The eight participating teams have been finalised for the 2024 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, with the qualification of Samoa.
Samoa secured the last place at September’s tournament in Fiji, winning a three-team qualifying series against Papua New Guinea and American Samoa.
They beat both their rivals 11-0 at Auckland’s Ngahue Reserve.
Main photo: Samoa in a celebratory mood during their 11-0 win against American Samoa. Photo credit: OFC Media.
Results
Game played on Friday June 14, 2024
Papua New Guinea 0
American Samoa 1 (Leone Pritchard)
Game played on Monday June 17, 2024
Papua New Guinea 0
Samoa 11 (Lynn Aiono Sagiao 3’, 24’, 43’, T Devoux 21’, Grace Taeoalli 27’, Cali Willis 28’, 44’, Holly Leapai 34’, 39’, 45’, 51’)
Game played on Thursday June 20, 2024
American Samoa 0
Samoa 11 (Holly Leapai 1’, 5’, 10’, Cali Willis 2’, own goal 18’, Grace Taeoalli 24’, Tamani Skeers 45’, 63’, Bree Toatelegese 72’, 88′, Ayres Ava 90+1)
Final standings
2024 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship
The tournament will be held in Fiji from September 8-21, 2024.
The finalists at the Championship tournament will represent Oceania at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2025.
Group A
- Fiji
- Tonga
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
Group B
- New Zealand
- New Caledonia
- Tahiti
- Solomon Islands
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