Live Your Goals hits Goroka

12 October 2016

The National Sports Institute Oval became of a field of pink at the weekend as almost 200 young girls were given their first introduction to FIFA’s hugely successful Live Your Goals festival. It’s the first time Live Your Goals has spread to Goroka after proving a success in Lae and Port Moresby. The festival of…

12 October 2016

Qualified coaches a priority

Having qualified coaches taking teams in their national league is part of the short-term plan for Football Federation American Samoa and the recent FIFA Youth Coaching Course was one step being taken to achieve that goal. FIFA Instructor Nicola Demaine said the course was the first step in upskilling the coaches, and was also an…

12 October 2016

Chief Women’s Football Officer named

FIFA is pleased to announce that Sarai Bareman has been appointed as Chief Women’s Football Officer. The New Zealander will head up the newly created Women’s Football Division, reporting directly to FIFA Deputy Secretary General Zvonimir Boban, and will be part of the FIFA Management Board. She will take up her new role on 14…

10 October 2016

Group hosts named for 2017

The OFC Champions League in 2017 is set to come to the shores of New Caledonia, New Zealand and Tahiti following the successful bids of four clubs. OFC Competitions Director Chris Kemp said the federations and clubs put forward some impressive bid documents which made the final decision difficult in some cases. “We received some…

8 October 2016

New Zealand sign off with one-sided win

New Zealand ended their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign on a high note with a 5-0 win over the hosts in Zarqa, Jordan on Saturday morning. Hannah Blake spearheaded the rout with a hat trick while Sam Tawharu bagged a double in the comprehensive win. Notching just their second victory at U-17 Women’s World…

7 October 2016

Eye on CONMEBOL: Argentina in playoff spot as top five takes shape

Argentina dropped into the intercontinental playoff spot at the halfway mark of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying in South America, as the top five begin to pull away. With the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL facing the winner of OFC qualifying in a two-legged intercontinental playoff in November 2017, many eyes around the Pacific are casting…

7 October 2016

Leat: “Jordan is a must-win”

Their hopes of advancing to the knockout stages of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup may be over but goalkeeper Anna Leat says the New Zealand players will still be treating tomorrow’s final group match against hosts Jordan as a must-win. The Kiwis have so far posted successive losses – 5-0 to Mexico and…

6 October 2016

Grassroots coaches keen to learn

After the potential displayed by their young U-20 men’s team this year, it’s no surprise that the Cook Islands have turned their focus on to the next generation of footballers by investing time in a FIFA Grassroots Coaching Course. FIFA Instructor James Bannatyne has joined Cook Islands Technical Director Jess Ibrom in steering the 18…

6 October 2016

Les Cagous take lead

New Caledonia has gained the upper hand in their friendly series against Solomon Islands with a 3-0 win at Lawson Tama Stadium yesterday afternoon. 2011 OFC Player of the Year Bertrand Kai lived up to his reputation and the expectation of fans in Honiara by clinching the opener after the half-time breather. Kai stole into…

5 October 2016

Aitutaki refs raise the bar

The Laws of the Game have been put under the microscope in the Cook Islands this week, with twenty referees taking part in a FIFA MA Referee course at the Aitutaki Football Association Technical Centre in Aitutaki. Singapore-based FIFA Instructor John Chia, CIFA RDO and Technical Instructor Maara Kaukura and OFC Referee Development Officer Neil…

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