Executive Committee

The OFC Executive Committee has several roles within the organisation. Firstly, it is responsible for implementing the OFC statutes and carrying out the decisions made by the OFC Congress.

It is also responsible for setting the agenda for the organisation and providing oversight of the General Secretariat as it carries out the committee’s mandate. The sporting decisions of this body are important for ensuring the wellbeing and continued development of football in Oceania.

The Executive Committee consists of a President, elected by the Congress in the year following a FIFA World Cup, three Vice-Presidents and seven members, each of them the elected Presidents in their respective Member Associations.

OFC Executive Committee

Alex Godinet (ASA)

Football Federation American Samoa President Alex Godinet is one of the longest serving members of the OFC Executive Committee and briefly held a position as vice-president prior to Maltock’s appointment. He has overseen a great number of milestones while heading up the American Territory’s football federation including a first win for the nation during FIFA World Cup™ Qualifying.

Grover Harmon (COK)

Was president of Tupapa Maraerenga Football Club for eight years, a club he continues to play for and is captain of the Cook Islands national team. Harmon was elected as president until 2026 at the CIFA Ordinary Congress in August. His appointment makes him the youngest president in the Oceania Region.

Rajesh Patel (FIJ)

Former senior vice-president of the OFC Executive Committee, Fiji Football Association (FFA) President Rajesh Patel was elected to the FIFA Council for the term from 2019-2023. Under his leadership Fiji has qualified for both its first FIFA tournament and first Olympic Games and women’s football has risen sharply up the regional ranks. In 2015 Patel was elected for a second term as FFA President.

Gilles Tavergeux (NCL)

A retired policeman and former goalkeeper, Tavergeux was elected President of the Federation Caledonienne de Football in November 2020, receiving 11 of the 19 votes to win ahead of incumbent Steeve Laigle (eight votes). Tavergeux had a brief stint as the vice-president of the federation from 2007-2011 and now returns as the president of AS Mont-Dore.

Johanna Wood (NZL)

Johanna Wood Wood was one of the leading voices in New Zealand’s bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. is the only woman on the committee. Following her appointment as OFC’s female representative on the FIFA Council, Wood was then elected President of New Zealand Football.

John Kapi Natto (PNG)

A vocal opponent of the previous Papua New Guinea Football Association, Kapi Natto was elected as president in 2018. His dedication to football development is well documented, his franchise Hekari United the first Pacific Islands club to win the OFC Champions League and is one of the few with an established development programme in place.

Sam Petaia (SAM)

Football Federation Samoa elected Petaia president in early 2019. While it is still early in his tenure, he and his staff played a key role in the success of the XVI Pacific Games held in June 2019.

Donald Marahare (SOL)

President of the Solomon Islands Football Federation, Donald Marahare was elected in June 2023 at the Federation’s elective congress, on a four year mandate. President Marahare will look to build upon the progress made by his predecessor Willie Lai.

Thierry Ariiotima (TAH)

President of the Tahiti Football Federation, Ariiotima has presided over the rise of beach soccer in the nation, from the successful hosting of the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to the rise of the national team to consecutive second-place finishes at the two most recent editions of the competition.

Lord Ve’ehala (TGA)

Lord Ve’ehala was re-elected President of the Tonga Football Association in May 2019, an appointment which made him the longest-serving president in TFA history. Ve’ehala first became involved in football development in 1995 and has worked relentlessly to see funds invested well, and opportunities created for footballers across Tonga.

Lambert Maltock (VAN)