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Koloale FC snatch late winner to open their OFC Women’s Champions League campaign

3 June 2023
Koloale FC snatch late winner to open their OFC Women’s Champions League campaign

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) Koloale FC began their OFC Women’s Champions League campaign with a win following a stunning late winner against Labasa Women FC in Port Moresby. It was a closely fought match with both sides let down by poor finishing, with a draw seemingly inevitable before a 91st minute intervention. The…

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3 June 2023
OFC joins forces with FIFA and CAF to improve female coaching pathways

Image credit: Carlos Rodrigues/FIFA/Getty Images OFC Women’s Football Manager Emma Evans made the long journey last week to Lisbon, Portugal, where she was an important part of FIFA’s Coach Mentorship Programme. The programme saw 39 men and women from around the world gather at the Portugal Football Federation’s Cidade do Futebol, the second physical workshop…

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2 June 2023
Koloale FC primed for OFC Women’s Champions League debut on match day two

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek: Koloale FC coach Crystal Bakolo addressing her players at training on eve of their tournament debut) Koloale FC has waited a week in Port Moresby for its first chance to impress in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League.The Solomon Islands champions watched on with interest as Labasa Women FC…

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1 June 2023
Dramatic late winner seals 3 points for AS Academy Féminine on opening day of OFC Women’s Champions League

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek A winning goal, scored TEN minutes into added-on time has given AS Academy Féminine an opening day victory over host nation team Hekari United in Port Moresby in the OFC Women’s Champions League 2023. The two sides put on an entertaining end-to-end affair on match day one after Labasa…

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1 June 2023
Labasa Women FC make impressive start to inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) It took Labasa Women FC just eight minutes to make an early statement in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Striker Sofi Diyalowai scored a quite brilliant individual goal, turning her marker and sprinting 40 metres before sliding the ball past a…

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1 June 2023
Futsal the perfect tool for aspiring footballers – Roy Krishna

Image credit: OFC OFC Ambassador and Fiji national team legend Roy Krishna was back in his home country recently, helping promote futsal and its benefits for young football players. He joined OFC futsal consultant Juliano Schmelling to support the delivery of OFC futsal C Licence with Fiji FA national team coach and development officer Jerry…

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31 May 2023
Vanuatu’s Brian Kaltak voted in A-League’s PFA Team of the Season

Photo Credit: AAPIMAGE Vanuatu international and Central Coast Mariners defender Brian Kaltak has been voted in the PFA Team of the Season for Australia’s A-League. The imposing stopper has enjoyed an incredible season, his first full campaign as a professional player having signed for the Mariners in September of last year. “When I found out…

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31 May 2023
Teams receive warm welcome from dignitaries at inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Papua New Guinea

The five teams competing in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Papua New Guinea received a warm welcome at the official pre-tournament cocktail function at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium on Tuesday night. The teams mixed and mingled with each other before hearing from keynote speakers including PNGFA President and OFC Vice President John Kapi…

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31 May 2023
New Zealand’s 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup run ends at hands of impressive USA

(Photo Credit: Buda Mendes – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) New Zealand have bowed out of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup following a 4-0 defeat to USA in Mendoza, Argentina on Wednesday morning. The Kiwis had qualified following a third-place finish in Group A with four points, enough to secure a Round of 16 place…

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30 May 2023
Five teams ready for kickoff in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Papua New Guinea

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) Coaches and captains of the five competing teams have completed pre-tournament media duties ahead of Thursday’s kickoff in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. There was an air of excitement around the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in the nation’s capital as the…

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