Oceania

The A-League Men’s and Women’s clubs are expected to receive a cash windfall after an American private equity firm bought a minority share in the body which oversees both competitions. Technology investment specialists Silver Lake have struck the deal with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), which is responsible for the …

The long-standing dream of a dedicated hub for football in Oceania is now a reality following completion of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Home of Football in Auckland, which has been gifted the Māori name Te Kahu o Kiwa. The complex was opened with a Waerea (blessing ceremony) attended by …

Budding futsal coaches in Samoa had the chance to apply their new skills at the end of a three-day MA Futsal Coaching Workshop last month, overseeing a futsal festival on Savai’i island which was attended by 80 kids. Run by Football Federation Samoa (FFS) Savai’i Development Manager Tala Salamasina and …

FIFA have announced the much-anticipated, 64-fixture match schedule for the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023. The opening match and opening ceremony for the first-ever co-hosted women’s tournament will take place on July 20, 2023 at New …

New Zealand Football (NZF) has launched its 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup legacy plan Aotearoa United: Legacy Starts Now at Wellington’s Sky Stadium. Hosted by Football Fern Anna Green, members of New Zealand’s football communities gathered to launch the plan, which sets the vision to ensure hosting the biggest ever …

The draw to set the fixtures of the OFC preliminary competition on the road to the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar will be held in Zurich, Switzerland on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 21:00 CET. The virtual event will be streamed live on FIFA.com for all territories. The OFC …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced Sky Network Television Limited (Sky) as their new media partner in New Zealand. The two-year deal from 2021 to 2022 includes the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar, the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India 2022, as well as the …

The draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar intercontinental play-offs will be held in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, November 26, 2021. The fixtures that will determine who plays who between the AFC, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and the OFC in the contest for the last two spots at football’s flagship …

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) continues to develop match officials across the region, with the latest edition of the OFC Referees Academy Programme delivered online via Zoom on Thursday night. Twenty eight referees took part after the programme was cancelled in 2019 and 2020 due to challenges presented by the …

Sixteen administrators across five Member Associations completed an OFC Introduction to Club Management Certificate course via Zoom last Thursday. Samoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Zealand and Tonga took part in the course. Facilitated by OFC Clubs and Leagues Officer Steven Dillon, the learning material was split into three parts; understanding …