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Solomon Islands & Tahiti make Asia debut

22 September 2017
Solomon Islands & Tahiti make Asia debut

The Solomon Islands and Tahiti became the first two Oceania nations to represent the region in futsal at the Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games which kicked off in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on 16 September. Oceania champions, the Solomon Islands’ Kurukuru, came within a match of qualifying for the quarter-finals and made history as they notched…

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22 September 2017
Yallop: “The time was right”

The curtain has finally come down on one of the longest careers in Football Ferns history but there are no doubts in the mind of Kirsty Yallop that now is the right time to bow out. The veteran midfielder surprised her team mates with an impromptu announcement in the on-pitch team huddle immediately after a…

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Football Ferns
22 September 2017
Tonga awaits OFC Education Centre

Tonga will become the second ever nation to gain local access to education and qualification pathways in football through the OFC Education Centre when Tonga Football Association launch the pilot programme at Loto Tonga Soka Centre this Saturday. The Oceania-wide programme will provide each member association with an educational institute where participants will be able…

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20 September 2017
USA flex muscle against New Zealand

New Zealand’s Football Ferns felt the full force of world champions USA in a 5-0 defeat in Cincinnati on Tuesday (local time). The loss was a tough pill to swallow after a credible and competitive 3-1 loss to FIFA’s top ranked nation in Commerce City four days earlier. Unlike that first match – the Ferns’…

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Football Ferns
19 September 2017
Cook Islands coaches claim Senior C Licence

Following the launch of the OFC Education Centre this morning, Cook Islands Football Association celebrated another milestone in education and development with the presentation of certificates to their recently qualified OFC Senior C Licence coaches this afternoon. Cook Islands Football Association Deputy General Secretary and former national representative Mii Piri made the decision to pursue…

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19 September 2017
OFC Education Centre open for Cook Islands

The doors to the inaugural OFC Education Centre in Cook Islands are officially open following the launch of the pilot at Cook Islands Football Association Academy in Rarotonga this morning. Members of local football clubs, Cook Islands Government officials and members of the community gathered outside CIFA’s new education hub to witness OFC President David…

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16 September 2017
USA edge New Zealand in first match

A second half fightback from New Zealand’s Football Ferns was in vain as they fell to a 3-1 defeat to USA in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday (local time). Two well-taken goals from midfielder Julie Ertz had the reigning World Champions comfortably in front 24 minutes into the match and left the visitors with a…

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Football Ferns
15 September 2017
Groups confirmed for Champions League

The groups for the 16th edition of Oceania Football Confederation’s premier international club competition have been confirmed following the 2018 OFC Champions League Official Draw held at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, this morning. Taking top position in Group A is Papua New Guinea champions Lae City Dwellers who will be making their third-consecutive…

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14 September 2017
OFC Youth Futsal draw confirmed

Oceania’s youth futsal teams have learned their order of opponents this October after the Official Draw for the OFC Youth Futsal tournament was held at OFC Academy in Auckland last Wednesday. The competing nations were selected at random to fill the seven positions in the men’s competition and three positions in the women’s competition. The…

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12 September 2017
OFC Education Centre pilot takes flight

Oceania Football Confederation is investing in the future of players, coaches and administrators in the region – while also building towards the objectives of the OFC Strategic Plan – through their ground-breaking initiative, the OFC Education Centre. Launching in Cook Islands and Tonga next week, the Oceania-wide programme will provide each member association with an…

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