[4] In December the following year, the organization hired its first-ever Technical Director, British UEFA-licensed coach Lloyd Owers making the 13,000km journey to the country for the first time in the summer of 2023.

[5] Shortly thereafter it was announced that the Marshall Islands may field its first-ever national team at the 2023 Micronesian Games for which the country would be host.

[6] In January 2023, it was announced that, as one of several large soccer initiatives on the islands, it was the federation's goal to play its first match against another nation by 2024.

Kiribati, Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands planned to participate, in addition to Nauru.

Marshall Islands has since revealed its first football shirt, signing a kit deal with PlayerLayer, who make Forest Green Rovers apparel which in hopes that the Marshallese players will wear during their inaugural match by July or August 2024.

Originally built as a venue for the 2023 Micronesian Games, it has become the home stadium of the nation and is a vital piece of infrastructure for the association's plans to join the Oceania Football Confederation and FIFA.

The soccer federation has stated that ideally the team's foundation would be players based in the Marshall Islands and supplemented by members of the diaspora.