Tag Archives: Oceania

“We need you to lead us to where you think we need to go, rather than where we think we want to take you.” As opening lines to a four-day FIFA workshop go, Belinda Wilson, Senior Technical Development Manager in FIFA Women’s Football Development team could not have issued a …

OFC Women’s Football Manager Emma Evans made the long journey last week to Lisbon, Portugal, where she was an important part of FIFA’s Coach Mentorship Programme. The programme saw 39 men and women from around the world gather at the Portugal Football Federation’s Cidade do Futebol, the second physical workshop …

OFC Ambassador and Fiji national team legend Roy Krishna was back in his home country recently, helping promote futsal and its benefits for young football players. He joined OFC futsal consultant Juliano Schmelling to support the delivery of OFC futsal C Licence with Fiji FA national team coach and development …

The five teams competing in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Papua New Guinea received a warm welcome at the official pre-tournament cocktail function at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium on Tuesday night. The teams mixed and mingled with each other before hearing from keynote speakers including PNGFA President and …

Coaches and captains of the five competing teams have completed pre-tournament media duties ahead of Thursday’s kickoff in the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. There was an air of excitement around the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in the nation’s capital as the teams …

Earlier this year Vanuatu issued a state of emergency after being hit by twin tropical cyclones, Judy, and Kevin causing an estimated US$50 million in damage. To support the affected children and communities dealing with the widespread devastation, Vanuatu Football Federation have initiated the delivery of the Just Play Emergency …

The growth of women’s football in New Caledonia was recognised with the holding of the FIFA Women’s Development Programme Workshop on League Development, hosted in Nouméa. OFC Women’s Football Manager Emma Evans attended the workshop, which was supported by OFC Women’s Football Consultant Stephanie Spielmann in her FIFA Technical Expert …

The Pacific Prevention Summit was held in Fiji last month where the OFC and representatives were accompanied by more than 100 delegates from across the region to play, pray, learn and engage in effective strategies to end violence. Oceania Football Confederation and representatives from three member associations were invited by …

Liechtenstein joined teams from Vanuatu, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands, and the Solomon Islands at the Oceania Football Confederation’s (OFC) Home of Football, which itself was funded in part by Assist, UEFA’s international programme that contributes to the development of the game outside Europe. The tournament gave the young players …

For the first time, Oceania Football Confederation referees attended a Safeguarding workshop hosted by OFC who have been making admirable strides towards safeguarding in football. 44 referees across Oceania were in Auckland for a week-long OFC Referee Elite Training Course. Held at Auckland’s AUT Millennium, the OFC workshop welcomed the …