The Nations Cup acts as the second stage of Oceania qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ and will take place in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara from June 1 to 10.
The 31-strong Fiji training squad assembles at the national academy in Ba this week for a five-day camp and the players will be keen to impress as the group that eventually travels to Honiara must number no more than 23.
Fiji have been drawn in Group B and will do battle with Solomon Islands, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea while Group A consists of New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu.
The teams will take part in a tournament based on a league system with semi-finals and a final and the winner will on to represent OFC in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
The four highest-placed teams from the second stage will then contest stage three of World Cup qualifying – a round-robin, home-and-away play-off series. The matches are foreseen to take place between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013 in FIFA windows.
The winner of the third stage will advance to an inter-continental home-and-away play-off against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF – the confederation of North America, Central American and the Caribbean – for a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
Fiji training squad for OFC Nations Cup
Goalkeepers
Simione Tamanisau (Lautoka)
Benaminio Mateinaqara (Nadi)
Akuila Mateisuva (Labasa)
Jone Sorolo (Lautoka)
Defenders
Taniela Waqa (Hekari United, Papua New Guinea)
Uraia Loki (Nadi)
Samuela Vula (Suva)
Samuela Kautoga (Amicale, Vanuatu)
Alvin Singh (Ba)
Avinesh Suwamy (Ba)
Ilaitia Tuilau (Hekari United, Papua New Guinea)
Manueli Kalou (Ba)
Archie Watkins (Nadroga)
Remueru Tekiata (Ba)
Peniame Drova (Rewa)
Laisenia Raura (Ba)
Kalasito Posiano (Rewa)
Midfielders
Ilisoni Logaivau (Rewa)
Esava Naqeleca (Suva)
Malakai Tiwa (Ba)
Pita Bolatoga (Hekari United, Papua New Guinea)
Epeli Saukuru (Rewa)
Alvin Avinesh (Lautoka)
Zibraaz Sahib (Lautoka)
Misaele Draunibaka (Rewa)
Strikers
Osea Vakatalesau (Ba)
Roy Krishna (Waitakere United, New Zealand)
Maciu Dunadamu (Hekari United, Papua New Guinea)
Kamal Hassan (Lautoka)
Arvindra Naidu (Lautoka)
Apisai Smith (Rewa)