Oceania Football Confederation

New Zealand have won a 12th OFC U-16 Men’s Championship title, defeating Fiji 5-0 in the final of the 2026 edition at PNG Football Stadium in Port Moresby. Davi Valles Dos Santos scored two of New Zealand’s five goals in a dominant victory to cap an equally dominant campaign, scoring 24 goals in five matches at the tournament in Papua New Guinea. New Zealand had taken 50 minu...

The Solomon Islands have qualified for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2027, coming from behind to defeat Papua New Guinea on penalties at the PNG Football Stadium in Port Moresby. Henry Fa’arodo’s side found themselves on the back foot for long stages of their third place play-off at OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2026, but found a way to rescue victory from the jaws of defeat, ripping a W...

OFC can confirm that Fetu’u Vea has been confirmed as a member of the OFC Executive Committee, following his election as President of the Tonga Football Association (TFA) on June 30 this year. President Vea succeeds Lord Ve’ehala as President of the TFA, who served in the position for 20 years. He had previously held the role of Senior Vice President for the TFA and has a lon...

The champions of Oceania will be crowned, and the third and final qualification spot for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2027 will be decided, when the final and third place play-off at OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2026 are held at the PNG Football Stadium in Port Moresby this Saturday. Fiji will play New Zealand in the final at 7:30pm local time, after the Solomon Islands take on tournam...

Vanuatu ended their OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2026 campaign on a high, defeating Samoa 7-1 in the seventh-place play-off to record their first win of the tournament. With both sides playing for pride, Vanuatu made a blistering start. Just three minutes in, Franso Shem raced down the wing and delivered a low cross for Rohan Masauvakalo to tap home after Samoa goalkeeper Moem...