Narayan retains FIFA badge

22 July 2020

The Fiji Football Association’s lone FIFA assistant referee Avinesh Narayan once again retained his badge for the 2020 season. Narayan’s badge for this season was sent during the COVID-19 lockdown in Fiji and was handed to him by Fiji FA President Rajesh Patel in Ba last week. While receiving his badge, Narayan thanked the Fiji…

22 July 2020

Football clubs in Savai’i receive support

Five football clubs in the Samoan island of Savai’i have received new uniforms and equipment from the Football Federation of Samoa (FFS) as part of the FIFA Forward funding programme. Salelologa Football Club, Vaiafai Football Club, Mckay Football Club of Lalomalava, Sapapalii Football Club and Saipipi Football Club were the grateful recipients of the assistance….

FIFA Forward

20 July 2020

Q&A with Katie Rood

Katie Rood has enjoyed a busy few years in football recently as the game has taken her around the globe, while she made her long-awaited first appearance for the Football Ferns in 2017. She was part of the New Zealand squad that played in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan in 2012 and…

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

17 July 2020

Fiji futsal coaches tackle online learning

OFC’s Futsal Coach Educator Juliano Schmeling has continued to lead Fijian futsal coaches in their development, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. Borders may be closed or restricted in countries throughout the Pacific, but Schmeling has used online learning through video conferences with great success recently. Nine coaches in Fiji are working towards their…

Fiji Futsal

17 July 2020

NZ map path to Belgium clash

New Zealand have put in place plans to return to international football this October against the No 1 FIFA ranked team in the world Belgium. The All Whites have laid provisional plans to take on The Red Devils at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday, October 9 at 6:45am NZT (Thursday, October 8 at…

All Whites

15 July 2020

Q&A with Tom Sermanni

The head coach of the New Zealand women’s national team Tom Sermanni is confident the future of the game in our region is bright and the decision to award the co-hosting rights of the FIFA Women’s World Cup to New Zealand in 2023 will open up exciting opportunities that can propel football in the Pacific…

FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

13 July 2020

Looking back: The OFC Nations Cup 2002

Before Australia left OFC to join the Asian Football Confederation, beating the Socceroos used to be one of the biggest challenges in the Pacific. But on July 14, 2002, New Zealand’s All Whites managed to edge their rivals from across the Tasman in the final of the OFC Nations Cup. Played in New Zealand’s winter,…

All Whites

10 July 2020

Football activities starting to resume in Member Associations

A number of leagues across Oceania are set to resume in the coming weeks as football activities ramp up in our Member Associations. In Fiji, the Vodafone Premier League will recommence with defending champions Ba FC hosting Navua FC on Saturday, July 11, at the Fiji Football Academy Ground in Ba. Due to their OFC…

AS Kunie

8 July 2020

Fiji’s new Football Academy on track

With the majority of the work already completed, Fiji Football Association Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Yusuf is confident the country’s brand new Football Academy in Labasa, which will also include a futsal court with floodlights, is on track to open early next year. Fiji FA have two other academies including one in the city of…

Fiji Football Association

7 July 2020

OFC and MSG sign agreement

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat Acting Director General George Hoa’au and the President of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Lambert Maltock to establish a mutually cooperative relationship between the two organisations, in promoting and developing football and futsal in Melanesia. The MoU’s objectives include a…

Lambert Maltock

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