Cook Islands keep semi-final hopes alive with tense win over Vanuatu

Photo Credit OFC Media via Christophe Fotozz The Cook Islands have given themselves a shot at making the semi-finals at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Tahiti. Tupou Brogan’s side have beaten Vanuatu 2-1 in a closely fought Group B match at Stade Pater in Papeete. The result leaves the Cook Islands needing to beat…

Photo Credit OFC Media via Christophe Fotozz New Zealand has effectively qualified for the semi-finals at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Tahiti after a 4-1 win over Fiji in their second Group B match at the Stade Pater in Papeete. Both sides had recorded resounding victories over the Cook Islands and Vanuatu respectively in…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Christophe Fotozz Tahiti have kept their chances of making the semi-finals alive at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Papeete. The tournament hosts roared on by a vocal home crowd have beaten the Solomon Islands 4-0 at Stade Pater, a result that eliminates the Solomon Islands from semi-final contention. Tahiti…

Photo Credit – Ryan Temu FTF Tonga and New Caledonia have played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Group A encounter at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Tahiti leaving both sides still in the running for the semi-finals. Whatever Tongan coach Lafaele Moala delivered to his players at half-time worked because after being…

The messages haven’t stopped coming since 15-year-old Tongan footballer Tama’a Faletau scored all five goals in her side’s brilliant 5-1 win in the opening match of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship on Saturday. The young attacker showcased her full array of skills in a scintillating performance that set the tournament alight. OFC Media sat down…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Christophe Fotozz A few days ago few people outside of the Kingdom of Tonga would have thought a semi-final place was on the cards for the country’s U-16 women’s team at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship in Tahiti. But Wednesday’s opening 5-1 win over the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Christophe Fotozz New Zealand has opened the defence of its OFC U-16 Women’s Championship title with a convincing 12-0 win over the Cook Islands in the Group B opener in Papeete. The Cook Islands got off to the worst possible start when defender Maara Teariki headed into the back of…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Christophe Fotozz The Cook Islands well and truly punched above its weight at the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship earlier this year in Fiji. The tiny South Pacific nation reached the semi-finals in July and now the U-16 team is motivated to achieve similar success in Tahiti. The Cooks take on…