Fiji facilitated a virtual women’s capacity building workshop this week. While football activity continues to remain on hold, the Fiji Football Association conducted a four-day workshop for 25 female coaches from tier one and two of the Digicel Women’s Super League. Guest speakers included Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) instructors Alejo …
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August 8 marks international Safer Sport Day and OFC are joining International Safeguards for Children in Sport in their aim to raise awareness of safeguarding. There are eight safeguards that should be in place by any organisation working with children in sport while encouraging organisations to “take the pledge” and commit to …
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Macron further increases its presence in the Australian market and this case in the A-League, the top division of the football league, announcing the technical partnership with the Melbourne Victory FC. The Italian brand will be the technical sponsor of the Australian club for the next five seasons. Founded in …
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The introduction of futsal to Tonga’s Vava’u island group has been embraced by the community of Holeva, with both their U-8 and U-12 teams winning their categories at the first-ever Just Play Fun Festival Tournament 2021. The competition launched in April, running in parallel to the delivery of Just Play’s Health …
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The OFC Executive Committee have confirmed their nomination of New Zealand’s Auckland City FC as the Confederation’s representative to participate in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. The 2021 OFC Champions League was cancelled due to the various COVID-19 restrictions across our Member Associations, meaning no matches were played. As …
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The Just Play team in Solomon Islands is continuing to roll out the 2021 curriculum across the nation with the Mwaradja community on the island of Ulawa in the Makira Province receiving their introduction last month. Just Play instructors Vanessa Kausimae and Grace Rinaoa hosted participants of both the 6-12-year …
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Football Federation Samoa (FFS) are calling all Samoan footballers to play at their National Talent Identification Games in Auckland, New Zealand on August 23. The evening will be an opportunity for both male and females who are eligible to represent Samoa’s national teams in the future. Games will take place …
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Fiji is currently experiencing its worst wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the number of daily infections rising in their thousands. With entire communities locked down and children isolated within their household bubbles, the Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA) Social Responsibility department has rallied it’s Just Play staff in an …
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Ha’apai are ready, willing and now able, to deliver the Health and WASH curriculum following a two-day training of Just Play coordinators in the island group. Just Play Tonga Master Instructor Lafaele Moala led the training, which took place on the islands of ‘Uiha and Kauvai, with support from futsal …
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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has launched its first strategic plan dedicated to women’s football. The ALL IN: OFC Women’s Football Strategy 2027 aims to increase the development, growth, sustainability, and professionalisation of the game, leading to greater performances on the world stage. The inaugural OFC Women’s Football Strategy will …
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