New Zealand will play New Caledonia, Tahiti and Solomon Islands in their group at September’s OFC U-16 Women’s Championship tournament.
The groups for the eight-nation tournament were drawn by former Football Ferns captain Maia Jackman at the OFC Home of Football ‘Te Kahu o Kiwa’ in Auckland.
The tournament will be held in Fiji from September 8-21, 2024.
The finalists at the Championship tournament will represent Oceania at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2025.
Group A
- Fiji
- Tonga
- Cook Islands
- Samoa (won qualifying tournament in June 2024
Group B
- New Zealand
- New Caledonia
- Tahiti
- Solomon Islands
Qualifying stage
Three teams to take part in the qualifying tournament held in New Zealand from June 14-20, 2024:
- Papua New Guinea
- American Samoa
- Samoa
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