Oceania competitions take centre stage this weekend with Auckland City, Wellington Olympic and Auckland United chasing regional titles.
On Saturday, Auckland City host Wellington Olympic in the first of two legs to decide who’ll represent New Zealand at the OFC Men’s Champion League.
On Monday, Auckland United become the first New Zealand club to contest the OFC Women’s Champions League when they start their group games against Fiji’s Labasa at the tournament in the Solomon Islands.
Meanwhile, the Wellington Phoenix men try to hold their lead in the men’s A-League with a game against Melbourne City, while the women’s team face a long-distance trek to Perth for a game that starts at midnight Friday/Saturday.
Enjoy your footballing weekend!
Here are the fixtures for the weekend of March 8-11, 2024:
Games to be played on Saturday March 9, 2024
OFC Men’s Champions League
Qualification play-off, first of two legs
Auckland City v Wellington Olympic
Kiwitea St, Auckland, 2pm
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Women’s A-League
Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix
Macedonia Park, Perth, 12am (NZT)
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Men’s A-League
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, 9pm (NZT)
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Games to be played on Sunday March 10, 2024
OFC Women’s Champions League
Group A
Tafea FC (Vanuatu) v Hekari United (PNG)
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 2pm (NZT)
Avatiu FC (Cook Islands) v Henderson Eels (Solomon Islands)
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 5pm (NZT
Games to be played on Monday March 11, 2024
OFC Women’s Champions League
Group B
Veitongo FC (Tonga) v AS Academy Féminine (New Caledonia)
SIFF Academy, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 6pm (NZT)
Labasa (Fiji) v Auckland United (NZ)
SIFF Academy, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 9pm (NZT)
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