OFC Women’s Champions League

Hekari United, alongside Fijian side Labasa FC, are among six confirmed teams, with representatives from New Caledonia and Vanuatu yet to finalize their participation. The expansion of the tournament to eight teams this year reflects the burgeoning interest and growth of women’s football across Oceania.

The competition will feature two groups of four teams each, engaging in a round-robin stage. The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, setting the stage for intense matchups.

Hekari levelled the score 1- all just nine minutes before fulltime. However, the visitors has the last say in extra time to win 2 goals to 1.

Running into Sir Hubert Murray Stadium with much confidence, Hekari United couldn’t ice some critical moment in the match when they had the opportunity. This came back to hurt them later in the contest.

From the get go, the visiting AS Academy Feminine were all but ready to give the home side a run for their money. The visitors distributed quick to where they could to keep the host team working.

Now, hot on the heels of qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup playoff tournament in February, PNG plays host to the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League in Port Moresby from June 1-10.

A country with a population of over nine million people, PNG is the world’s third largest island country and is one of the most linguistically diverse nations on earth, with over 800 indigenous languages spoken across its’ vast land area.