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Senior C Licence upskills Vanuatu coaches

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
22 July 2019
Fiji U-19 women’s preparations underway

The Fiji U-19 women’s team has started its preparations for the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship which is scheduled to kick-off in the Cook Islands next month. The Sunil Kumar coached side got their campaign underway with trials, which were held several weeks ago, with the selected squad now taking part in camps which will be…

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Cook Islands
22 July 2019
Plenty of potential found in Tahiti

The FIFA Beach Soccer Refereeing Course concluded in Tahiti last weekend following five days of intensive learning and insightful discussions. FIFA Instructor Neil Poloso of Solomon Islands said the course was very successful, with the participants fully engaged in the learning process. “The main areas I focused on were positioning and movement, reading and understanding…

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Beach Soccer
22 July 2019
Rewa ready to host Battle of the Giants

The annual Battle of the Giants is upon us and host district Rewa is rearing for the competition to get underway. Following the draw on Thursday, Rewa Football Club president Nazeel Buksh said fans can expect some exciting encounters throughout the competition. “I would say it will be very exciting matches with Ba, Labasa, Suva…

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22 July 2019
Kooline triumph to claim inaugural berth

Kooline FC has become the first side to qualify for the inaugural OFC Futsal Champions League after narrowly topping the standings in the 2019 SIPA Futsal League. The team only just edged close rivals Marist FC by goal difference after both sides ended the competition with 21 points. In general it was an incredibly tight…

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futsal
22 July 2019
Vale Emilien Koki

The Oceania Football Confederation joins the New Caledonia football community in mourning the passing of Emilien Koki, who left us on Friday 19 July aged 71 following a long illness. Koki, a former member of the FCF Conseil Fédéral and the board of directors of the Comité Provincial Nord de Football, was an emblematic member…

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20 July 2019
A golden 5 for PNG, first time for NZ

The Papua New Guinea women’s football team has held onto their Pacific Games crown after a 3-1 victory over Samoa saw them earn their fifth consecutive gold medals at the competition, while New Zealand U-23s come from behind 2-1 win over New Caledonia saw them claim their first. In the bronze medal matches, Fiji and…

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New Zealand U-23
20 July 2019
Honiara set for futsal decider

The Multi-purpose hall in Honiara, Solomon Islands will be packed to the rafters this afternoon as the final day of the SIPA Futsal League 2019 gets underway, with the winner set to book their tickets to the inaugural OFC Futsal Champions League. Kooline and Marist are currently locked in a battle for top-spot with the…

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20 July 2019
Bilikiki all set to compete at World Beach Games

The Solomon Islands beach soccer team have been endorsed to represent Oceania at the Association National Olympic Committee (ANOC) World Beach Games Qatar 2019 being held in Doha from 11-16 October 2019. The OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup runners-up got the nod ahead of the champions Tahiti because its not an Olympic-eligible nation due to…

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Beach Soccer
20 July 2019
Samoa aim to continue historic run

When Samoa missed out on the bronze medal at the XV Pacific Games in Port Moresby four years ago the side were devastated. Having invested their blood, sweat and tears into the entire tournament it was tough to come so close, and yet go home empty handed. But times have changed and Football Federation Samoa…

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