This is an awesome idea, and your concept shapes up really well. I don't want to detract from your hard work, but one thing is an issue - why would AFC want to do this? What do they gain from including a bunch of low-ranked OFC countries in a Nations League competition? Are the heavy hitters like Saudi, Japan and South Korea going to want to travel all the way to Auckland, let alone Honiara, Lautoka or Port Moresby? Do any of the OFC countries bring awesome huge new markets that make it commercially appealing? Even with idea of divisions, aren't those smaller/less successful countries going to be incurring huge extra costs?
Would be an awesome idea for OFC, but really only seems to benefit the OFC countries - and we hold none of the power levers in it. Would love to see it happen, but fear it'll be just another thing on the wishlist (like the whole 'move to AFC' thing which is rearing its head again).
Would be an awesome idea for OFC, but really only seems to benefit the OFC countries - and we hold none of the power levers in it. Would love to see it happen, but fear it'll be just another thing on the wishlist (like the whole 'move to AFC' thing which is rearing its head again).
OFC brings nothing to the table in terms of money, TV or markets.
We have to seriously stop with all this talk of 'lets just join AFC'
AFC do not want us, nor our confederation, and would like Australia out.
The sooner the people understand that, the better
Only large dollops of FIFA cash & pressure could make it possible.
But is a big difference in AFC & OFC joining forces for a Nations League comp, played over a 4 to 5 FIFA windows - verus NZ trying to join AFC permanently.
Big difference.