15 Jun 2015

Sport: Vanuatu footballers looking to maintain winning start

11:17 am on 15 June 2015

Vanuatu will look to maintain their pefect start at the Four Nation's Friendship Cup in Port Vila this afternoon.

The home side beat New Caledonia 1-0 in Saturday's opening round of matches while Solomon Islands and Fiji drew 1-1.

The Under 23 teams are using the tournament as preparation for next month's Pacific Games, which doubles as an Olympic Games qualifier.

Vanuatu and Solomon Islands are first up in today's second round, followed by New Caledonia and Fiji.

Nilua Nickson Nikau celebrates scoring for the Vanuatu U23 Olympic team.

Nilua Nickson Nikau celebrates scoring for the Vanuatu U23 Olympic team. Photo: Vanuatu Football / Henry Tavoa