Macarthur FC are delighted to announce a long term partnership with global sportswear brand Macron, as the clubs inaugural season apparel partner. The five-year agreement will see the Italian brand supply the home and away strips including training apparel for both players and club staff. The partnership sees Macron deeply …
Read More »Women’s football activities return to the Pacific!
Women’s football is making a steady return in the Pacific following the enforced break due to the coronavirus pandemic! Samoa’s Savai’i 7 Aside tournament will get underway on Saturday, August 1 with a range of age-groups taking part from an U-10 mixed division through to a Premier women’s competition. The …
Read More »Fiji FA’s COVID-19 assistance brings smiles!
Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA), in partnership with The Punjas Group of Companies, will continue the distribution of OFC Solidarity Fund packages to 400 players and officials. The OFC Solidarity Fund was developed by Oceania Football Confederation in order to support staff, volunteers, players, coaches, referees and the wider football …
Read More »Oceania Football Confederation reschedules competitions!
The Oceania Football Confederation’s Executive Committee has agreed to reshape the tournament calendar for the rest of the year and the start of 2021. The committee approved a number of changes during their online conference last week that will impact this year’s OFC Champions League, various youth tournaments and the …
Read More »Australia’s A-League 2019-20 season to restart Friday, July 17!
Football Federation Australia (FFA) have confirmed that the remainder of the A-League 2019-20 season will commence this Friday, July 17. The remainder of the 2019/20 season will now see the 27 matches played over 34 days. The A-League 2020 Finals Series has been moved back a week and the Grand …
Read More »Fiji’s new Football Academy in Labasa on track!
With the majority of the work already completed, Fiji Football Association Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Yusuf is confident the country’s brand new Football Academy in Labasa, which will also include a futsal court with floodlights, is on track to open early next year. Fiji FA have two other academies including …
Read More »Oceania FC & Melanesian Spearhead Group sign agreement!
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat Acting Director General George Hoa’au and the President of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Lambert Maltock to establish a mutually cooperative relationship between the two organisations, in promoting and developing football and futsal in Melanesia. …
Read More »Funding projects approved in New Zealand!
In more good news for the COVID-19 impacted community sports landscape, the New Zealand Football Foundation (NZFF) has approved two major funding projects, as well as announcing a second round of grants, to be launched in September. A registered charitable trust created by New Zealand Football in 2010 – using …
Read More »Australia & New Zealand selected as hosts of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be staged in Australia and New Zealand, following a vote taken by the FIFA Council during its meeting held via videoconference, the result of which was announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand …
Read More »Australia & New Zealand PMs pledge support for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup bid!
With just days to go until the FIFA Council votes to decide the location of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand have come together to support their nations’ historic joint bid to host the world’s largest …
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