OFC cancels Champions League

THE Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has cancelled the remaining matches of the Champions League due to the border and travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament had reached the quarterfinals after pool play in February and March before the pandemic took hold.
The Champions League playoff matches were due to be played in April and May but were delayed multiple times due to the pandemic.
Clubs from New Zealand, Vanuatu, Tahiti, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia had advanced to the knockout stages.
The winner of this year’s OFC Champions League was set to attend the Fifa Club World Cup in Qatar in December.
A further decision on any potential representative for Oceania at that event will be made once Fifa has released their decision regarding whether this year’s Club World Cup will proceed.
OFC has also agreed to provide a financial provision of NZ$25,000 (K58,000) to each of the eight clubs who were in the playoffs but did not have the opportunity to advance in the competition due to the cancellation.
OFC placed all of their tournaments on hold on March 9 due to coronavirus, and the health and safety of the football community in the Pacific remains a top priority for the organisation.
As a result of the cancellation, no winner will be crowned for this year’s Champions League. – OFC