OFC U17 Championship

VFF President, Lambert Maltock expressed gratitude while welcoming the U-17 team at the Bauerfield Airport yesterday afternoon.

Maltock applauded the young lads for putting on a great performance in the championship in Fiji despite not participating in any international friendlies on their build up towards the championship.

The side was defeated by Tahiti 2-1 in their first game at the competition underway in Suva, Fiji.

Vanuatu will be meeting Cook Islands in their next game on Tuesday, 17 January.

This is the first OFC U-17 Championship to be played since 2018 and it will provide an excellent platform for talent from around the Pacific to shine.

The finalists from this tournament will feature at the U17 World Cup in Peru later this year.

Samoa will be taking on Fiji at 7pm (Fiji Time) tonight.

Neveserveth made the comment as Vanuatu held Papua New Guinea to a 3-all draw in the OFC U 17 Championship in French Polynesia Wednesday afternoon.

“Papua New Guinea prepared for this match and we also prepared a long time for this match,” he said.

Being able to keep his side motivated in spite of having to come from behind three times was a challenge but one Nerveserveth said his team dealt with well.