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OFC Football Festival provides blueprint for MAs

10 August 2020
OFC Football Festival provides blueprint for MAs

As part of Oceania Football Confederation’s strategic plan, the OFC Football Development department has piloted a successful Football Festival event at the Park Estate School in the Auckland suburb of Papakura. Eighty-seven children, between the ages of 8 and 10 participated in the activities designed to provide them with the opportunity to experience football in…

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Football Development
7 August 2020
Cook Islands and PNG set to play

Football will return in the Cook Islands next week. On Wednesday, August 12, Rarotonga will host their popular grassroots programme for 5-12 year olds at the CIFA Complex in Matavera. Following the grassroots programme, a collection of other competitions from across the country will begin from Thursday to Saturday, including: Premier Men Senior Women U-17…

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American Samoa
7 August 2020
Just Play provides kids with equipment in the Solomons

The Solomon Islands Football Federation’s Just Play department distributed equipment to the Guadalcanal Football Association (GFA) during a recent U-14 festival at DC Park while promoting social awareness and delivering healthy tips to prevent COVID-19. GFA, under the leadership of a new executive, successfully held a one-day festival for primary school kids in the west…

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Just Play
5 August 2020
Readings joins FIFA as Technical Consultant for the Oceania Region

New Zealand men’s U-20’s head coach Tony Readings is stepping down from his role to join FIFA as Technical Consultant for the Oceania Region.  The former Football Ferns head coach had been in the role since March 2020 however was yet to play a game because of the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand Football (NZF) Technical…

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FIFA
4 August 2020
OFC Referee Instructors embrace online workshop

FIFA and Oceania Football Confederation’s refereeing departments delivered a successful three day online course via Zoom.  Held between August 1-3, the Futuro III Referee Instructors Course, conducted by FIFA Instructor Mohamed Subkhiddin and OFC/FIFA Instructor Tevita Vea, saw 31 participants and five observers across 10 OFC Member Associations engage in group discussions, presentations and video…

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FIFA
3 August 2020
OFC announces funding increases

OFC will invest an unprecedented NZD$43 million directly into football development in 2021 and 2022. As part of its long-term strategy, the organisation is deeply committed to developing football in the Pacific. OFC will increase its development grant to its 11 Member Associations by more than $3 million in the coming two years to allow…

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Football Development
31 July 2020
Women’s football activities update

Women’s football is making a steady return in the Pacific following the enforced break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Samoa’s Savai’i 7 Aside tournament will get underway on Saturday, August 1 with a range of age-groups taking part from an U-10 mixed division through to a Premier women’s competition. The tournament will run until November…

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OFC Women's Football
30 July 2020
New NZ age-group assistants named

Former All White Aaron Clapham is set to return to the international fold as assistant coach of the New Zealand U-17 men’s team while Michael Mayne has been appointed in the same role within the U-20 men’s set-up.  Clapham, who announced his retirement from playing two months ago, has been Director of Football at Christchurch…

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Aaron Clapham
30 July 2020
Bureau of the FIFA Council approves FIFA COVID-19 Relief Plan regulations

FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID‑19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulations. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD$1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA Member Associations and the six Confederations to assist in the alleviation of the financial impact of…

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COVID-19
29 July 2020
NZ football & futsal leagues back for 2020/21 season

New Zealand Football (NZF) have today confirmed the details of the upcoming 2020/2021 national men’s and women’s football and futsal competitions. The ISPS Handa Premiership will return from mid-November 2020, marking the 17th year of the men’s national league in its current format. The National Women’s League will start in late October 2020. The Men’s…

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New Zealand Football