global women’s tournament, Sharpe’s eight goals helped New Zealand earn their spot at the event as the Kiwis claimed the OFC Women’s Nations Cup title…

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1991
24 May 2021
FIFA Congress votes on future of FIFA Women’s World Cup hosting

The 71st FIFA Congress has unanimously voted during the weekend to bring the bidding process for the hosting of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in line with the process for the men’s FIFA World Cup. The allocation of all future hosts will be voted on by the FIFA Congress, just as is the case with…

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FIFA
21 May 2021
FIFA Council confirms key WWC 2023 dates

The FIFA Council has approved further transfer system reforms and announced key FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 dates. A third package of reforms to the transfer system has been approved by the FIFA Council overnight. The reforms concern important regulatory matters regarding the international transfer of minors, squad sizes (in particular with respect to loans),…

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FIFA
20 May 2021
Wadunah changing mindsets through coaching

It’s rare to see a Papua New Guinean woman instructing 11 men on the sidelines of a football match but Rachel Wadunah is proving that it’s possible. Wadunah said words from Bob Morris – former head coach of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) national men’s team – were the encouragement she needed to kickstart her professional…

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Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League Premier Competition
19 May 2021
Semi-finals await in Solomons beach soccer

Western and Makira Ulawa have advanced to the semi-finals of the Mariner National Beach Soccer Championship in the Solomon Islands. Western topped Pool B with an unbeaten run across their three matches, while Makira Ulawa got through given their higher number of goals scored after being level on points with Isabel and Temotu. The final…

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Fiji
18 May 2021
Tongan Referees Instructors combine

The Tonga Football Association (TFA) hosted a three-day Referees Instructors course as part of their continuous effort towards professional development. Led by TFA Head of Refereeing Tevita Vea it was the first time Instructors from outer islands ‘Eua, Vava’u,  Ha’apai and Tongatapu across football, beach soccer, futsal and fitness came together. Wednesday and Thursday was…

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Referees Instructor Course