World Cup-winning footballer Christian Karembeu says it’s important to encourage the development of young players in the Oceania region with the anticipated launch of a professional league in two years. Karembeu told NewstalkZB’s Jason Pine the Oceania region has plenty … Read More
World Cup-winning footballer Christian Karembeu will visit Auckland in mid-April to attend an U-15 boys’ development tournament. The tournament is being hosted by Oceania Football Confederation at its Ngahue Reserve headquarters, and will involve teams from the Oceania region. Karembeu … Read More
New Zealand Football president Johanna Wood has been re-elected unopposed for a second term to FIFA’s council. She and Fiji’s Rajesh Patel will represent Oceania on the council after this week’s OFC Extraordinary Congress held in Rawandan capital Kigali, ahead … Read More
Plans to launch a professional men’s league in Oceania in 2025 have the support of FIFA president Gianni Infantino after they were outlined to him at a meeting in Paris. OFC president Lambert Maltock OFC general secretary Franck Castillo updated … Read More
The first OFC Women’s Champions League has been postponed from March till June. The nine-day tournament will be staged in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and is expected to feature Eastern Suburbs as the New Zealand representative club. In its … Read More
New Zealand age group sides have a busy 2023 calendar with the confirmation of more tournaments to be held in the Oceania region. The Oceania Football Confederation have released a calendar of events, many of which will involve New Zealand … Read More
Ambitious New Zealand coaches will soon be able to undertake courses for the Pro Licence coaching diploma, the first time it has been available in Oceania. A partnership between New Zealand Football and Oceania Football Confederation will enable the Pro … Read More
Three New Zealand referees have completed a two-day course to learn how the video assistant referee (VAR) system works. Isaac Trevis, Anna-Marie Keighley and Campbell Kirk Kawana Waugh were among 14 officials from the Oceania Football Confederation who undertook the … Read More
In early 1973, one of New Zealand’s leading sports commentators, Geoff Sinclair, provided a ‘state of the nation’ review of football, or ‘soccer’ as the sport was widely known at the time. Sinclair, the sports editor of Sunday News, and … Read More
The Oceania Football Confederation aims to launch a professional league for the region’s clubs in 2025. The new competition would potentially replace the OFC Champions League, of which Auckland City are the current champions. Plans to form the new league … Read More