Oceania

After over 730 days, football from the Pacific region is back with the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar between March 17-30. All 15 games will be streamed live and free on MyCujoo/Eleven Sports and available via oceaniafootball.com which will be published across OFC social media channels. …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced Free TV Australia (Free TV) as their new media partner in various island nations in the Pacific Ocean, including Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. Free TV’s deal covers the AFC’s major national team and club competitions in …

New Zealand Football has named a 30-person squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – OFC preliminary competition, which kicks off later this month in Qatar. Wellington Phoenix duo Ben Old and Ben Waine have been called up to the senior national side for the first time, while seasoned veterans …

Four Oceania female coaches have secured a scholarship as part of the FIFA Coach Education Scholarship programme, designed to increase the number of female coaches in football. New Zealand trio Tessa Nicol, Alana Gunn, Annalie Longo and Papua New Guinea’s Margaret Aka were among the 47 female coaches accepted from …

On International Women’s Day this year, the UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), through the Pacific Partnership, and Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announce an exciting new partnership, affirming their joint commitment to gender equality through a multiyear partnership, focusing on making football safer and more accessible for women and girls, …

There could barely be a more iconic landmark than the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the 500-day milestone ahead of the kick-off to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia and New Zealand. A host of players, dignitaries, media and more gathered at the unique sail-shaped building to mark …

Weekends at the Fiji Football Association (FFA) headquarters have been filled with football development activity in recent times, after months without action due to the pandemic and nationwide lockdowns. In February the FFA held a two-day female coaching workshop facilitated by the national women’s head coach Lisa Cole. The event …

The Cook Islands have called on players based in New Zealand, Australia and England, in addition to talent from their own domestic league, for this month’s Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar. Coach Alan Taylor has included eight players in his group who play club football outside of the Cook Islands, along …

Members of last year’s Coupe de Polynesie champions AS Venus account for almost half of Tahiti’s final 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Oceania preliminary competition, while four Europe-based players have also been included. Forward Eddy Kaspard, who played for French side Trelissac FC against AS Venus …

Sky New Zealand have announced that it has secured the exclusive rights for the Premier League for the next six years, starting with the upcoming 2022/23 season. The Premier League joins Sky’s strong international and domestic football line-up, including the A-Leagues featuring the Wellington Phoenix, a wide range of top-tier …