OFC Professional League

Decision day is yes this Friday.

https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/08/25/announcement-close-for-clubs-wholl-play-in-new-ofc-professional-league/

The eight clubs to take part in next year’s inaugural OFC Professional League are expected to be announced by Friday August 29, 2025.

OFC president Lambert Maltok confirmed the impending announcement as clubs and their federations prepare for the decision that will establish the first professional league in Oceania.

Ahead of the announcement, a number of related agreements have been confirmed, including:

Vanuatu Football Federation president Lambert Maltok has confirmed the support of the Vanuatu government for a professional club, and has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the government and VFF.

“I want to thank the PM, Council of Ministers, and Deputy PM for negotiating this agreement,” Maltok said. “Their support allows us to create the first professional club in Oceania from Vanuatu if we win our bid,” Maltok said.

Fiji

Fiji Football Association chief executive officer Mohammed Yusuf has confirmed two clubs from Fiji are still in the running; one based in Suva, the other in Ba.

The FFA have made submissions to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, as they seek government help in the process.

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Menele has confirmed Solomon King FC are vying for a licence, in partnership with the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) and Brisbane-based Wynnum Wolves.

Football Australia have signed a four-year MoU with OFC to help grow football across the Pacific, including the establishment of the OFC Professional League.

Of the league, Football Australia’s statement said: “The process to determine the participant clubs in the OFC Pro League is the responsibility of the Oceania Football Confederation, which continues to assess proposals from aspiring participants.

“Football Australia has been kept constantly informed of the development of the Pro League concept and is committed to supporting the success of the competition.

Looks like everyone is signing up for MoU and spinning the spin apart from NZ.

Taking 2 teams for granted?

The Fiji Sun has reported the selected teams. Reliability tbc, especially as the original story appears to have been deleted.

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Considering the Solomons bid is called Solomon King FC and not Real Kakamora... seems a bit off to me.

SamCoughlan

Considering the Solomons bid is called Solomon King FC and not Real Kakamora... seems a bit off to me.

Apparently the Solomon Kings bid is a collaboration with Real Kakamora and will be using their name and branding - haven't seen any proper confirmation of that yet though

Edit: the only source I've found for that is someone saying it on reddit...so who knows 

I'd be inclined to believe that it's the Nix and AFC competing in this as well given Pragnell hinted on the news last night about having two professional clubs and soon four professional teams. Which strongly suggests four pro teams across two clubs. Being from Christchurch, it would be disappointing if true.

God I hope its Kakamora, we need a meme team in the league. Would be the only team with international supporters too.

Castar

I'd be inclined to believe that it's the Nix and AFC competing in this as well given Pragnell hinted on the news last night about having two professional clubs and soon four professional teams. Which strongly suggests four pro teams across two clubs. Being from Christchurch, it would be disappointing if true.

Seamus Martin voice over? I think he previously worked at OFC.

Could have this completely wrong, but have a strange hunch that if it is AFC & Nix (reserve teams) that are picked to be NZ's teams, that a Christchurch A League club may not be far off happening.

Pragnell has made it clear he wants a pro football club footprint in the Sth Island. As someone else said NZF have been very quiet/neutral, re this OFC Pro League. That's when other FAs have been making numerous annoucements. I mean it's understandable that NZF are not seen to be supporting one NZ bid(s) over the others, but why no statements pushing NZ to have a minimum 2 club entrants?

If the plan is that a Sth Island A League club is to soon happen, then now having a ChCh United pro club in this OFC League could be problematic. The Island not having enough football fans, resources, sponsors etc to do 2 pro clubs justice.

Maybe NZF just quietly want the 2 OFC clubs to be in Welly & Auckland? Maybe NZF are working behind the scenes with the APL, Mainland Football and some group of well heeled Sth Island business folk (think Weenix) on an A League bid? Maybe after the huge success of NZ outfit AFC, the APL see the Sth Island (popn 1.2M) as the next best safe destination for expansion?

