FIFA on Thursday, January 25,2023 officially unveiled the official match ball, to be used in the nineth edition of the Women’s World Cup slated to run from July 20th to August 20 in Australia.
The colourful and sensational ceremony was hosted, in Sydney/ Gadigal. The nineth edition of the WWC ball is produced by Adidas and design by OCEAUNZ.
Inspired by the natural landscapes of the two host nations, with a scenery marked by vast mountains of the Aotearoa in New Zealand and Australia’s connection with the Indian Ocean.
The ball is constructed with a CTR-core at its center that’s been designed to improve accuracy and consistency on the pitch, support fast, precise play, and ensure shape and air retention. On the outside, OCEAUNZ has a polyurethane skin that’s spangled with micro and macro textures. Meanwhile its 20-piece panel shape was developed to enhance aerodynamics.
The ball’s technological abilities also include FIFA’s semi-automated offside technology, delivering information to Video Assistant Referees (VAR) instantaneously to once again help optimize decision making.
Brian Mboh