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 …
Read More »Oceania’s OFC launches ambitious executive programme for General Secretaries!
Clarity, Connection and Cohesion were the buzz words at OFC’s Executive Programme launch for General Secretaries in Auckland late last month. The three Cs are important to consider when discussing strategy, especially at a time of tremendous organisational growth within the Member Associations. General Secretaries are in a key position …
Read More »How Oceania’s OFC will implement Social Development Goals!
The Oceania Football Confederation was last month admitted into the UN’s Football for the Goals, a programme launched by the United Nations to use football as a tool to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It’s been well established that sport can be an important enabler for achieving the SDGs. …
Read More »FIFA and Oceania’s OFC presidents meet in Paris!
FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Lambert Maltock, President of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), have met in Paris for high-level talks on the future of football within the region. A wide variety of topics were discussed during the meeting, which was also attended by OFC General Secretary Franck Castillo, including …
Read More »Oceania’s Instructor training course kick starts Just Play in 2023!
Fiji hosted Just Play’s first regional instructor training in three years last month in Nadi with representatives from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti and Kiribati Islands where the programme is launching for the first time this year. The focus was on the Health and Wash curriculum …
Read More »Oceania’s OFC & New Zealand Football to host Goalkeeper C Coaching course!
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and New Zealand Football (NZF) will hold a Goalkeeper C course between March 2-5 at Memorial Park, Petone in Wellington. Participants will take part in pre-course online modules, in course practical and theoretical learning before leading their own sessions at the end of the course. …
Read More »Oceania Football Confederation joins United Nations ‘Football for the Goals’!
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is pleased to announce it has been accepted as an official member of the United Nation’s Football for the Goals (FFTG). The programme is a UN initiative that provides a platform for the global football community to engage with and advocate for the 17 Sustainable Development …
Read More »Oceania’s OFC launches Social Responsibility strategy – Power of Football!
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has launched the Power of Football strategy, an ambitious programme to enhance the wellbeing of individuals and communities across the Pacific. OFC has long recognised the power of football to develop individuals and communities and has led the delivery of football for development programmes which …
Read More »Asia-Pacific ties strengthened as the AFC & OFC extend MoU!
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa today joined the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President Lambert Maltock in signing a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening the spirit of partnership and cooperation between the two Confederations. The signing ceremony, which took place shortly after …
Read More »An action-packed year awaits as OFC announces competitions!
2023 is shaping up to be a huge year for football in the Oceania Football Confederation, with football tournaments set to be hosted across the region in almost every month of the year. The action kicked off on January 11, with the start of the OFC U-17 OFC Championship in …
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