16-05-2025
Two-time runners up Hekari United out to topple Auckland United and secure the OFC Women's Champions League title at last
The players from Papua New Guinea's leading women's soccer team, Hekari United, will be on a mission this weekend when they play Auckland United in the OFC Women's Champions League final in Tahiti.
And they'll be hoping that third time lucky works for them, after finishing runners-up in the previous two tournaments, and after losing their previous two encounters against Auckland by a single goal.
In last year's final the NZ team won 1-nil, and in the group stage this year, they again got the better of the PNG outfit, this time by two goals to one.
There's no doubt that the two best teams have made the decider, with the other five way off the pace and losing games by big margins, but can Hekari find a way to topple the Kiwis?
Matt Manukuo from the OFC media team says Auckland are wary of their opponents, and Hekari are certainly in with a chance.