Maybe with the combination of a new awesome downtown ChCh stadium, plus general big football momentum in 2026 from the AWs being at the World Cup, it could happen as soon as season 2026/27? My memory is foggy but I feel the Nix crowd hey days were seasons 09/10 and 10/11, bookending the 2010 WC

Just trying to be optimistic for Canty football folk, if come Friday ChCh United miss out on the OFC League.


Oh and is 3 different groups trying to get a NRL expansion club licence for the South Island. None of the 3 groups are prepared to join forces it seems. Some serious money backers in all 3 groups, including some wealthy New York based Cantab.

Only thing is it doesn't seem the NRL is keen on a 2nd NZ club. Expansion clubs now approved for Perth (18th team in 2027) and PNG (19th in 2028) and the Logan/Ipswich region (outer Brisbane) is the favourite to get the 20th (post 2032 Olympics) and final expansion spot. Could any of those potential Sth Island rugby league money backers switch over to football? Who knows, but there is no NRL team coming to Christchurch for at least 6-7 years if at all.

English born businessman David Moffett is involved with one of the Sth Island rugby league bids, and has had various sporting roles like head of Sport England, New Zealand Rugby, NRL, and the Welsh Rugby Union. He's retired somewhere near ChCh and has the ego and experience to help pull something new together.

https://www.thepress.co.nz/sport/350296524/behind-two-separate-groups-bidding-south-island-nrl-team

A 3rd NZ team in the aleague before Canberra? the aussies would be furious!
Also, of the three consortiums battling for the non-exiatent second NRL spot who would be keen on funding a footy team? They al seem to be very fixated on the league option.

If that is right, NZF needs to make it very clear that we must have at least 2 teams based on population and playing numbers alone. Certainly before any Australian club being accepted. I would also like ChCh and a non FC Auckland team. Spread the love.

Big Pete 65

I read a while back from OFC that NZ will only get two sides in the Pro League if there are not six strong enough Pacific Island bids, otherwise it will be one like allthe other countries.
Also complicating the picture is the announcement that we are moving back to a full winter national league here in Aotearoa from 2027 (yay!!!).
You'd imagine that would be played March/April through to September or so.
How will the AFC and Nix reserve sides or Christchurch United play in that comp and the OFC Pro League?
  

theprof

A 3rd NZ team in the aleague before Canberra? the aussies would be furious!
Also, of the three consortiums battling for the non-exiatent second NRL spot who would be keen on funding a footy team? They al seem to be very fixated on the league option.

Well if Canberra can't raise the funds/get their shark together, that's ACT's problem. I mean obviously the Australian football community would prefer the next expansion franchise was based there, but I doubt they would get that hung up on it. Auckland have mostly been embraced in Oz, and seen as a well overdue good news story - when there is so much otherwise negative stuff about the health of the ALM/ALW.

Maybe all the league backers (Orcas, Keas, dreamers etc) are yes just all died in the wool league nuts. But maybe amongst them is a born & bred Cantab general sports fan or too, keen to bring something exciting and new to their home city.

I mean Foley has gone from ice hockey to football. Are all of the Welnix guys keen football fans? Can Gareth Morgan explain the offside rule?
If you are an aged (Moffett is 78) wealthy businessman in the Sth Island keen to start up a new franchise based at the flash new stadium, you could well be deceased before an NRL team happens.

2033 is your earliest chance of that dream happening, and even then it's likely another South East QLD team. There is now about 4M people living within 1-2 hours of Brissy, so a 4th NRL club would probably do well, especially if firmly based in lower socio Logan/Ipswich making it feel like a proper community club with an identity. In another 8 years (2033) it will be 4.5M plus in the SE QLD pocket.

https://www.facebook.com/couriermailsport/posts/the-nrl-has-shelved-a-20-team-competition-until-after-the-2032-brisbane-olympics/1100591152086368/

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fnrl-shelves-20team-expansion-plans-until-after-2032-brisbane-olympics%2Fnews-story%2F165f7224e3dbba16ffaff1744ba01724&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-2-NOSCORE

Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option

LT01

Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option

If AFC or the Nix were smart they would have had a Chch team in the OFC league as their feeder team. 

