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Match schedule confirmed for women’s qualifier

6 July 2018
Match schedule confirmed for women’s qualifier

The match schedule for the 2018 OFC Women’s Nations Cup Qualifier has been finalised ahead of the tournament’s kick-off at Churchill Park in Lautoka, Fiji next month. The preliminary competition will bring the senior women’s teams from Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and American Samoa together to compete for the last remaining berth in the final…

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Churchill Park
5 July 2018
OFC trio on 2018 FIFA Best panels

The Best FIFA Football Awards, the premier annual awards celebration held by football’s world governing body, today announced two panels to decide shortlisted candidates for the Best FIFA Men’s and Women’s Players and Coaches for the 2017/18 season. The men’s panel includes legends Ronaldo, Fabio Capello and Frank Lampard, while stars Mia Hamm, Sun Wen and former…

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FIFA Football Awards
5 July 2018
New FIFA workshop aims to inspire future women leaders

‘Captains of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow.’  That was the fitting title of a two-day workshop held in Moscow this week for captains of the national teams qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup taking place in France this August. FIFA brought together the players, plus six young referees representing the confederations, to help develop…

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FIFA
5 July 2018
Fiji preparations heading to China

Fiji’s preparations for the OFC U-16 Championship will take them to China this month after the side confirmed their participation in the 4th China (Shanghai) International Youth Football Invitational. Launched in 2015, the annual tournament aims to promote youth football education by providing an international platform for young students to exchange football techniques. The side…

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China (Shanghai) International Youth Football Invitational
3 July 2018
Beach Soccer to the fore in Tahiti

Already world renowned for the exploits of its players on the beach soccer pitch, Tahiti is now turning the spotlight on those who manage the game with a FIFA Beach Soccer Referee Course recently concluding in Papeete. FIFA Instructor Lakhdar Benchabane, who ran a similar course in French Polynesia last September, had the attention of…

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Beach Soccer
3 July 2018
Solomon Islands gearing up for Qualifier

The Solomon Islands women’s national team are keen to make an impact at regional level with preparations already underway for next month’s OFC Women’s Nations Cup Qualifier in Fiji. The delegation held their first meeting earlier this month where they discussed key areas in terms of their technical and training preparations. “The 30 players of…

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Charlie Panakera
3 July 2018
Rewa classy in title defence

Rewa took it down to the wire in the final of the Fiji FACT earlier this month with favourites Labasa forcing the match to a penalty shootout which saw the defending champions prevail 5-3 in front of a 9,000 strong crowd at Ratu Cakobau Park. Securing back-to-back titles was far from an easy task for…

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Benito Waqavou
3 July 2018
SIFF Congress celebrates prosperous year

Despite a number of challenges arising, 2017 proved a successful year for the Solomon Islands Football Federation. The key events and activities were highlighted during the 27th SIFF Ordinary Congress which was held over the weekend at the Allen Boso Complex in Honiara over the weekend. More than 20 local football leaders attended the two-day…

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27th SIFF Congress
29 June 2018
NZF CEO Martin retires

New Zealand Football announced today that CEO Andy Martin is retiring. After more than four years at the helm of New Zealand Football, Mr Martin has decided to retire at the end of the month. New Zealand Football President Deryck Shaw, in announcing the retirement, acknowledged Mr Martin’s significant contribution to the growth and development…

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Andy Martin
28 June 2018
King to oversee vision for women in sport

Heavily active in the development of football in Vanuatu, Julia King has now taken up the challenge of women’s sports development in general following her election as chairwomen of the Vanuatu Women in Sport Commission (VANWIS). King, who is a graduate of the FIFA Women’s Football Leadership Development Programme and creator of H4F in Port…

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George Regenvanu