2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup

The 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup, and they do it every four years. Different countries from Oceania took part in this tournament. It was the 9th time they had this competition. Originally, they were going to play the matches in July and August 2022. But they had to change the dates to January and February because of some schedule changes by the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar. Also, they had to move it because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, they decided to have the tournament in Fiji from 13th to 30th July 2022.[2][1][3]

2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
CitySuva
Dates13–30 July[1]
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Solomon Islands
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored49 (2.88 per match)
Attendance10,260 (604 per match)
Top scorer(s)Papua New Guinea Meagen Gunemba
Papua New Guinea Ramona Padio
Samoa Jayda Stewart
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Fiji Cema Nasau
Best goalkeeperFrench Polynesia Camille Andre
Fair play award Samoa

This tournament was a way for teams in Oceania to try to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which was to take place in Australia and New Zealand. However, New Zealand, one of the countries in Oceania, didn't have to compete because they were hosting the World Cup, so they were automatically in.[4]

The team from Papua New Guinea won this special tournament and became the champions. It was the first time they won the OFC Women's Nations Cup.

Teams
Team Appearance Previous best performance FIFA rankingat start of event[5]
 Cook Islands 5th Third place (2010, 2014) 102
 Fiji (H) 5th Runners-up (2018) 69
 New Caledonia 3rd Third place (1983) 100
 Papua New Guinea 10th Runners-up (2007, 2010, 2014) 49
 Samoa 4th Fourth place (2003) 109
 Solomon Islands 3rd Fourth place (2007, 2010) 120
 Tahiti 3rd Group stage (2010, 2018) 104
 Tonga 5th Third place (2007) 92
 Vanuatu 2nd Group stage (2010) 121

Venue

All the games where played in one place called the ANZ Stadium. This stadium is on an island called Viti Levu, in a town called Suva.

Suva
ANZ Stadium
Capacity: 4,300

Draw

On 10th May, they had an event to decide which teams will play against each other in the first part of the competition. They put the teams into different groups. This was based on how well the FIFA rankings of 25 March.[6]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
 Papua New Guinea (49)
 Fiji (67)
 Tonga (92)		 New Caledonia (99)
 Cook Islands (104)
 Tahiti (105)		 Samoa (111)
 Solomon Islands (119)
 Vanuatu (121)

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Samoa 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Cook Islands 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Tonga 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Samoa vs Tonga
Samoa 2–0 Tonga
  • Fischer Goal 28'
  • Stewart Goal 70'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tonga vs Cook Islands
Tonga 1–1 Cook Islands
  • Swift Goal 73'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Davison Goal 49'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Delvin Joel (Vanuatu)
Cook Islands vs Samoa
Cook Islands 0–1 Samoa
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Stewart Goal 14'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Vanuatu 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu 1–3 Papua New Guinea
Keletia Goal 71' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Kaipu Goal 34'
  • Padio Goal 76'
  • Yanding Goal 79'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 865
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti
Papua New Guinea 2–1 Tahiti
  • Padio Goal 28' (pen.)
  • Gunemba Goal 83'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Tamarii Goal 90' (pen.)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti vs Vanuatu
Tahiti 0–0 Vanuatu
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 250
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji (H) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Knockout stage
2  Solomon Islands 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3  New Caledonia 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Solomon Islands vs Fiji
Solomon Islands 1–1 Fiji
Pegi Goal 37' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Kumar Goal 22'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 865
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Fiji vs New Caledonia
Fiji 3–1 New Caledonia
  • Hussein Goal 4'
  • Diyalowai Goal 45', 56'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Pahoa Goal 90+1' (pen.)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
New Caledonia vs Solomon Islands
New Caledonia 2–2 Solomon Islands
  • Neporo Goal 73', 79'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Gogoni Goal 16'
  • Maefiti Goal 86'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 July 2022 – Suva
 
 
 Samoa4
 
27 July 2022 – Suva
 
 New Caledonia2
 
 Samoa0
 
23 July 2022 – Suva
 
 Papua New Guinea3
 
 Papua New Guinea (p)3 (3)
 
30 July 2022 – Suva
 
 Tonga3 (2)
 
 Papua New Guinea2
 
24 July 2022 – Suva
 
 Fiji1
 
 Fiji2
 
27 July 2022 – Suva
 
 Cook Islands0
 
 Fiji3
 
24 July 2022 – Suva
 
 Solomon Islands1 Third place
 
 Tahiti0
 
30 July 2022 – Suva
 
 Solomon Islands1
 
 Samoa1 (5)
 