Also with the A-League, I'd be suprised if Christchurch has a team in the league in the next five years, especially if AFC dominate.

And with the NRL, I heard a theory (which actually sounds legit) and it's the NZ Warriors that is actually preventing another NZ team from joining the NRL.

Why would a dominant AFC slow down the entry of a 3rd NZ team into the A League? Curious of your logic on that one.

I live in Aus, and though I don't follow the NRL closely, there seems little appetite for a 2nd team in NZ. Lots of talk about different locations like SE QLD (Logan/Ipswich or Sunshine Coast), Central Coast, Adelaide, Central Queensland (Rockhampton) and even Fiji. A Fijian team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro NSW Cup, like a PNG team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro QLD Cup.

The Warriors may not want a 2nd NZ team, but it could just be that there are better Aussie locales than ChCh for the 20th team. Despite Graham Lowe's bullish talk.

Sort of agree that having a Nix reserve play in the OFC League under the banner of ChCh United, wouldn't be bad thing. If it helped with sharing the costs of playing in that league. Add in Joel Stevens and a few other CU old heads to strengthen the squad. Would probably need Nix coaching staff involvement so was alignment with how ALM squad played etc etc. So tricky in that regard.

LT01

Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option

I genuinely have no idea how close ChCh/Sth Island is to having a serious go at an A League bid. But then my memory of the APL granting Auckland a licence nearly 2 years ago, was it was all very sudden and surprising. No real leaks or gossip beforehand that it was happening.

A big part of AFC's success has been the buy in, from basically the whole local upper NI football community. No cosy relationship with say Auckland City FC (Ivan Vuksich), getting them offside with other Northern Region clubs and fans. A smart move, and Pragnell plus APL know that.

ChCh United is in a way the south's ACFC. Got the money, resources and wealthy/high profile owner/chairman. Not everyone's favourite club in the Mainland. Maybe NZF thinks it's smart that any future Sth Island A League bid is similarly not too closely aligned to one single local club. You risk alienating some in the local football community, when success really depends on buy in from all.

I could have this (conspiracy) theory all completely wrong, and if CU gets one of the 2 NZ spots in the OFC League on Friday, I basically am wrong.

AucklandPhoenix

That’s the one.

Too many fingers in too many pies and this one isn’t even a nice steak and cheese but a custard one for clowns. 🤡 

Well I assume it’s like a movie set for child actors- either you need to have tutoring nearby and a certain amount of time out or you need to yo-yo back and forth between school and academy. And as we discussed before with the short careers of sports people, injuries and simple percentages against getting into the top echelons of the sport, an education is important. 

Even if it’s small it may make a certain sense. 

But not the thread for this sorry! 

observerfromuh

LT01

Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option

If AFC or the Nix were smart they would have had a Chch team in the OFC league as their feeder team. 

Also with the A-League, I'd be suprised if Christchurch has a team in the league in the next five years, especially if AFC dominate.

And with the NRL, I heard a theory (which actually sounds legit) and it's the NZ Warriors that is actually preventing another NZ team from joining the NRL.

That NRL theory that the Warriors are blocking another NZ team is just the aussie pundits spit balling and I think Moffat from the SI Kea bid  throwing shade at the Warrors for sitting on a license and not winging anything. He's been very vocal at various points asking why the warriors would want another NZ team in the league when they currently have access to all the NZ players. Which is a total crock as the aussie teams literally have scouts here checking out al the league and rugby comps for young talent to move to ausse.

Webster (Warrors coach) has been totally against the idea.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350458526/nrl-nz-warriors-coach-andrew-webster-says-no-to-second-nz-based-nrl-team#:~:text=NZ%20Warriors%20coach%20Andrew%20Webster%20has%20urged%20caution%20over%20the,to%20opening%20in%20April%202026.

but nothing really from the management/owners

theprof

A 3rd NZ team in the aleague before Canberra? the aussies would be furious!
Also, of the three consortiums battling for the non-exiatent second NRL spot who would be keen on funding a footy team? They al seem to be very fixated on the league option.

