Hills Stars Fazzari, Easthope Power Australia into Asian Futsal Finals

Nikkita Fazzari is just 17 and already is making her mark in international Futsal. The Dural Warriors forward scored five goals as Australia finished unbeaten in the recent AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Fellow Dural Warrior and seasoned goalkeeper Sarah Easthope, also showed her skills as Australia defeated four rivals to advance to the Asian Cup finals. Sarah, a stalwart with Hills United FC, pulled some fine saves throughout the tournament underlining her form and commitment.

Nikkita, the youngest player in the Australian side, had the honour of scoring the team’s first goal in the tournament in the second minute – a stunning effort from the left flank against Turkmenistan. She scored a second as Australia romped home in style.

Nikkita was again on target in the 5-0 victory over Kuwait in their second match. She then netted a brace, including an absolute cracking first goal, as the Australians qualified for the AFC Futsal Women’s Asian Cup 2025, by beating the hosts Uzbekistan 3-1.

Nikkita, who represents the North West Sydney Spirit FC in the NSW NPL Women’s League, is one of the rising female footballers in NSW. Judging by her composure and outstanding goals during her Futsal debut for Australia, she could become a regular for the country.

Australia, playing their first Futsal qualification competition, defeated The Philippines 2-1 in their last group game. Uzbekistan go through to the Asian finals as the Group C runnersup while The Philippines went through as the best third-placed team.

Thailand and Bahrain qualified from Group A, Indonesia and Hong Kong from Group B while Vietnam and Chinese Taipei are the Group D qualifiers. They will join hosts China, defending champs Iran and Japan in the finals to be staged from May 6-17. The draw will be held on February 7.