2024 OFC U-19 Championship squads explained

The 2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship is an international football tournament being held in Samoa from 5 to 18 July 2024 for under 19 players. The eight national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of up to 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. The two finalists of the tournament qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by the OFC.^[1] The age listed for each player is on 5 July 2024, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Fiji

• Coach: Marika Rodu

Solomon Islands

• Coach: Batram Suri^[2]

Tahiti

• Coach: Bruno Tehaamoana

Vanuatu

• Coach: Emerson Alcântara^[3]

Group B

New Caledonia

• Coach: Pierre Wajoka^[4]

New Zealand

New Zealand Football announced their final 22 man squad on 14 June 2024.^[5]

• Coach: Chris Greenacre

Papua New Guinea

• Coach: Steven Mune^[6]

Samoa

• Coach: Valerio Raccuglia

Notes and References

1. Web site: REGULATIONS OFC U-19 Men’s Championship 2024 . . 18 June 2024.
2. Web site: Solomon Islands U19 Squad Announced for OFC Championship . . en . 25 June 2024.
3. Web site: Our U-19 Men's Team Profile . Vanuatu Football Federation (Facebook) . en . 3 July 2024.
4. Web site: La LISTE et le PROGRAMME MATCHS pour nos U19 cagous . . fr . 3 July 2024.
5. Web site: Chris Greenacre Announces First Squad As New Zealand U-20 Head Coach For OFC Men’s U19 Championship. New Zealand Football. en. 14 June 2024. 18 June 2024.
6. Web site: PNGFA U19 Men’s squad leave today for the upcoming OFC U19 Men Championships in Apia . Papua New Guinea Football Association (Facebook) . en . 1 July 2024.