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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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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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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The Oceania Football Confederation held its 27th Ordinary Congress online on Thursday, July 8. The OFC Executive Committee members and Member Association delegates met via video conference due to border closures across the Pacific. The FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended along with FIFA delegates. Infantino congratulated OFC on the strength …
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Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) staff members took the opportunity to upskill this week with an internal Introduction to Club Management Certificate course. The two-hour event served as a pilot before its rollout online across our Member Associations later this year. The learning material was split into three parts: understanding football …
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The Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) have joined forces with the Henderson Eels academy to roll out the IUMI Play Grassroots Programme later this month. IUMI, meaning ‘our’ programme in the Bislama language, has been designed to uncover and develop U-12 talent in schools, clubs, and academies. The programme will …
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