A new event is on the cards for young Fijian footballers as the Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA) launches the Just Play Cup in three districts this month. Northland Tailevu, Ba and Savusavu are the three venues preparing for Saturday’s launch, with more than 200 players expected in each district. …
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New Zealand Football has officially announced the winners from the New Zealand Football Awards 2020. The awards announcement can also be viewed on New Zealand Football’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners. Please see below for the full list! NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL AWARDS 2020 WINNERS International Men’s Player of …
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“Football should be for free. And the Fitzroy Lions are making sure kids play for free.” That’s the mission of Abdulmalik Abdurahman, the founder of Fitzroy Lions SC, a youth football club in Melbourne, Australia. The club and its players have become a unifying force for their community. With a …
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Like so many in the sports world, OFC Just Play Programme teams across the Pacific are adjusting to a new normal. For the staff in Fiji that means putting their heads together to develop and revise Just Play Emergency Programme resources, and support the design of two new components – …
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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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