Youth sports tournaments held in Auckland for Oceania athletes

Auckland recently hosted international youth sports competitions for athletes from the Oceania region.

In basketball, Basketball Australia announced its U15 men and women squads for the FIBA U15 Oceania Cup. The 24-player roster features 16 athletes from Victoria, with representation from Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia. The tournament, scheduled from November 30 to December 5, marks the first time the event has been held in New Zealand in over 11 years.

In football, the OFC U-15 Boys Development Tournament featured nearly 100 players from six nations, including Fiji, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Samoa, and Tonga. Held at the OFC Home of Football, the tournament was supported by the UEFA Together programme. Tahiti secured the title after remaining unbeaten throughout the competition.