National women’s champions Eastern Suburbs will learn their group opponents in the OFC Women’s Champions League in a draw to be live-streamed on Thursday May 4.
Suburbs, who qualified for the inaugural OFC competition by winning the 2022 Women’s National League, face five club teams in the nine-day tournament that starts on June 1.
Main photo: Eastern Suburbs celebrate winning the Women’s National League Championship Final at Mt Smart Stadium Auckland in December. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.
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The tournament will be staged in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, having been postponed from its original schedule of March 9-18.
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The establishment of the competition is expected to provide a pathway for an OFC club to represent the region at a FIFA Women’s Club World Cup in 2025.
Participating teams
The qualifying teams are:
- Eastern Suburbs (New Zealand)
- Hekari United (Papua New Guinea)
- Labasa FC (Fiji)
- AS Academy (New Caledonia)
- Kiwi FC (Samoa)
- Koloale (Solomon Islands)
The draw
The draw will be live-streamed from OFC’s Auckland headquarters at 1pm on Thursday May 4, 2023.
OFC Head of Competitions Chris Kemp will conduct the draw with OFC Women’s Football Manager Emma Evans.
You can watch it here
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