As I've explained to the slavering hordes on Reddit, all the evidence shows that Kiwi clubs are properly run and don't need bailouts, dodgy property deals, or shady financiers* to keep going

(* okay, the Nix, one time)

coochiee

LT01

Not sure I buy this rhetoric - how close do people genuinely thinking a Christchurch team is?

I'm sure the APL is enjoying the commercial success of Auckland FC but going to NZ again would still be perceived as a big gamble especially with the financial position APL and many clubs are in.

Why can't Christchurch United join this league and that can be a pathway to prove the city deserves an A-League team? To me that's the best option

I genuinely have no idea how close ChCh/Sth Island is to having a serious go at an A League bid. But then my memory of the APL granting Auckland a licence nearly 2 years ago, was it was all very sudden and surprising. No real leaks or gossip beforehand that it was happening.

A big part of AFC's success has been the buy in, from basically the whole local upper NI football community. No cosy relationship with say Auckland City FC (Ivan Vuksich), getting them offside with other Northern Region clubs and fans. A smart move, and Pragnell plus APL know that.

ChCh United is in a way the south's ACFC. Got the money, resources and wealthy/high profile owner/chairman. Not everyone's favourite club in the Mainland. Maybe NZF thinks it's smart that any future Sth Island A League bid is similarly not too closely aligned to one single local club. You risk alienating some in the local football community, when success really depends on buy in from all.

I could have this (conspiracy) theory all completely wrong, and if CU gets one of the 2 NZ spots in the OFC League on Friday, I basically am wrong.

Christchurch is not Auckland though. And to be very clear I want a Chch team in the A-League and for them to be a success. 

But it's a much smaller city, more akin to Gosford/Newcastle/Wellington than Perth/Adelaide. It doesn't have the commercial power that a city like Auckland does, and it hasn't had a team in the Australian competition before. An Auckland team had been discussed and mooted as an expansion option for many years, people have only really started talking about Christchurch since they came in. I would love to see it happen, but believe it won't happen before 2030.

So yes - they would be better off having a Pro League team in the short term

Yeah all fair comments. But a ChCh league team just ain't happening in the short term (if ever). The NRL have made that clear.

If there is a group of wealthy Sth Islanders eager to bring some sort of new sports team to the impressive Te Kaha stadium before 2033, it will have to be an A League club.

I don't think anyone involved in the South Island NRL bids is remotely interested in anything to do with football.

They all seem to be players/administrators involved in rugby league who want to try and expand that sport, rather than bring any popularity to other codes.

SamCoughlan

I don't think anyone involved in the South Island NRL bids is remotely interested in anything to do with football.

They all seem to be players/administrators involved in rugby league who want to try and expand that sport, rather than bring any popularity to other codes.

this was my point earlier.

SamCoughlan

I don't think anyone involved in the South Island NRL bids is remotely interested in anything to do with football.

They all seem to be players/administrators involved in rugby league who want to try and expand that sport, rather than bring any popularity to other codes.

Yeah look you are probably right. But there is anywhere between 10-20 names that I've quickly read behind the proposed 3 different ChCh NRL bids. Alot of different people. Lowe, Chalmers, Bergman and Endacott stand out as pure leaguies.

Amongst the rest there might just be some general overall passionate sports nut Cantab. I'm just throwing the idea out there. Again Foley has football and ice hockey teams.

Interesting that the 3 original backers left the Endacott bid as soon as the NRL rejected it. Kieran Bligh works in New York as an executive for the WHO. Sadly doesn't scream out as a Foleyesque billionaire.

And again there is no NRL team coming to the Garden City any time soon. Graham Lowe may wish it to happen, but sadly for him I think he won't see it in his lifetime.

https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-sport/star-league/battle-south-island-nrl-team-rages

The South Island NRL bid
(Team name TBC)
The backers: Frank Endacott, Poto Williams, Colin Groves.

Founding trio step down
The most recent rejection resulted in all three directors and founding members Kieran Bligh, Duane Fyfe and Tony Kidd, standing down from their positions as heads of the bid. Non-founding member Frank Endacott said despite the setback, they will soldier on.

