Indian Super League champions ATK Mohun Bagan have announced the signing of Australian midfielder Bradden Inman from A-League side Brisbane Roar. 28 year old Adelaide-born Bradden Inman played locally for Modbury Jets before moving to the Newcastle United Academy in England. Bradden made it to the Newcastle United Reserves but …
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Although OFC’s international calendar is still uncertain due to the impact of COVID-19, football activities have started to resume in recent months and weeks in the OFC’s Member Associations. As part of the increasing number of activities in the region, OFC Head of High Performance and Education Owain Prosser conducted …
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James Bannatyne will lead the first OFC/NZF ‘C’ Licence goalkeeper coaching courses in Auckland and Christchurch later this year. The 40-hour course will be spread across five days in each location and will require participants to complete some extra practical goalkeeping coaching work too. Bannatyne, OFC’s Goalkeeping Development Consultant, will …
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OFC’s Executive Committee has agreed to cancel the remaining matches in the OFC Champions League 2020 due to the border and travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The competition had reached the quarter-final stage after pool play in February and March before the pandemic took hold. The OFC Champions …
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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and the Western India Football Association (WIFA) have extended the Memorandum of Understanding which will ensure a further nine months of OFC Just Play activities in the Maharashtra region. The OFC Just Play Programme was first introduced in India in July 2016 with a pilot …
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Oceania FC’s Football Development department is operating a range of training courses while the coronavirus pandemic continues to bite. A move to alert level 3 in Auckland, New Zealand has forced OFC staff to work from home for the past fortnight, while border restrictions remain in place throughout the Pacific, …
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Who are we? Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is the umbrella organisation of the national football associations within Oceania. Located in Auckland, New Zealand, OFC has 11 Member Associations which it supports financially and logistically through various programmes. OFC is the smallest of the world’s six Confederations but is an active …
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A partnership between the Oceania Football Confederation and the English Football Association is adjusting to the new normal with the launch of a new webinar series; Developing Mentors. The pilot programme targets Tonga, Solomon Islands and Fiji, and is spread across five 90-minute sessions, all delivered online. The content is …
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As part of Oceania Football Confederation’s strategic plan, the OFC Football Development department has piloted a successful Football Festival event at the Park Estate School in the Auckland suburb of Papakura. Eighty-seven children, between the ages of 8 and 10 participated in the activities designed to provide them with the …
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Sarpreet Singh and Christian Früchtl are going out on loan to 1.FC Nürnberg for the 2020/21 season. Singh’s move takes place with immediate effect, while Früchtl will join up following Bayern’s final UEFA Champions League match. The goalkeeper will train with Nürnberg as a guest until then. FC Bayern’s Hasan …
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