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FIFA Women’s World Cup™expands to 32 teams

1 August 2019
FIFA Women’s World Cup™expands to 32 teams

FIFA media release – FIFA Council unanimously approves the expansion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ to 32 teams Next edition of the tournament in 2023 to be played with eight groups of four teams Ongoing bidding process to be updated in order to reflect the new format The FIFA Council has unanimously agreed to…

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FIFA
1 August 2019
Fiji Futsal heads into camp

The Fiji Football Association has named a 24-strong preliminary squad made up of a handful of familiar faces for the OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019 scheduled to kick-off in October at the Aréne du Sud in Noumea. Fiji FA Futsal Development Officer, Mira Sahib, said the team is expected to go into camp on Monday…

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Fiji FA
31 July 2019
Pacific Step-Up tour brings Westfield Junior Matildas back to Oceania

Tonga, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands’ preparations for the upcoming OFC U-19 Women’s championship is about to get a boost following Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) announcement of the Westfield Junior Matildas’ 2019 Pacific Step-Up tour.  The team will be the first Australian national football team to visit Oceania since they left the confederation. In partnership with…

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FFA
30 July 2019
Bilikiki trialists named

Solomon Islands Bilikiki coach Gideon Omokirio has named his 20-man provisional squad for the World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar. The bulk of the players selected took part in the recent OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup, with the notable exclusion of the captain, James Naka, who announced his international retirement following the final against Tahiti….

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bilikiki
30 July 2019
Mungkas and Wantoks book southern spots at National Club Championship

Newcomers, Mungkas FC and FC Wantoks have secured the Port Moresby Soccer Association minor premiership titles for men and women respectively, booking their spots in the upcoming National Club Championships. Hosted by the National Capital District Public Servant Soccer Association (NCDPSSA), both teams claimed the Southern Regional Championship over the weekend in Port Moresby. Mungkas…

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29 July 2019
Young Ferns big winners at NZF Awards

The New Zealand U-17 women’s team were the big winners at the annual NZ Football Awards over the weekend in Auckland. The Leon Birnie-coached side, who made history in 2018 when they became the first national team from New Zealand to claim a bronze medal at a FIFA tournament, claimed four major awards of Team…

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New Zealand
29 July 2019
Aito Arii to take on Australia‘s Galaxy FC

Tahiti national futsal team, the Aito Arii, is set to play three friendlies against a professional Australian club side Galaxy FC, scheduled for Monday, July 29, Wednesday, July 31 and Friday, August 2, at 7:30 pm at the Dragon Arena in Titioro, Papeete.  The meetings are part of Tahiti’s preparations for the Oceania Football Confederation’s…

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Aito Arii
25 July 2019
Maritzburg United FC signs Auckland City duo

Auckland City FC will be missing a couple of familiar faces in their line-up come the 2020 OFC Champions League after Micah Lea’alafa and Dan Morgan picked up contracts in South Africa. Solomon Islands dual international, Lea’alafa and New Zealand’s Morgan penned professional contracts with South Africa’s  Maritzburg United FC this week. Club chairman Farook…

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Auckland City FC
24 July 2019
FIFA launches child safeguarding programme and toolkit – FIFA Guardians™

FIFA has launched it’s new dedicated programme and toolkit – FIFA Guardians™ – designed to enhance child safeguarding standards within football. Developed by FIFA together with its Child Safeguarding Expert Working Group, this new initiative aims at providing guidance to support the 211 FIFA member associations (MAs) in reviewing their exciting safeguarding measures, to help…

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Fatima Samoura
24 July 2019
Senior C Licence upskills Vanuatu coaches

More than twenty Ni-Vanuatu coaches, including two women, who are shaping their coaching careers at community level in Vanuatu are slowly but surely adding to their accomplishments thanks to their participation in the OFC Senior C Licence Coaching Course which was held in, Luganville, Espirito Santo in late June. Delivered by OFC Head of Training…

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Coaching Course