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The rise of the game in New Caledonia

6 May 2020
The rise of the game in New Caledonia

New Caledonian football has made huge strides in the past few years as they have become a major force in our region both on and off the field. Whether performing at elite and youth level, in the women’s game, futsal, beach soccer or hosting major tournaments, the francophone Pacific nation has set high standards to…

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AS PTT Noumea
4 May 2020
The fighting spirit of Kurukuru

Don’t count out the Solomon Islands in a game of futsal. Even if their men’s national team is down by multiple goals, they won’t give up. The Kurukuru are the dominant force on the futsal court in Oceania and are the current OFC Futsal Nations Cup titleholders. The tournament was first played in 1992 –…

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Kurukuru
1 May 2020
Oceania goalkeepers still kicking on

Oceania’s goalkeepers haven’t been forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no football being played in the region while the Pacific continues to fight the spread of the virus. This has forced James Bannatyne, OFC’s Goalkeeping Development Consultant, to explore other avenues to ensure the focus remains on improving the quality of goalkeeping in the region….

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Goalkeeper
1 May 2020
Godinet re-elected in American Samoa

Sen. Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet and his six-member executive committee were re-elected this week by the Football Federation American Samoa Congress to another four-year term. “On behalf of the executive committee, we would like to thank the FFAS Congress for placing your trust in us once again,” Faiivae told the delegates of the 2020 FFAS…

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Faaive Iuli Alex Godinet
29 April 2020
From the vault – Vanuatu’s historic campaign

2016 marked a major milestone for Vanuatu, which became the smallest country ever to reach a FIFA tournament by securing qualification for the U-20 World Cup in South Korea. With two World Cup spots on offer for Oceania teams for the first time, Vanuatu entered the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship on home soil hoping to…

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2016 OFC U-20 Championship
28 April 2020
FIFA starts financial support for MAs

FIFA will release all operational funding due to Member Associations for the years 2019 and 2020 in the coming days as the first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure will mean that a total of around USD $150 million will be distributed among the…

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Coronavirus
24 April 2020
Honiara’s Francophone Final

The men’s OFC Nations Cup final in 2012 – when Tahiti beat New Caledonia 1-0 – is the only final in the tournament’s history not to feature either New Zealand or Australia. The Nations Cup was first contested in 1973 and since 2004 it has been played every four years. Australia moved to the Asian…

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New Caledonia
22 April 2020
Pearce reflects on Waitak’s first Oceania title

It was a goal that Allan Pearce will always remember. The final of the OFC Champions League 2007 saw Waitakere United meet Ba FC in a two-leg home-and-away tie. After losing the first encounter 2-1 in Fiji – where Waitakere’s Commins Menapi scored a crucial away goal – United lined up at Mt Smart Stadium…

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Allan Pearce
21 April 2020
OFC Nations Cup 2020 cancelled

OFC’s Executive Committee has agreed to cancel the OFC Nations Cup 2020. The Qualifying Stage event that was scheduled to take place in the Cook Islands in March was previously postponed and the final stage was due to take place in New Zealand in June. The decision was made in light of the complexities posed…

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Franck Castillo
20 April 2020
Opportunities crucial for women’s football advancement

Providing continued exposure to the top level of women’s football is one of the most valuable ways to help grow the game in Oceania. Emma Evans has been the Women’s Development Officer for OFC for a year and believes women’s football has great potential in the Pacific. At last year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in…

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Emma Evans