Manukau United’s Prashant Kumar was among the goalscorers as host nation Fiji recorded a 3-0 win against Samoa in their opening game at the OFC U-17 Championship.
The Fijians scored their goals in the first hour and were then content to manage the game for the remaining 30 minutes, to become the first side at the tournament to keep a clean sheet.
There are no games at the tournament on Friday but New Zealand play their second fixture on Saturday when they meet American Samoa.
Saturday’s other game is between Tahiti and the Cook Islands, who will be playing their first game at the event.
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Result
Game played on Thursday January 12, 2023
Group A
Fiji 3 (William Khan 28′, Prashant Kumar 49′, Vinayak Rao 60′ pen)
Samoa 0
Fixtures
OFC U-17 Championship
Games to be played on Saturday January 14, 2023
Group B
New Zealand v American Samoa
Fiji FA Academy, Ba (4pm, NZT)
Group C
Tahiti v Cook Islands
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva (8pm, NZT)
Schedule
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