NOUMEA - Federation Caledonienne de Football (FCF) U-13 and U-16 Women's Championships were concluded with Paita FC and AS Wetr taking out the honours in both age groups.

The popularity of women's football in the French-speaking territory has hit a new high since the inclusion of a New Caledonia international women's team at the XIII South Pacific Games - Samoa 2007 in August/September last year.

Despite New Caledonia suffering three 2-0 defeats to Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti, the performances of the team earned plenty of praise from observers with the average age of the FCF team in the late teens.

The final placings were as follows:

FCF U-13 Women's Championship

1. Paita FC

2. AS Wetr

3. Yate FC

FCF U-16 Women's Championship

1. AS Wetr

2. Yate FC 

FRANCAISE - courtesy www.fedcalfoot.com