Oceania

FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in France for the sale of media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup has grown exponentially to claim the crown of the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The …

The Football Federation Samoa (FFS) stepped foot onto OFC’s Home of Football pitches between May 25-26 to become the first Member Association to use the facilities following its completion last December. Gifted the Māori name Te Kahu o Kiwa, the Home of Football serves as a base for the Confederation’s …

Face-to-face refereeing activity has made a return in American Samoa after the country was in a nationwide lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The Referees Instructors Course in February was the last event held at the Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS). They then participated in sessions online until May where …

Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau to host draw and opening match; Teams will find out on October 22, 2022 where and who they will be playing; Excitement builds with qualification underway around the world. FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura and New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson have today announced that Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau …

The development of beach soccer in Fiji took an important next step last month, with the association holding their first FIFA Beach Soccer Coaching Course in Vatuwaqa. The course was led by Angelo Schirinzi, a FIFA Instructor with a history of helping to grow the game in Tahiti and Solomon …

The OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 has been confirmed to take place in Fiji between July 13-30, with nine Member Associations taking part in a bid to earn qualification to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, …

FIFA has announced that it will launch an invitation to tender (ITT) on April 28, 2022 for the sale of media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in selected territories across Asia. Interested parties will be invited to make an offer in one or more of the following …

Women’s football development continues in Tahiti with Animatrice Fédérale workshops returning to local clubs in March this year. Delivered by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football (FTF), Animatrice Fédérale aims to teach girls, women and men how to best support women’s football in Tahiti. The workshop focuses on key areas such …

Twenty Women’s Development Officers (WDOs) became qualified OFC Women’s Football Educators after completing the organisation’s Train the Trainer Programme earlier this year. The WDOs came from seven Member Associations, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and New Zealand. New Zealanders Annalie Longo, Alana Gunn and …

The Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) has signed an agreement with National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI) to build an K10-million PNGFA Education Centre in Tambul, Western Highlands. PNGFA President John Kapi Natto said they are very grateful with the partnership with NARI, as this is part of PNGFA’s vision …