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NZF mourns Elayyan’s passing

18 March 2019
NZF mourns Elayyan’s passing

New Zealand Football is deeply sad to hear of the passing of Futsal White Atta Elayyan. The 33-year-old goalkeeper, who had played 19 A Internationals for the Futsal Whites, was one of the victims of the terrorist attack in Christchurch on Friday afternoon. Elayyan was praying at the Masjid Al Noor Mosque next to Hagley…

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Atta Elayyan.
12 March 2019
Wood keen to make immediate impact

With a long and varied background in football, New Zealand’s Johanna Wood is well placed to represent the Oceania Football Confederation on the FIFA Council for the next four years. Wood was elected during the OFC Extraordinary Congress on Saturday 9 March by six votes while inaugural female representative Sandra Fruean of American Samoa received…

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FIFA Council
12 March 2019
Solidarity key to Patel’s success

Solidarity and the best interests of Oceania is what Rajesh Patel campaigned on, and it is what got him across the line when it came to choosing a new OFC member for the FIFA Council. The Fiji Football Association President will join OFC President Lambert Maltock and New Zealand Football vice-president Johanna Wood on the…

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Elections
9 March 2019
Patel and Wood join FIFA Council

The Oceania Football Confederation has elected two new members to the FIFA Council during the OFC Extraordinary Congress in Auckland, New Zealand this morning. OFC Vice-President and Fiji Football Association President Rajesh Patel will be joined by New Zealand Football Vice-President Johanna Wood as OFC members for the next four-year term. The FIFA Council is…

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FIFA Council
9 March 2019
Maltock earns backing as OFC President

The Oceania Football Confederation has elected acting President and Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambert Maltock to the role for the next four-year term. Since taking over as interim President in early 2018 Maltock has overseen significant reforms at the Confederation encouraging greater transparency and improved governance at Executive level and within the General Secretariat. “I…

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Lambert Maltock
8 March 2019
Football Ferns to play Wales

The Football Ferns will play World No 29 Wales in their final build-up game for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The Tom Sermanni coached team, who last week competed in the Cup of Nations in Australia, managing a win over Argentina in Brisbane, will take on Wales at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium…

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FIFA Women's World Cup
8 March 2019
OFC Vice-President suspended

The chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has ratified the plea bargain submitted by the chairperson of the investigatory chamber and Mr Lee Harmon, President of the Cook Islands Football Association, Vice-President of the OFC and member of the FIFA Council. An investigation into Mr Harmon concerning the resale of 2018 FIFA…

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CIFA
8 March 2019
OFC welcomes Chung sanctions

The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found David Chung, former President of the Papua New Guinea Football Association, former President of the Oceania Football Confederation and former member of the FIFA Council, guilty of having offered and accepted gifts, as well as having acted under a conflict of interest, in violation of the FIFA…

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David Chung
8 March 2019
New leader for Samoa football

Football Federation Samoa is welcoming a changing of the guard following the appointment of a new president during its recent elective Congress. Papalii Samuel Petaia was elected to the role of FFS President for the next four-year term ending in 2022 after earning six votes while Laupama Solomona, standing for re-election to the role, received…

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Elective Congress
7 March 2019
Quarter Finals kick-off times confirmed

The knockout stage of the OFC Champions League 2019 kick-off times has been confirmed for the four enticing encounters when the competition returns in April. Following the official draw which was held at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand earlier this week, OFC is pleased to confirm the following kick-off times (All times are local). Click…

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