Oceania

Tahiti will next week host the 13th edition of the Festival des îles and FIFA is proud to enable the Polynesian football family to come together with the support of the FIFA Forward programme. Since 2016 and the introduction of FIFA Forward, the Tahitian Football Association (FTF) has used part …

Former Tongan international Mausia Patolo has become the first woman in OFC outside of New Zealand to achieve the OFC Goalkeeping C Licence. After being given a chance in 2022 through OFC/New Zealand Football to complete the C Licence course, Patolo officially qualified in February this year. It means Tonga …

The second edition of the OFC Women’s Champions League concluded on Saturday, with a tightly-contested final in Honiara. New Zealand champions Auckland United secured a maiden title with a 1-0 victory over Papua New Guinea’s Hekari United, bringing down the curtain on another outstanding fortnight of women’s football in the …

Auckland United have made history by winning their first ever OFC Women’s Champions League, following a narrow 1-0 victory over Hekari United in the final in Honiara. Bree Johnson’s strike after 25 minutes was the difference maker, as the New Zealand side held on to ensure they return home with …

Pride, hard work, and unfinished business. It’s all on the line now for the national champions of Papua New Guinea and Aotearoa New Zealand; Hekari United and Auckland United, as they take on one another in the OFC Women’s Champions League 2024 final tomorrow afternoon in Honiara. The teams are …

All three teams have been talking up their chances of qualifying for June’s OFC Nations Cup in Vanuatu, on the eve of the Qualifying tournament in Tonga. Host nation Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands will battle over the next week in Nuku’alofa for a place at the OFC showpiece …

AS Pirae are the final team to qualify for the OFC Men’s Champions League, following a dramatic victory over AS Tefana on penalties at Stade Pater in Tahiti. Following a 1-1 draw earlier in the week, the two sides couldn’t be split after 90 minutes in the second leg, and …

Fijian Football Association (FFA) staff have experienced an ‘eye-opening’ four-day trip visiting some of the best high-performance football environments in Australia. With the intention of launching a new National Academy in 2025, the Fijian FA in partnership with OFC embarked on a study visit to Sydney this week. The goal …

The teams have arrived and preparations are complete, as the second edition of the OFC Women’s Champions League kicks off today at SIFF Academy in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Having expanded from five teams in its inaugural tournament last June to eight this year, the Champions League also features five clubs …

Women’s football in Oceania continues to grow apace, with the OFC Women’s Champions League 2024 kicking off in Honiara, Solomon Islands, this weekend. The second edition of the tournament sees an increase in teams competing, with 8 sides taking part this month – three more than the five who contested …