Bit tough on the young 15-16 yr old footballers in the Solomons. Especially as two OFC teams qualify for the U17 World Cup
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-for-ofc-u-17-championship-to-be-set-today/
The draw for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 will take place on Friday, October 28 with the competition to be hosted in Fiji from January 11-28 next year.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-for-ofc-u-17-championship-to-be-set-today/
The draw for the OFC U-17 Championship 2023 will take place on Friday, October 28 with the competition to be hosted in Fiji from January 11-28 next year.
Ten teams will compete for the right to be crowned OFC U-17 champions, with games split between two venues in Ba and Suva.
The two finalists will also earn qualification for next year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup™ in Peru.
Next year’s event marks an exciting return of the competition following the eventual cancellation of the 2020 edition due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, and Vanuatu will all be hoping to prevent reigning champions New Zealand from a ninth title.
Following a decision issued by the OFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee in 2019 in relation to the OFC U-16 Championship 2018, the Solomon Islands are excluded from taking part.