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OFC Insider – 2017/01

8 April 2017
OFC Insider – 2017/01

The OFC Insider consolidates news and interviews highlighting the activities of the Confederation both on and off the pitch. In this edition we look at a jam-packed quarter in which an historic OFC U-17 Championship took place in Tahiti. The OFC Champions League took on a new format taking it to four different locations in the Pacific….

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FIFA U-17 World Cup
8 April 2017
Simane taking it in his stride

Didier Simane missed a lot of the lead in to AS Magenta’s 2017 OFC Champions League campaign but the 20-year-old has quickly established himself as an integral member of the squad. “I joined the team about two weeks before the competition,” he said. “Fortunately, I was training alone at home and I was able to…

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Alain Moizan
8 April 2017
OFC Monthly – Episode 8

OFC Monthly is a magazine style show bringing football activities from around the Pacific region to fans of Oceania football across the globe. To kick off our April edition of OFC Monthly, we wrap up the group stage of the OFC Champions League and preview the upcoming semi-final matches between AS Tefana and Auckland City,…

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8 April 2017
Chang Koei Chang’s second passion

Four wins away from achieving his well overdue football dream, Jean Claude Chang Koei Chang is excited to take the field for Tefana in the OFC Champions League semi-final tomorrow, but between trainings and matches for the top Tahitian team, Chang Koei Chang is pursuing his other passion – coaching. “I’m coaching the Tefana U-9…

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8 April 2017
Tefana and Auckland City ready for rematch

Defending champions Auckland City are eager to repeat history in the first leg of their OFC Champions League semi-final at Stade Pater in Papeete this Saturday, but AS Tefana are out for revenge after falling to the defending champions 4-2 at this same point a year ago. Although they completely dominated Group C to qualify…

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7 April 2017
Team Wellington hope history repeats, Magenta want change

Lining up against each other in the semi-finals of the OFC Champions League for the second year in-a-row, AS Magenta and Team Wellington both have very different ideas about how tomorrow’s first leg match should go. A dominant performance from the Wellingtonians and two goals from talismanic striker Tom Jackson was enough to see off…

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Alain Moizan
7 April 2017
Papua New Guinea reaches new high

After back-to-back outstanding performances on the international stage, the Papua New Guinea national football team has climbed FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking to their highest position, moving up a whopping 14 places to number 156. Although the big move didn’t change their third place position in the region, Papua New Guinea now sit only four places below…

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5 April 2017
Fencibles share with Pacific Islands

Auckland-based football club Fencibles United literally gave the shirts off their backs after donating their much-loved and well looked after uniforms to the Oceania Football Confederation and its Member Associations. Among those associations set to benefit from the gift is the Vanuatu Football Federation, whose Technical Director Peter Takaro was on hand in Auckland to…

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5 April 2017
OFC B Licence reflects impressive progress

Part Two of the OFC B Licence coaching course kicks off its sixth day at Fiji Football Headquarters in Vatuwaqa today, and OFC instructor Giovani Fernandes couldn’t be happier with the participants’ positive responses. “It’s always a pleasure to work with the coaches, their commitment is incredible and we truly hope that they continue to…

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4 April 2017
CIFA launch Kia Orana festival

Cook Islands Football Association are looking forward to hosting a handful of New Zealand teams when they host the inaugural Kia Orana Youth Football Festival at CIFA Sports Complex in Matavera from 15 to 22 April. The seven-day competition will feature U-16 boys and girls teams, with the objective of developing international relationships and providing…

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