Oceania

Kids are back out on the pitch for the Football Federation American Samoa’s (FFAS) Grassroots Summer League, with a coaching course contributing to the lead up. The Grassroots Summer League is an event for children aged between 4-12 years old who participate in football games on June 25, 28 and …

Waikato Stadium in Hamilton/Kirikiriroa and North Harbour Stadium in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau have been announced today as the host cities for the first ever Playoff Tournament for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup (FWWC2023). The tournament, which will be hosted in New Zealand from February 17-23, 2023, will involve 10 teams …

The eight teams who will battle for continental glory, and with it the chance to represent Oceania at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, have learned their group stage opposition following the draw for the OFC Champions League 2022. The group stages and knockout stages of the OFC Champions League …

The multi-year deal to stream LaLiga Santander gives Optus Sport an additional 380 matches per season from LaLiga live and on-demand, in full 1080p HD* and will also include live select matches from LaLiga SmartBank, Spanish football’s second tier, including promotion playoffs and a range of other highlights, news and …

The final eight teams vying for Oceania club football supremacy will soon learn their OFC Champions League 2022 group stage opposition through a draw confirmed for Thursday, June 30. The draw will take place at 1.00pm NZT at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, …

Funding from UEFA Assist has provided each of the Oceania Football Confederation’s 11 Member Associations with brand new TV, media and digital live streaming equipment, which is being put to use for the first time at a dedicated workshop in Lautoka, Fiji last week. The hybrid workshop was delivered in …

Refereeing in Tonga has made a gradual return following the eruption and devastation of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in January this year. It has been a tough situation for the people of Tonga who after a month of rebuilding their lives from the natural disaster, were hit by the COVID-19 …

Four Technical Directors from the Oceania region were selected to participate in the FIFA Standard Course for OFC and CAF in Cairo, Egypt between May 31 – June 2. Tahiri Elikana (Cook Islands), Timo Jankowski (Fiji), Paul Isorua (Papua New Guinea) and Moses Toata (Solomon Islands) spent three days in …

FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in the United Kingdom 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 become the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The most …

Ongoing travel restrictions and logistical challenges have forced the cancellation of the OFC Champions League 2022 Qualifying Stage, which had been set to see the club champions of American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga play each other for a single place in the competition’s finals stage. Following cancellation of …