Fiji is hosting the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship, the most important youth tournament for women’s football in the South Pacific. Well-known players such as Gabi Rennie and CJ Bott (New Zealand), Kiani Wong (Tahiti), Matalena Daniells (Samoa) and Meagan Gunemba (Papua New Guinea) had already participated in this tourament, giving their first steps to impressContinue reading “OFC Women’s U-19 Championship quarterfinal stage is set”
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Georges Gope-Fenepej makes New Caledonia proud reaching another feat in French Football
🇫🇷 Français Georges Gope-Fenepej is one of the most successful Pacific Islanders in Oceania football history, just like Roy Krishna, his compatriot Jekob Jeno, Marama Vahirua and Brian Kaltak, he left the Pacific Islands to turn into professional football player. In Gope-Fenepej’s case he left for France after making history as he helped his NewContinue reading “Georges Gope-Fenepej makes New Caledonia proud reaching another feat in French Football”
New Caledonia’s Jekob Jeno returns to action in France
🇫🇷 Français Jekob Jeno is currently the only New Caledonian-born player to be playing in the top-two leagues of the French football system; although Jeno this season he has experienced ups and downs – has not been able to play as many minutes as he did last season – where despite injury problems that didContinue reading “New Caledonia’s Jekob Jeno returns to action in France”
Tahitian football rising star on trial with Serie A Club in Italy
🇫🇷 Français Keanan Faure was onf the standout plauers of OFC U-17 Championship with the Tahiti national team. He helped Tahiti to achieve third place in the championship being eliminated only in penalty-kicks to New Caledonia and unfortunately failing to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In Fiji the 17-year-old youngster was able toContinue reading “Tahitian football rising star on trial with Serie A Club in Italy”
Tahitian international Tamatoa Tetauira banned from football activities until the end of the season
🇫🇷 Français Tamatoa Tetauira has been one of AS Pirae’s key players this season; the team is looking for his third straight Tahitian Ligue 1 title. The striker returned to Tahitian football a year after spending time at Alliance Folgensbourg-Muespach which plays in the district/regional leagues of French football. Tetauira also helped AS Pirae eliminateContinue reading “Tahitian international Tamatoa Tetauira banned from football activities until the end of the season”
Eddy Kaspard taking his opportunities in French football
🇫🇷 Français Eddy Kaspard is one of the good players who played the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup for Tahiti, alongside players as Samuel Liparo, Kalahani Beaumert, Terai Bremond – all of them playing in the French football system by that time. From the players mentioned Kaspard was the only that managed to stay inContinue reading “Eddy Kaspard taking his opportunities in French football”
Paolo Hausner is ready for Tahiti national team call up
🇫🇷 Français A few Tahitian players have managed to play at professional level in France like Marama Vahirua and Nicolas Vallar, althought it is still rare to see Tahitians playing in European football scenario. This is the case of Paolo Hausner, the left wing of FC Metropole Troyenne in Regional 1 – the fifth tierContinue reading “Paolo Hausner is ready for Tahiti national team call up”
Football Ferns in dire straits as FIFA Women’s World Cup looms
The New Zealand women’s football team has always been one of the greatest prides of Oceania, managing to compete at a high level with teams such as Brazil, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and other powers of the sport. Just a few months before the World Cup where New Zealand will be one of the hostsContinue reading “Football Ferns in dire straits as FIFA Women’s World Cup looms”
Tahiti: AS Pirae hammers AS Dragon to confirm OFC Champions League group stage spot
🇫🇷 Français AS Pirae and AS Dragon played the second leg of the national-playoffs this Saturday (25th Feb) in the capital of French Polynesia, Papeete, to decide who would represent Tahiti in the group stage of the OFC Champions League. Pirae had the advantage as they had won the first game 2-0 last week, andContinue reading “Tahiti: AS Pirae hammers AS Dragon to confirm OFC Champions League group stage spot”
Fijian international set to sign for Australian club
Few players from Oceania get a chance to play outside the Pacific Islands, in women’s football this is even rarer, apart from a few exceptions like Kiani Wong, Trina Davis etc. Now a player from Fiji will have this opportunity to raise her career, Vanisha Kumar will sign a one-year contract with Macarthur Rams inContinue reading “Fijian international set to sign for Australian club”
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