OFC Nations Cup awards explained

At the end of each OFC Men's Nations Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.

Awards

There are currently four post-tournament awards

Best Player

YearHostsBest PlayerRef.
2012 Nicolas Vallar[1]
2016 David Muta[2]
2024
Liberato Cacace

Top Goalscorer

YearHostsTop scorer(s)GoalsRef.
1973 Segin Wayewol
Alan Marley
3
1980 Ian Hunter
Eddie Krncevic
5
1996No fixed host Kris Trajanovski7
1998 Damian Mori10
2000 Craig Foster
Clayton Zane
5
2002 Joel Porter6
2004 Tim Cahill
Vaughan Coveny
6
2008No fixed host Shane Smeltz8
2012 Jacques Haeko6
2016 Raymond Gunemba5
2024
Roy Krishna5

Best Goalkeeper

YearHostsBest GoalkeeperRef.
2012 Rocky Nyikeine
2016 Stefan Marinovic[3]
2024
Max Crocombe

Fair Play Award

YearHostsWinnerRef.
2012
2016
2024

See also

References

  1. Web site: Tahiti crowned kings of Oceania . oceaniafootball.com . 10 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604211348/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a58c030e-4126-432f-8e7d-85a522e8d157/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 4 June 2016.
  2. Web site: New Zealand triumphant . Oceania Football Confederation . 11 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611135828/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/644c09fb-0565-4541-bbd7-2b34eaaeb5c5/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 11 June 2016 .
  3. Web site: New Zealand triumphant . Oceania Football Confederation . 11 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611135828/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/644c09fb-0565-4541-bbd7-2b34eaaeb5c5/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 11 June 2016 .