Footballer Meleseini Tufui

New role brings Tongan footballer Meleseini Tufui full circle

The 21-year-old has been a regular fixture on the regional scene since making her debut for Tonga at the 2014 OFC U-20 Women’s Championship, in the starting line-up of a 3-1 loss to New Zealand.

The experience was an eye-opener for the then 14-year-old, who went on to add three further youth tournament appearances, before becoming a dual international in 2017 when she represented Tonga at the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament.