Seventeen coaches from the Solomon Islands took the first step towards earning their OFC Senior C Licence qualification last month, taking part in a five-day coaching course in Honiara. The course involved theoretical and practical sessions delivered by the Solomon Islands Football Federation technical department, led by Technical Director Moses …
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Members of Fiji’s national men’s squad took time out of their training camp just before Christmas to attend a Fiji Football Association organised children’s football festival. Around 70 kids attended the festival at the FFA Academy in Ba, with fun games and skill sessions led by the FFA technical department. …
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The match schedule has been confirmed for March’s 2022 FIFA World Cup – Oceania’s OFC preliminary competition, which will be staged in Qatar. The tournament will determine which nation will represent Oceania in the FIFA intercontinental play-off in June 2022, from which the winner earns a spot at the 2022 …
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At the end of a year where the COVID-19 pandemic stopped Just Play activities from being held in Tahiti, there was relief and joy when a festival was able to be held late last month at Fautaua Val School in Pirae. A range of games and activities were organised for …
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One of Oceania football’s biggest stars, professional Fijian striker Roy Krishna, will help drive the growth of football in the region through his new role as an Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Ambassador. As part of the OFC’s three-year partnership with Score Sportswear Limited, Krishna will take on the role and …
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FIFA have announced today that AS Pirae from Tahiti (TAH) will participate at the forthcoming 2021 FIFA Club World Cup – UAE following the withdrawal of Auckland City FC from the competition. Despite recent exchanges between FIFA, Auckland City FC, New Zealand Football and the OFC, FIFA was informed that …
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The Australian Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission along with FIFA have published a Human Rights Risk Assessment for the next FIFA Women’s World Cup, to be held in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023. The assessment examined the potential human rights impact of the 2023 …
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The Oceania Player Development Officers Network (OPDON) programme wrapped up this week with two online workshops reviewing the year that was. The OPDON initiative was launched in 2021 in response to the current COVID-19 restrictions in Oceania, with an aim to lift the level of grassroots and youth football activities. …
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The Federation Football Samoa (FFS) held their final OFC Women’s Football Capacity Building Workshop for the year in Savai’i earlier this month. Twenty administrators and players came together for the three-day workshop that focused on leadership and management development, with guest speakers including FFS CEO Autū Andy Ripley. A festival …
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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 …
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