Here's how the women's Nations Cup will be played

The draw for the upcoming OFC Women’s Nations Cup have taken place.

Papua New Guinea will look to defend their title, with Fiji hosting the OFC Women’s Nations Cup. Here is PNG captain Ramona Padio in a duel with Fiji’s Cema Nasau at the Pacific Games in 2023. (Photo: Danzo Kakadi, Pacific Games News Service)

The tournament will be held in Fiji, from July 4-19, having also hosted the last time the tournament was held, in 2022.

The hosts head up Group B, along with Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.

Defending champions Papua New Guinea will be looking to retain their title, having been drawn into Group A, alongside Samoa, Tahiti and the Cook Islands.

New Zealand will once again not participate. They last participated in 2018.

Unlike previous years, the tournament will not be a World Cup qualifier, with the OFC hosting a separate qualifying tournament, starting at the end of the year in the Cook Islands.