Oceania

The OFC Extraordinary Congress held at Kigali in Rwanda has elected Lambert Maltock (Vanuatu) unopposed as President for a second four-year term. Maltock was first elected at the March 2019 Congress in Auckland New Zealand. FIFA President Gianni Infantino addressed the Congress saying “this year is huge for the Oceania …

Clubs from all six of FIFA’s confederations are assured of participating in the inaugural expanded 2025 tournament after the access blueprint was unanimously agreed upon by the FIFA Council in Rwanda on Tuesday on March 14, 2023. The initial decision to revise the format of the competition to a 32-team …

New Zealand’s Dunedin / Ōtepoti is just a few months away from becoming the most southerly city to host a men’s or women’s FIFA World Cup match. While that slice of history awaits, for now the locals had their appetites whetted for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia …

International Women’s Day saw OFC staff in Auckland help evolve one of our most important pieces of work in the last year. The Gender Equality Playbook was launched last November, but was never intended to be a static document, instead something that would grow thanks to data collected around the …

International Women’s Day is taking on added meaning Down Under this year as Australia and New Zealand prepare to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Despite a long history of hosting major international events, Australia & New Zealand 2023 is set to be the biggest stand-alone women’s sporting event to …

Clarity, Connection and Cohesion were the buzz words at OFC’s Executive Programme launch for General Secretaries in Auckland late last month. The three Cs are important to consider when discussing strategy, especially at a time of tremendous organisational growth within the Member Associations. General Secretaries are in a key position …

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand promises to be a tournament of highs. The recent Play-Off Tournament in New Zealand once again underscored the growing depth and quality of women’s football in all corners of the world. While the players are readying themselves to be …

With International Women’s Day upon us here in New Zealand (March 8), there is a fantastic opportunity to help promote the game to girls and women both from with your club as well as to your wider community. It should be recognised that this focus should not only be limited …

Just over a year ago, Tonga experienced its most terrifying natural disaster. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic episode is considered to be the most powerful such event in the world since the history-book defining 1883 Krakatoa eruption. Ash and sediment rained down on Tonga’s main island Tongatapu as the summer …

The Oceania Football Confederation was last month admitted into the UN’s Football for the Goals, a programme launched by the United Nations to use football as a tool to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It’s been well established that sport can be an important enabler for achieving the SDGs. …