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The rise of Meagan Gunemba

11 September 2020
The rise of Meagan Gunemba

Meagan Gunemba has a rich and proud pedigree, as she carries on the legacy of her famous family which has left an indelible mark on Papua New Guinea and Oceania’s football landscape. The 25-year-old striker’s father Peter is the country’s top coach with vast experience in mentoring both the men’s and women’s national teams as…

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Meagan Gunemba
10 September 2020
Just Play takes COVID-19 awareness campaign into Makira Ulawa province

The OFC Just Play team in Solomon Islands took its COVID-19 Awareness campaign over to Ulawa Island at the end of last month, ensuring the Pirupiru Community High School and Mwaradja village communities have the information they need to stay safe from the virus. It is the first-ever Just Play Festival to be held in…

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Awareness Campaign
10 September 2020
All Whites to play England

New Zealand are set to meet England at the iconic Wembley Stadium later this year. The All Whites will take on the Three Lions in London on Thursday, November 12 (Friday, November 13 NZT). The game is scheduled to be played behind closed doors following COVID-19 restrictions. Should this situation change supporters will be notified….

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Danny Hay
9 September 2020
OFC’s Congress connected via technology

For the first time in its 54-year history, the Oceania Football Confederation has held its Congress online. Unable to bring the delegates together in person due to border closures across the Pacific, the OFC Executive Committee members and Member Association’s delegates instead met via video conference on September 4. OFC was honoured to welcome the…

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Lambert Maltock
9 September 2020
FIFA pours more resources into women’s football

FIFA has launched a programme for Member Associations to further develop women’s football on a sustainable basis whilst simultaneously pushing it forward into the mainstream. In line with FIFA’s Women’s Football Strategy, the FIFA Women’s Development Programme aims to provide all 211 Member Associations with the opportunity to apply for and access additional resources and…

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FIFA
7 September 2020
GK coaching course ready to launch

James Bannatyne will lead the first OFC/NZF Goalkeeping C Licence coaching courses in Auckland and Christchurch later this year. The 40-hour course will be spread across five days in each location and will require participants to complete some extra practical goalkeeping coaching work too. Bannatyne, OFC’s Goalkeeping Development Consultant, will run the courses alongside experienced…

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Football Development
4 September 2020
OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled

OFC’s Executive Committee has agreed to cancel the remaining matches in the OFC Champions League 2020 due to the border and travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The competition had reached the quarter-final stage after pool play in February and March before the pandemic took hold. The OFC Champions League playoff matches were due…

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Franck Castillo
4 September 2020
OFC and WIFA extend MOU for Just Play in Maharashtra region

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Western India Football Association (WIFA) have extended the Memorandum of Understanding which will ensure a further nine months of OFC Just Play activities in the Maharashtra region. The OFC Just Play Programme was first introduced in India in July of 2016 with a pilot project which in 2017…

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Development
2 September 2020
Q&A with Flemming Serritslev

After signing a three-year contract with the Fiji Football Association in February, former Denmark international Flemming Serritslev was appointed head coach of the country’s national team. The 73-year-old has vast experience following a coaching career stretching back to 1981 and encompassing managerial positions in Europe, Africa and Asia, as well as Oceania. Under his guidance…

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Fiji FA
31 August 2020
Futsal legend Ben Hungai primed for educator role

The OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019 in New Caledonia was an emotional occasion for Vanuatu’s most capped player Ben Hungai, as he was carried off the court on the shoulders of his teammates following his final international match of an impressive playing career. It was a fitting tribute and farewell to one of Oceania’s greatest…

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Ben Hungau