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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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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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 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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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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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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The 10 nations who will compete to be crowned Oceania’s best U-17 team have learned their group stage opponents following today’s draw for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023. The latest edition of the tournament will be hosted in Fiji from January 11-28, 2023. Not only will teams be hunting for …
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The draw for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 will take place on Friday, October 28 with the competition to be hosted in Fiji from January 11-28 next year. Ten teams will compete for the right to be crowned OFC U-17 champions, with games split between two venues in Ba and …
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The Oceania Football Confederation celebrated the milestone achievement of the completion of the new Home of Football, with distinguished guests from across the footballing world attending the Inauguration of Te Kahu o Kiwa on Saturday, October 22. The Inauguration, which was delayed due to the travel restrictions caused by the …
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A busy period of off-field action continued for Oceania Football Confederation’s 11 Member Associations with a broad-ranging, strategic one-day meeting taking place in Auckland on Sunday, October 23. Following the Official Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ on Saturday and the inauguration of OFC’s …
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