The OFC family is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of New Caledonian player Marcel Hnepeune at age 29. The captain of the local ASPTT club collapsed during a futsal match against FC Ferrand on Saturday and was unable to be revived, from what is believed to have …
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Last week saw the OFC Operations Division congregate at The Home Of Football in Auckland for a productive workshop, held over two days. The focus was on three performance building blocks that were identified as priorities in 2023: Effective processes and policies Common purpose and goals Positive environment The two …
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The eight qualified teams have been separated into their two groups for the OFC Champions League 2023. The draw took place today at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland. This year’s OFC Champions League will be held in Vanuatu in May, with games split …
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Eighteen coaches across Oceania gathered for the first-ever Pro Licence Diploma module between March 6-10 hosted by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in partnership with New Zealand Football (NZF). Held at the AUT Millennium in Auckland, the module (based on leading self) was one of four that will take place …
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The eight teams that have qualified for the OFC Champions League 2023 in Vanuatu will know their opponents on Thursday, March 23. The draw will take place at 1pm NZT at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland, New Zealand. OFC Competitions Director Chris Kemp …
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The Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tahiti and Fiji national men’s beach soccer teams gained the opportunity to learn from one of the world’s best coaches Angelo Schirinzi, who spent a week in each country holding week-long workshops. Schirinzi is the current head coach of the Switzerland national men’s beach soccer team …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has addressed delegates gathered for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Extraordinary Congress, and took the opportunity to congratulate Lambert Maltock, moments before the incumbent President was re-elected unopposed. In his speech, the FIFA President also offered words of support to the wider OFC community for their …
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The OFC Extraordinary Congress held at Kigali in Rwanda has elected Lambert Maltock (Vanuatu) unopposed as President for a second four-year term. Maltock was first elected at the March 2019 Congress in Auckland New Zealand. FIFA President Gianni Infantino addressed the Congress saying “this year is huge for the Oceania …
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Clubs from all six of FIFA’s confederations are assured of participating in the inaugural expanded 2025 tournament after the access blueprint was unanimously agreed upon by the FIFA Council in Rwanda on Tuesday on March 14, 2023. The initial decision to revise the format of the competition to a 32-team …
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International Women’s Day saw OFC staff in Auckland help evolve one of our most important pieces of work in the last year. The Gender Equality Playbook was launched last November, but was never intended to be a static document, instead something that would grow thanks to data collected around the …
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