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International Youth tournament a hit in Lifou

23 December 2019
International Youth tournament a hit in Lifou

Over the past week the New Caledonian island of Lifou, birthplace to World Cup winner Christian Karembeu, played host to emerging talent from across Oceania and Australia. Teams from New Caledonia, New Zealand and Australia descended on the Loyalty island to take part in the Loyalty International Football U-15 tournament. Two academy squads from professional…

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22 December 2019
NSL launches in Papua New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea National Soccer League has officially kicked off following a short delay with ten teams participating in the much anticipated 2019/2020 edition of the annual competition. Defending champions Lae City FC started with a win after registering a 1-0 victory over Madang Stallions at Laiwaden Stadium in their season opener. It was…

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22 December 2019
Historic triple for Hienghène

The conclusion of the 2019 Super Ligue confirmed the all-round dominance of New Caledonia’s Hienghène Sport as they became the first club to complete an historic triple – the Super Ligue, the Coupe de Calédonie and the OFC Champions League. Their final match of the domestic season saw Felix Tagawa’s side secure a 4-1 victory…

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20 December 2019
Timely refresher for PNG referees

The FIFA-MA Referee Course held at the PNGFA Education Centre in Lae was delivered with pitch-perfect timing for Papua New Guinea ahead of the kick-off to the National Soccer League. OFC/FIFA Referee Technical Instructor Rakesh Varman from Fiji and FIFA Fitness Instructor Kader Touati of Tahiti led 35 participants through their paces over five-days with…

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20 December 2019
Mabon keen to keep guiding young keepers

Jelina Mabon is the Shefa Women’s U-17 goalkeeper coach based at Epi High School who was also the only female goalkeeper coach engaged during the VFF National Youth League Championship. In preparation for the role, Mabon attended a three-day goalkeeper coaching course run at Teouma Academy from 19-23 November conducted by OFC Goalkeeping Instructor James…

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17 December 2019
Champions League qualifying confirmed

Oceania Football Confederation has finalised the draw for the Qualifying Stage for the OFC Champions League 2020 and three teams will be fighting for two spots to join the competition proper. The qualifying tournament will take place across three match days at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland on January 25, 28, and 31. The three teams…

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Cook Islands
17 December 2019
Christmas and New Year office hours

After a year filled with plenty of football highlights in Oceania and some historic performances on the world stage, it’s time for the Oceania football family to take a well-deserved break. Please note that the office of the Oceania Football Confederation will be closed from 18 December 2019 and will reopen on 13 January 2020….

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OFC
16 December 2019
OFC supports joint Bid for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The Oceania Football Confederation Executive Committee warmly welcomes and supports the close cooperation by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) and New Zealand Football (NZF) to join forces and submit an historic co-confederation Bid to host the first-ever 32-nation FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023.  FFA’s and NZF’s Bid – which has received the unified support…

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Chris Nikou
13 December 2019
Champions League group hosts named

The host countries for the Group Stages of the OFC Champions League 2020 have been confirmed. Group A will be played in Papua New Guinea, Group B in Vanuatu, Group C in New Caledonia, and Tahiti will host Group D. The groups are: Group A Hienghene Sport (New Caledonia) Eastern Suburbs (New Zealand) Hekari United…

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2020 OFC Champions League
13 December 2019
Solomon Islands Football Federation and player sanctioned

Following a hearing by Oceania Football Confederation Disciplinary and Ethics Committee on 11 December 2019, Solomon Islands’ footballer Maxwell Keana was found in breach of Article 73(1) (Ineligibility) of the OFC Disciplinary Code by playing in five official matches in the OFC U-16 Championship 2018 while he was ineligible to play. Mr Keana played for…

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