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KIFF unveils 2026–2030 strategic plan
The new five-year plan focuses on grassroots development across the outer islands, women's football and a clearer pathway to the OFC Nations Cup.
21 April 2026A Beautiful Game for a Beautiful Nation.
The Kiribati Islands Football Federation — governing the game across 34 islands, three reefs and one Pacific Ocean.
The new five-year plan focuses on grassroots development across the outer islands, women's football and a clearer pathway to the OFC Nations Cup.
21 April 2026A goalless final at Bairiki Stadium was settled 4–3 on penalties, with Moel 1 keeper Tebau Boanareke saving twice.
7 April 2026KIFF's Just Play partnership reaches a fifth outer island, with weekly sessions for girls aged 7–14 and a coaches' clinic for local volunteers.
29 March 2026Twenty-six coaches completed a four-day OFC C-licence course, the largest cohort to be certified inside Kiribati.
11 March 2026Founded in 1980 and headquartered in South Tarawa, the Kiribati Islands Football Federationis the governing body of football across the Republic of Kiribati. We oversee the men’s, women’s and futsal national teams, the national championship, and grassroots development across the country.
Kiribati straddles the equator and the international date line. The first sunrise of every day falls on these islands — and the first football of every day with it.
Three national programmes carry the Boboto Eels name across Oceania and the world.
The senior men's side competes in OFC qualifiers, the Pacific Games and CONIFA tournaments. Ranked among the most improved Pacific sides over the last decade.
Established as a permanent side in 2015, the women's team is the fastest-growing programme at KIFF, with regular fixtures across Oceania.
Futsal is hugely popular on the atolls and our futsal sides have qualified for OFC and Pacific Mini Games tournaments since 2018.
KIFF's flagship men's league. Twelve clubs from across South Tarawa and the outer islands compete in a season running March–November.
A six-club league based around Tarawa, expanding outwards each season. Champions feed directly into Pacific qualifiers.
Kiribati competes in the associate-member qualifying pathway alongside the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau and Tuvalu.
Multi-sport regional event held every four years. Both football and futsal squads represent Team Kiribati.
Most of Kiribati’s 130,000 people live across remote atolls. Our development programmes are built for that geography — bringing football to where people are, not the other way around.
Weekly grassroots sessions for children aged 6–12 across Tarawa and four outer islands, run with OFC support.
Coaching, refereeing and administration pathways for women, with at least 30% of every KIFF clinic reserved for female participants.
Annual KIFF tours to remote atolls — equipment drops, exhibition matches and coach education for volunteer mentors.
Bairiki National Stadium, South Tarawa
P.O. Box 220, Bairiki, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati
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