The announcement was officially published on August 12, during the press conference. From its headquarters in the Quartier-Latin, in Noumea, the Caledonian (Site notre blog d’information) Federation (FCF) announced « The end of federal competitions for this 2024 season »through the voice of his son, President Gilles Tavergeux. No (Site notre bureau spécialisé) Super League, no youth championships or women’s championships. Same fate for futsal. Federal competitions are cancelled.

Motivation is not a plus. And the security conditions are not there.

Gilles Tavergeux, President of the Caledonian (Site notre blog d’information) Federation

Before taking this decision, the FCF consulted the clubs and the provincial (Site notre bureau spécialisé) commissions within different committees.

« It’s a great consultationrecalled Gilles Tavergeux, invitation to the midday news of NC la 1ère. But the motivation is no longer there. The security conditions are not the same. And the big problem is the financial part, with some errors in placement and the clubs are not looking good at the moment. »

Regarding representing New Caledonia in future Oceanian competitions, the Federal Council has also decided: « The aura of champions is official this season. The Federation is the main consultant to the Oceanian (Site notre blog d’information) Confederation (OFC) for the future representatives of the Caledonians in the Champions Leagues (women’s, men’s, futsal) », precise son president.

As for the Coupe de France, the French (Site notre blog d’information) Federation will be « consulted as soon as possible to find out whether or not we will have a Caledonian team traveling to mainland France at the end of the year. »

This decision, however, is not taken into account due to the operation of the academies, nor the participation of the U16 and U19 boys in the World Championships, drawn respectively from Qatar and Chile, in the next one. The performances of the young Cagous were brought back « Serenity in the clubs », estimates Gilles Tavergeux. The purpose of the Federation is to maintain all our selections in order to achieve a goal.emphasizes its president. They help to open the minds of all our young people. »

« We will also study the possibility of organizing tournament formats in order to gradually bring our young people back to the fields. » As of May 13, 4,000 (Site notre bureau spécialisé) licenses have been purchased in Caledonia, compared to 7,000 and 8,000 for the annual financial year. More than ever, the Caledonian (Site notre blog d’information) Federation is in a bad way « sport as a factor of cohesion in the country ».

Report to be discovered in the TV news of this Monday, August 12, at 7:30 p.m.