 
 Solomon Islands (p)1 (6)
 

Quarter-finals

Samoa vs New Caledonia
Samoa 4–2 New Caledonia
  • Fischer Goal 35'
  • Stewart Goal 51', 83', 90+5'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Uregei Goal 45', 90'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 120[7]
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Papua New Guinea vs Tonga
Papua New Guinea 3–3 (a.e.t.) Tonga
  • Padio Goal 63', 99'
  • Gunemba Goal 70'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • D. Vaka Goal 29'
  • Loto'aniu Goal 44', 109'
Penalties
  • Bauelua Penalty scored
  • Padio Penalty scored
  • Gunemba Penalty scored
  • Morris Penalty missed
 3–2
  • Penalty scored Loto'aniu
  • Penalty missed D. Vaka
  • Penalty missed La'akulu
  • Penalty scored L. Vaka
  • Penalty missed Siale
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 200[8]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Fiji vs Cook Islands
Fiji 2–0 Cook Islands
  • Diyalowai Goal 22'
  • Tamanitoakula Goal 74'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 400[9]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Tahiti vs Solomon Islands
Tahiti 0–1 Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Maefiti Goal 38'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 600[10]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

Semi-finals

Samoa vs Papua New Guinea
Samoa 0–3 Papua New Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Yanding Goal 44'
  • Gunemba Goal 48', 78'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,250[11]
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Fiji vs Solomon Islands
Fiji 3–1 Solomon Islands
  • Nasau Goal 14', 28'
  • Tamanitoakula Goal 83'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,250[12]
Referee: Delvin Joel (Vanuatu)

Third place match
Samoa 1–1 Solomon Islands
Fischer Goal 16' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 David Goal 40'
Penalties
  • Soifua Penalty scored
  • Lilii Moa Penalty scored
  • Uluvili Penalty scored
  • Tuatagaloa Penalty scored
  • Fischer Penalty scored
  • Stevens Penalty missed
 5–6
  • Penalty scored Pegi
  • Penalty scored Saepio
  • Penalty scored Solo
  • Penalty scored Nari
  • Penalty scored Maefiti
  • Penalty scored Joe
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,419[13]
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Final
Papua New Guinea 2–1 Fiji
  • Gunemba Goal 17'
  • Padio Goal 28'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Nasau Goal 42'
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Papua New Guinea Meagen Gunemba
  • Papua New Guinea Ramona Padio
  • Samoa Jayda Stewart

3 goals

  • Fiji Sofi Diyalowai
  • Fiji Cema Nasau
  • Samoa Monique Fischer

2 goals

  • Fiji Luisa Tamanitoakula
  • New Caledonia Jennifer Neporo
  • New Caledonia Sarah Uregei
  • Papua New Guinea Charlie Yanding
  • Solomon Islands Mary Maefiti
  • Solomon Islands Ileen Pegi
  • Tonga Jazmine Loto'aniu

1 goal

  • Cook Islands Lyric Davison
  • Fiji Aliza Hussein
  • Fiji Vanisha Kumar
  • New Caledonia Jackie Pahoa
  • Papua New Guinea Marie Kaipu
  • Solomon Islands Jemina David
  • Solomon Islands Almah Gogoni
  • French Polynesia Tahia Tamarii
  • Tonga Kiana Swift
  • Tonga Daviana Vaka
  • Vanuatu Vanessa Keletia

Awards
 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup winners 

Papua New Guinea
First title
Award Winner
Golden Ball Fiji Cema Nasau
Golden Boot Papua New Guinea Meagen Gunemba

Papua New Guinea Ramona Padio Samoa Jayda Stewart

Golden Glove French Polynesia Camille Andre
Fair Play  Samoa

Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup

Only New Zealand got a spot to play in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup because they are hosting the tournament together Australia. They didn't have to qualify like the other teams.[14]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1
 New Zealand 25 June 2020 5 (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)

References
  1. "OFC Women's Nations Cup set down for July in Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 April 2022.
  2. "More calendar changes for 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2020.
  3. "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
  4. "Australia and New Zealand selected as hosts of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". FIFA. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "Women's Ranking". FIFA. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  7. "Samoa v New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
  8. "Papua New Guinea v Tonga". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
  9. "Fiji v Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
  10. "Tahiti v Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
  11. "Samoa v Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
  12. "Fiji v Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
  13. "Samoa v Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 July 2022.
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