When Jerry Sam started a three-year contract at Fiji Football two years ago to head up the Federation’s Futsal and Beach Soccer programmes, there wasn’t one. Futsal was popular but was largely a social sport played between friends. The Solomon Islands Futsal guru had a vision, ‘create opportunity pathway for …
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Coaches from across Oceania celebrated the successful completion of the first-ever Coach Educator Course held at the Tonga Football Association (TFA). The course, a collaborative effort between Tonga and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), aimed to bolster the capacity of Member Associations (MA) to deliver top-tier learning experiences for coaches. …
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Members of the Football Federation Samoa (FFS) board were in Auckland this week to attend a workshop at the OFC Home of Football ‘Te Kahu o Kiwa’ which focused on Governance. The one-day workshop organised by OFC General Secretary Frank Castillo, is the first of its kind with OFC planning …
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OFC President Lambert Maltock’s pride in the rising standard of football among Oceania member nations is palpable. Reflecting on the OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 – Qualifying, in his home nation of Vanuatu the FIFA Council member signalled the on-field improvement of Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tonga and American Samoa as …
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With a population of just over 17,000, Cook Islands are the smallest member association in FIFA, but that hasn’t stopped the South Pacific nation of dreaming big. Cook Islands men’s team spent seven years in the football wilderness before returning to the international scene in March 2022. Limited games have …
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Three Oceania Football Confederation match officials have been appointed to officiate at the 2024 Paris Olympic Football Tournaments. New Zealander Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh has been announced as one of the referees for Paris, while his compatriot Isaac Trevis and Solomon Islands Bernard Mutukera will be assistant referees. The FIFA Referees Committee …
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Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has partnered with FIFA+ as a strategic move to expand football exposure in Oceania worldwide. This ground-breaking partnership from 2024-2025 involves OFC’s live streaming, data, and media rights and is instrumental in expanding OFC’s commercial programme. FIFA+ has become the official home for all OFC competitions …
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The path to FIFA status has become that much clearer for OFC referees with the introduction of new badges for the region. At the OFC Men’s Champions League – Qualifier in Tonga, a new system has been put in place highlighting the referee development pathway with OFC. The badges are …
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New Zealand’s AUT Millennium Institute played host to the fourth and final module of the OFC Pro Licence course this week, which focused on the ‘Business of Football.’ It’s the first time a course of its kind has been held in the region, with the licence representing the pinnacle of …
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Plans to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) into Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) competitions have taken a significant step forward this week in Auckland. Under the guidance of Lewis Watterson from Hawk-Eye, five local operators have been getting VAR training at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa. …
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