SOLOMONS WITHDRAWN FROM U-17 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

The official Solomon Islands Football Federation’s official logo. Photo: Courtesy of SIFF.

Solomon Islands has withdrawn from the Oceania Football Confederation Under-17 women’s championship in the Cook Islands.

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) said in a statement the match scheduled for the 2016 OFC Under-17 Women’s championship has been readjusted.

That sees Group A, which was originally set to include the Solomon Islands and four other sides – commence with the four remaining teams of New Caledonia, Tonga, Samoa and defending captions New Zealand.

The winner of the 2016 OFC Under-17 Women’s championship qualifies for the FIFA Under -17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan, 2016.