Samoa secure 3rd place with dramatic 97th minute win over Cook Islands at OFC U-19 Women’s Championship

OFC Media via Phototek Samoa have taken 3rd place at OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023 with a dramatic victory over Cook Islands at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. A late goal from Cook Islands substitute Abrihana Enoka seemed to have sent the match to penalties after Arianna Skeers had put Samoa ahead with just over…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek – Fiji captain Adi Bakaniceva and New Zealand captain Manaia Elliott with the trophy. Host nation Fiji and defending champions New Zealand will face-off in the Final at OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023 at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on Saturday evening. Having faced one another in their opening…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Fiji have overcome Samoa in a tight contest to reach the Final of OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023 with a 3-1 victory at HFC Bank Stadium. Two late first-half goals, first from Sonia Alfred and then from substitute Timaima Ana set the stage for a Fiji victory and ensured…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek The OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023 reaches the semi-final stage this week, with four nations – Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Cook Islands – still in the hunt for the title in Suva.  Samoa and Cook Islands, two of the smaller nations competing in the tournament, have defied many…

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) Cook Islands have advanced to the Semi-Finals at OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023 after an engaging and intense Quarter-Final battle with Vanuatu. Hereatea Mapu’s close-range header with 25 minutes remaining was the decisive moment in a match that balanced on a knife-edge throughout. Vanuatu were the early pacesetters, seeing…

(Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek) New Zealand have taken a step closer to retaining their OFC U-19 Women’s Championship title with an impressive victory over Solomon Islands in Suva. The defending champions proved too strong for Solomon Islands in their Quarter-Final encounter at HFC Bank Stadium, dealing the damage early on with a number…

Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek Fiji scored with only 5 minutes remaining of their Quarter-Final against New Caledonia in Suva to confirm their place in the Semi-Finals of OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2023 Emma Mereia’s 85th minute winner ensures that the host nation side will face Samoa on Wednesday for a place in the…