Much to the chagrin of my one-eyed cantab work colleagues I got to say as a lifelong avid fan of all things NZ sport. It's gotten to the point that Union does absolutely nothing for me anymore. Its become so dull and nobody can follow the rules anymore. I just cant engage like I can with the Phoenix, or the Warriors or the Breakers. And for the first 20 years of my life I was union before anything else. Always enjoyed the odd Rams game over the last couple of NBL seasons but Christchurch is screaming out for a chance to dip it's toes into a new professional sport franchise. Don't forget all the positive press on how the new stadium is shaping up. I know it's out of Christchurch United's control but this is an opportunity gone begging for professional sport pathways in the South Island if the pre-existing Wellington and Auckland sides have gone and tipped piss and mud all over their bid. There's no need, those franchises are long established and will do just fine without a half-hearted foree into an OFC professional league for their academy kids.

coochiee

Why would a dominant AFC slow down the entry of a 3rd NZ team into the A League? Curious of your logic on that one.

I live in Aus, and though I don't follow the NRL closely, there seems little appetite for a 2nd team in NZ. Lots of talk about different locations like SE QLD (Logan/Ipswich or Sunshine Coast), Central Coast, Adelaide, Central Queensland (Rockhampton) and even Fiji. A Fijian team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro NSW Cup, like a PNG team plays in the 2nd tier semi pro QLD Cup.

The Warriors may not want a 2nd NZ team, but it could just be that there are better Aussie locales than ChCh for the 20th team. Despite Graham Lowe's bullish talk.

Sort of agree that having a Nix reserve play in the OFC League under the banner of ChCh United, wouldn't be bad thing. If it helped with sharing the costs of playing in that league. Add in Joel Stevens and a few other CU old heads to strengthen the squad. Would probably need Nix coaching staff involvement so was alignment with how ALM squad played etc etc. So tricky in that regard.

All I meant about AFC being dominant, the Aussie teams won't want to run the risk of a second dominant NZ team.

Works both ways however.

If AFC clean up this season, yes it may scare the Australian overlords.

Another kiwi team will however help dilute the competitive advantage AFC have of having kiwis classified as domestic players. 

Those kiwi players will be shared around 3 teams verses the current 2.

Rock Hopper

Much to the chagrin of my one-eyed cantab work colleagues I got to say as a lifelong avid fan of all things NZ sport. It's gotten to the point that Union does absolutely nothing for me anymore. Its become so dull and nobody can follow the rules anymore. I just cant engage like I can with the Phoenix, or the Warriors or the Breakers. And for the first 20 years of my life I was union before anything else. Always enjoyed the odd Rams game over the last couple of NBL seasons but Christchurch is screaming out for a chance to dip it's toes into a new professional sport franchise. Don't forget all the positive press on how the new stadium is shaping up. I know it's out of Christchurch United's control but this is an opportunity gone begging for professional sport pathways in the South Island if the pre-existing Wellington and Auckland sides have gone and tipped piss and mud all over their bid. There's no need, those franchises are long established and will do just fine without a half-hearted foree into an OFC professional league for their academy kids.

I've said it for ages about rugby and that is that it dying in NZ. doesn't help when most people moving to NZ come from countries that do not give a toss about rugby.  League is overtaking and NZ Rugby should realise this soon. Even Sky didn't want to pay for NPC.

But having no Chch team in the OFC League and any Australian club is such a mistake and defeats the point of growing football in OFC.

Okay cheers. I don't think the APL or Aussie clubs need to worry about a Sth Island club coming in as being as being anywhere as strong as Auckland. Don't have the popn of the upper NI, don't have the same young player talent base, or importantly similar sized potential large commercial sponsors. 

Could see it being a mid to lower budget club operation like the Nix, CCM, Macarthur etc.

It was widely reported last season that straight away Auckland became a member of the more well heeled set alongside VUC, Melb City, SWS & SFC.

