Photo Credit: OFC Media via Tonga FA The path to FIFA status has become that much clearer for OFC referees with the introduction of new badges for the region. At…
Photo Credit: SIFF Media It’s a significant milestone for Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) with eight referees receiving their FIFA accreditation for 2024, in a ceremony held last week. The…
Photo Credit: OFC Media Plans to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) into OFC competitions have taken a significant step forward this week in Auckland. Under the guidance of Lewis Watterson…
Photo Credit: OFC Media Two referees from Oceania have been given the opportunity to attend Argentina Football Association’s Pre-season Camp for Professional Referees at the National Training Centre, “Lionel Messi”…
Photo Credit: OFC Media OFC delivered two refereeing workshops in Auckland in November, focusing on both fitness instructor development and women pre-elite referees. The three-day workshops – which ran concurrently…
For the first time, Oceania Football Confederation referees attended a Safeguarding workshop hosted by OFC who have been making admirable strides towards safeguarding in football. 44 referees across Oceania were…
Three match officials from the Oceania region were a part of all the action at the inaugural FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ in Qatar last month. New Zealand’s Matthew Conger was…
The Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA), in collaboration with FIFA, held a week-long FIFA-MA Referee Workshop dedicated to females in Mount Hagen last month. The event – which was…
As the year comes to an end the Oceania Football Confederation are counting down some of the best moments of 2021. The journey to be part of the FIFA Futsal…
Under the watchful eye of OFC Refereeing Consultant Neil Poloso, 19 referees participated in the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) FIFA-MA Beach Soccer Refereeing Course in late September. The course took place…