OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup has been drawn
The long-awaited OFC Beach Nations Cup has now been confirmed with four teams set to take part in the sand in Tahiti in June.
The long-awaited OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup has now been confirmed with four teams set to take part in the sand in Tahiti in June.
The original tournament was postponed last year as only four teams expressed interest, but now that a fifth team has joined, the tournament is set to go ahead as scheduled.
The tournament will see New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, hosts Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu take part.
Tonga are the last team to join the bandwagon and according to OFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Officer Paul Toohey, they were inspired by the 2013 Beach Soccer World Cup held in Tahiti.
“The new team is Tonga, and we are very proud to finally bring them into our Beach Soccer family. TFA Technical Director Kilifi Uele was very much inspired by FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013 and the Tongan team’s presence in this tournament is part of his vision, and the legacy of that World Cup,” Toohey told the OFC.
With five teams taking part, one team will have a rest day on every match day and with the tournament being such a condensed set up, that will surely be appreciated. The tournament goes from 17-22 June in Tahiti and there will be matches every single day.
Full Schedule
Match Day 1 – Mon 17 June
New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands
Tahiti vs Vanuatu
Tonga – Bye
Match Day 2 – Tue 18 June
Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands
Tahiti vs Tonga
New Caledonia – Bye
Match Day 3 – Wed 19 June
Solomon Islands vs Tonga
Vanuatu vs New Caledonia
Tahiti – Bye
Match Day 4 – Thu 20 June
Tonga vs New Caledonia
Solomon Islands vs Tahiti
Vanuatu – Bye
Match Day 5 – Fri 21 June
Tonga vs Vanuatu
New Caledonia vs Tahiti
Solomon Islands – Bye
Match Day 6 – Sat 22 June
3rd Place Play-Off
Final
