Rewa, Lautoka OFC play off in June

Defending Digicel Premier League champions Lautoka and runners up Rewa will battle in a home and away match in June for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League.

 

On June 17, Lautoka will host Rewa at Churchill Park at 7pm and on June 19, Rewa will take on Lautoka at Ratu Cakobau Park in Nausori at 3pm. 

 

OFC media has confirmed that Stage one will determine which clubs contest stage two, which will be an eight-team centralised finals tournament scheduled for August this year.

 

Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu will stage home and away playoffs – involving the champion and runner up from their respective national league – through June, from which each winner will secure qualification to the finals tournament.

 

Papua New Guinea and Tahiti meanwhile will each host a single leg match between their national league champion and runner up, also in June, to decide their representative.

 

New Zealand Football has already selected Auckland City FC as their representative for the finals tournament.

 

By Romeka Romena