Jean-Philippe Saiko: making New Caledonia proud

🇫🇷 Lire en français ici New Caledonian football reached a lot of important achievements in the recent history of Oceania football: played their first FIFA tournament in the 2017 edition of U17 World Cup held India, reached the finals of OFC Nations Cup 2012 and the semifinals of the last edition in 2017, earned theContinue reading “Jean-Philippe Saiko: making New Caledonia proud”

FIFA releases new Club World Cup and abolishes Confederations Cup

FIFA officialy announced that the Club World Cup will be changed in 2021. The new competition will be played by 24 teams each 4 years. China were unanimously chosen today as the hosts of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup edition by FIFA Council at their meeting in Shanghai, China. They also confirmed the endContinue reading “FIFA releases new Club World Cup and abolishes Confederations Cup”

Port Vila Premier League – Week 3 Preview

Port Vila Premier League third round begins on this Friday with a match between Tafea and Mauwia. Oceania Football Center brings a preview for the weekend’s round in Vanuatu! TAFEA VS MAUWIA After winning the two initial matches, Tafea comes strong to win the third in a row. Mauwia tries to recover from a heavyContinue reading “Port Vila Premier League – Week 3 Preview”

Toti City changes name again

Lae City Dwellers changed its name to Toti City two years ago. Now Papua New Guinean team is changing its name again to Lae City FC (without Dwellers). This change was made because OFC & FIFA would not accept Toti City FC at OFC Champions League tournament because Toti is a brand name. Toti CityContinue reading “Toti City changes name again”

Solympics: so close to the dream

Solomon Islands football was very close to 2020 Olympics after beating Vanuatu by 1-0 in OFC Olympic Qualifier’s and advancing through the final. Players and staff were very confident and dreaming about the possibility of representing their country in Japan next year before facing New Zealand. The semifinal against Vanuatu was a difficult test forContinue reading “Solympics: so close to the dream”

RueRue wins Penama FA qualifier for VFF National Super League

Penama FA Qualifier took place in Loltavola Stadium in Pentecost Island (Vanuatu) between 14 and 20 October with six teams fighting for a spot in VFF National Super League. The qualifier was originally scheduled for eight teams but only six played it due to ineligibility and withdraws so Basictas, LAC and Tahimahuri could not playContinue reading “RueRue wins Penama FA qualifier for VFF National Super League”

Telekom S-League – Weekend Review

MALAITA KINGZ vs KOSSA (POSTPONED) Telekom S-League regulation stands that a team can ask for a match postponement if they have five or more players called up for National Teams. Kossa has eight players and their head coach currently representing Solomon Islands. Malaita Kingz protested to have the game played on the marked day butContinue reading “Telekom S-League – Weekend Review”

Wood scores but can’t avoid Burnley loss

New Zealander striker Chris Wood scored one goal and had another one canceled by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the 2-1 Premier League loss to Leicester City at King Power Stadium. Burnley opened the scoreboard at the 26th minute with a good header by Wood after a Dwight McNeil left-footed cross. Leicester tied theContinue reading “Wood scores but can’t avoid Burnley loss”

Port Vila Football League – Weekend Review

The PVFA Premier League’s gameweek 2 is over. Four matches were played in Port Vila top division and Oceania Football Center brings a review of each match for you! Galaxy 10-0 Mauwia The first game of the weekend was played on Friday between Galaxy and Mauwia. As we said in our preview, Mauwia had aContinue reading “Port Vila Football League – Weekend Review”

AS VĂ©nus: an unforgettable season!

Lire l’article en français 🇫🇷 AS VĂ©nus had an amazing 2019 in Tahiti by winning a double after conquering Ligue 1 and Coupe de Tahiti Nui. The Ligue 1 title race was very tight and the champion finished just one point ahead of AS Tiare Tahiti in a breathtaking season ending a twenty years droughtContinue reading “AS VĂ©nus: an unforgettable season!”