And a ChCh based club would also struggle to find the same number of off contract (fringe) AWs, that AFC managed to sign up. Someone like Dunners lad Jimmy McGarry could be their most high profile Kiwi signing. Or ex Canty Dragons Handy Prem player ADJ. They might even have to raid the Weenix or AFC academy teams to find a few goodies.

coochiee

Okay cheers. I don't think the APL or Aussie clubs need to worry about a Sth Island club coming in as being as being anywhere as strong as Auckland. Don't have the popn of the upper NI, don't have the same young player talent base, or importantly similar sized potential large commercial sponsors. 

Could see it being a mid to lower budget club operation like the Nix, CCM, Macarthur etc.

It was widely reported last season that straight away Auckland became a member of the more well heeled set alongside VUC, Melb City, SWS & SFC.

And a ChCh based club would also struggle to find the same number of off contract (fringe) AWs, that AFC managed to sign up. Someone like Dunners lad Jimmy McGarry could be their most high profile Kiwi signing. Or ex Canty Dragons Handy Prem player ADJ. They might even have to raid the Weenix or AFC academy teams to find a few goodies.

 And then thats a problem because it will always be viewed AFC > NIX > CHCH. you see it with the Highlanders in Super Rugby.

But Southern rugby fans still turn up to watch the Highlanders to play. Their average crowds ain't that dissimilar to the Crusaders and Chiefs. 

Helps to have the student slums cheek by jowl to Forsyth Barr, a roofed stadium to keep the fans warmest in all weathers, and generally quality rugby with no wind or rain plus a firm surface. Also the Landers have made themselves firmly part of the Otago/Southland community. 

As long as they ain't terribly dire, SI football folk would go along I reckon. Not many competing sports in ChCh over the summer. Sign a flashy Paul Ifill player from the UK lower tiers, for a bit of star power. Christchurch that most English of NZ urban centres. 

If you take this list of cities in Australia by population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population
and slot in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington ...

1. Melbourne
2. Sydney
3. Brisbane
4. Perth
5. Auckland
6. Adelaide
7. Gold Coast - Tweed Heads
8. Christchurch
9. Newcastle - Maitland
10. Canberra- Queanbeyan
11. Wellington- Lower Hutt - Upper Hutt - Porirua
12. Sunshine Coast
13. Central Coast
14. Wollongong
15. Geelong
16. Hobart
17. Townsville
18. Cairns
19. Toowoomba
20. Darwin

... Christchurch (as can the Gold Coast and Canberra) should numerically stack up as being doable in the A-league.

Given the pod nature of the proposed Oceania Pro League, population size, attendance and dare I say it community engagement is going to be less of a factor in revenue 

Half a Pint

According to this news article from Fiji, the announcement will happen on 29th August:

“The OFC will finalise the eight clubs tomorrow (today) but the official announcement will be done on August 29,” he said. 

So should hear officially on Friday next week

So today is the day, any idea when and how this will be announced? 

For those who wonder why an Australian team is going to be in this OFC League.
Below just another example of football being used for geo-political gain in the region.

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-extends-partnership-with-team-up-to-empower-pacific-communities-through-football/

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is proud to announce the extension of its partnership with Team Up, the Australian Government’s sport-for-development programme funded through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Auckland FC posting something will be going down in their space at 5pm today. Maybe that will be the timing of the announcement regarding this comp.

AucklandPhoenix

Auckland FC posting something will be going down in their space at 5pm today. Maybe that will be the timing of the announcement regarding this comp.

I think that's just the port releasing a new logo for themselves at 5pm

It wouldn't surprise if there was still some hot debate happening within OFC's headquarters about the 8 teams. It's such a unique sort of a league over numerous different countries, time zones and cultures.

Any annoucement could be postponed. Nothing on OFC's socials about a reveal today, and you think they'd be doing some public sort of launch

Possibly just the clubs find out today, with an announcement coming later?

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/preferred-clubs-announced-for-historic-ofc-professional-league

Auckland FC and Christchurch United are the preferred clubs !!!

DOME OUT!!

He is getting schooled now by volunteers in an amateur club.

Now professional 

And congratulations to Christchurch but Dome can’t blame the imports on this fudge up

Can't be mad at that to be honest.

Congratulations to Christchurch United. New Zealands newest professional football club. 👏