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Oceania’s OFC referees gain invaluable VAR experience!

Fourteen Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) officials took the opportunity to upskill in Sydney on November 25/26. Football Federation Australia facilitated a VAR course for them, designed to show how the video assistant referee system works. The course was run by Mathew Cheeseman, Edward Lennie and Renae Coghill of the FFA. …

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Oceania’s OFC Professional League enters next phase!

The Oceania Football Confederation Executive Committee has approved plans for the formation of the OFC Professional League, during the OFC Executive Committee meeting in Doha, Qatar on November 19. A taskforce was formed in 2019 with the sole purpose of determining the viability of a professional league in the Oceania …

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Oceania Gender Equality Workshop a valuable experience!

Social Responsibility managers and champions of equality across several countries and sports gathered at OFC’s Home of Football, Te Kahu o Kiwa, on Friday, November 11 to take part in the OFC Sport for Gender Equality Workshop. The workshop acted as an introduction to OFC’s ‘Equal Oceania’ Playbook for Gender …

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Oceania Football Confederation marks World Children’s Day!

November 20 marks World Children’s Day, a special time across the region. OFC is committed to using football to enrich the lives of our young people around Oceania, with the theme this year being ‘Inclusion, For Every Child’. So far this year, our Just Play program has brought football to …

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Working Towards an Equal Oceania: The Gender Equality Playbook!

The OFC’s commitment to women’s football took another step last night, with the launch of the Gender Equality Playbook. An event held on Auckland’s Viaduct saw the Playbook officially shown to the public after months of research and authorship. The Playbook is an eight-chapter resource, complete with gender equality checklists, …

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Oceania – New Zealand Goalkeeper course course attracts attendees from across the region!

The future of goalkeeping in Oceania is in increasingly safe hands as the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and New Zealand Football (NZF) recently ran a coaching course attended by participants from across the region. Prospective coaches across six different Member Associations took part in the OFC/NZF Goalkeeper C course over …

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Focus on Gender Equality at Oceania’s Home of Football!

The launch of a new, exciting resource to promote Gender Equality has seen Social Responsibility managers from around the OFC Member Associations meet in Auckland this week. The Gender Equality Playbook (GEP), which will be a resource to help football in the Pacific be a truly inclusive part of the …

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Wellington Phoenix GM learning valuable lessons on FIFA Diploma!

Wellington Phoenix General Manager David Dome says he is proud to be representing the Oceania region on the second edition of the FIFA Diploma in Club Management and he has already utilised lessons learned in his role at New Zealand’s only professional football club. Dome, who has been in his …

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FIFA/OFC Judicial Bodies Workshop held in Auckland!

Eight independent members from across the OFC Appeals Committee and OFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee had the opportunity to connect in person for the first time in Auckland at the FIFA/OFC Judicial Bodies Workshop last month. Judicial bodies are instrumental in ensuring OFC is held accountable for administrative decisions and …

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FIFA/OFC C-Licence for female coaches set for Christchurch!

Nineteen coaches from eight Oceania Football Confederation Member Associations will take part in the region’s first FIFA/OFC C-Licence course run specifically for females next week. The five-day course in Christchurch will feature experienced female coaches Debbie Fisher, Stephanie Spielmann, Margaret Aka and April Heinrichs as educators, while time spent at …

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