“We had so many difficulties in getting the players in but the boys stood up the test and we managed to execute what we planned through the three weeks.”

“I’m more frustrated at not scoring the goals than anything else because otherwise we are pretty solid and we are created chances,” Auvray said.

“We’ve got 22 players and everyone has their fitness assessed, so we’ve started our fitness programme.

“I’m not happy with this game, honestly. It was good until the other team considered a red card then our game management was very poor.” 

All applicants are expected to show a strong commitment to the Association and its objectives

Fiji women’s football head coach Nicola Demaine is moving quickly to assemble a competitive squad for next month’s Oceania FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers following her recent appointment.