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OFC mash-up takes flight

2 August 2017
OFC mash-up takes flight

The highly-anticipated collaboration between the award-winning OFC Just Play Programme and the OFC Technical Department has taken its first steps in Tonga this week, with Tonga Football Association Technical Director Kilifi Uele testing the waters for the region by leading the first OFC Just Play Grassroots pilot course at Loto Tonga Soka Centre. The week-long…

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31 July 2017
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu finish even

The Solomon Islands couldn’t be separated from their rivals Vanuatu, drawing 0-0 when the two sides met at the weekend in a friendly match at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara. The hosts are preparing for their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Qualifier – OFC Stage 3 Final against New Zealand in September and the match…

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Russia 2018
31 July 2017
Teams confirmed for U-16s

With only three days until kick-off, the eight nations competing in the 2017 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship have confirmed their representatives travelling to Apia, Samoa, to compete for a spot at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018. After finishing bottom of their group in their debut last year, a fresh-faced Samoa team has…

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31 July 2017
#ENDviolence message infiltrates women’s football

The statistics around the physical, emotional and monetary costs of abuse against women and girls in the Pacific region are dismaying. Within the Pacific region, around 80 per cent of children have experienced some form of direct violence or abuse. Evidence also shows that 57 per cent of women in the South Pacific have been…

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29 July 2017
Two withdrawals lead to schedule change

The Oceania Football Confederation has made a significant change to the draw for the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship due to kick-off in Samoa on 4 August. Following the withdrawal of Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea from the tournament, Group A was left with five teams and Group B with just three. A draw was…

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29 July 2017
Media Accreditation

The OFC U-16 Women’s Championship gets underway on Friday 4 August at J.S. Blatter Football Complex in Apia, Samoa and concludes with the final on Friday 25 August. If you wish to apply for media accreditation to cover the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Samoa, please fill in the form (download here: OFCU16W Accreditation) and return…

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Media Accreditation
28 July 2017
NZ internationals called to foreign shores

After impressive campaigns across a raft of men’s and women’s FIFA events, New Zealand internationals have caught the attention of professional clubs across the globe. Marco Rojas, who turned heads in Russia recently with the All Whites at the FIFA Confederations Cup, has been given a second chance in the European game and is currently…

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28 July 2017
Solomons prepare with Vanuatu friendly

In preparation for their upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ OFC Stage 3 final, Solomon Islands will play Vanuatu in a friendly match at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara at 3pm today (local time). Counting down the days until they face 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners New Zealand in September, Solomon Islands are trying to…

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28 July 2017
Bevan relishing Whitecaps life

OFC U-20 Championship 2016 Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner Myer Bevan is onto a good thing as one of four Kiwis playing in Canada with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It’s been two months since he put pen to paper although the FIFA U-20 World Cup and his duties with the national team meant he…

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28 July 2017
Pride for Tonga strong

Midfielder Carmel Úhila may not be based in Tonga, but she holds great pride at representing the nation of her ancestors. ‘’I feel really proud to wear the Tongan jersey, it also comes with a lot of pride to represent Tonga.’’ Úhila, who is living in Auckland and attending St. Cuthbert’s College, just turned out…

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Carmel Uhila