[3] In advance of the tournament, Manulaaina Tu’alau was named the team's first-ever head coach.
[4] In the team's first-ever official match, it lost 2–13 to the Solomon Islands.
In the match, Soakai Vea scored Tonga's first-ever goal.
[5] Following the group stage, the team had to forfeit its knock-out round matches because of a measles outbreak in the squad.
[6][7] The following players were called up for the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup.