🇫🇷 Français Samuel Garcia has a long history in football. The former midfielder represented Tahiti in 22 matches and scored two goals for his National Team. He also played four OFC Nations Cup editions and helped his nation to finish 2002 OFC Nations Cup in the third position. After his retirement, Garcia remained involved withContinue reading “Samuel Garcia: the leader of Tahiti National Team”
Category Archives: Interviews
Ryan Mudaliar: Fiji FA has not contacted me yet
In the last week Oceania Football Center released an article talking about Ryan Mudaliar, a 18-year-old goalkeeper from Australia whose parents are from Fiji. We made a brief introdution about him and we also pointed that Fiji Football Association and National Team’s head coach Flemming Serritslev should pay attention on him because he is aContinue reading “Ryan Mudaliar: Fiji FA has not contacted me yet”
João Moreira: I was very happy in Auckland
João Moreira is a Portuguese footballer with a long career in football. The 34-year-old forward played for many clubs from Spain and Portugal but he made history playing for Auckland City in New Zealand. Currently playing for Team Wellington, another team from New Zealand, João Moreira talked to futebolalternativo.pt – a Portuguese website focused onContinue reading “João Moreira: I was very happy in Auckland”
Andrew Abba: knee-injury almost finished my career
After having a wonder winter football season last year by winning the Chatham Cup with Napier City Rovers, Solomon Islands international Andrew Abba had a difficult 2019-20 ISPS Handa Premiership season as the Waitakere United’s forward got injured in a match against Hamilton Wanderers in December and missed the rest of the season. He underwentContinue reading “Andrew Abba: knee-injury almost finished my career”
Roberson: I am completely adapted to Vanuatu
Roberson is one of the Brazilian players that are currently playing in Oceania. The 28-year-old midfielder arrived in Vanuatu last year to sign with Galaxy FC and he quickly became a key player in the squad. His last club before moving to Oceania was Sofia Farmer from Northern Ireland, more than 15 thousand kilometers awayContinue reading “Roberson: I am completely adapted to Vanuatu”
Shane Sakael: the hard choices of a footballer in Papua New Guinea
Football is about passion; many children’s dream is to become a professional football player. The game is played in every corner of the planet, in many different languages, cultures and realities. The game moves millions of people, millions of wishes and dreams – tough decisions are part of the game, but also part of life.Continue reading “Shane Sakael: the hard choices of a footballer in Papua New Guinea”
Siotame Kubu: tough moments boost our dedication to football
Definitely it is not an easy time for most of us; COVID-19 has hit the world hard and more than six million people have been infected with the new virus. Governments have been forced to close borders, postpone important meetings and stop all economic activities to retain the spread of the coronavirus. Football has alsoContinue reading “Siotame Kubu: tough moments boost our dedication to football”
Mau Penisula: a Tuvaluan legend in Fiji
Mau Penisula is a 41-year-old player that represented Tuvalu in football and futsal. He is the player with most international caps for Tuvalu (14) and he played the Pacific Games for three times: 2003, 2007 and 2011. Penisula signed with Nasinu this year but he has not made his official debut yet. He was addedContinue reading “Mau Penisula: a Tuvaluan legend in Fiji”
Kina Likiliki: I am still keen on representing Tonga
Living in New Zealand, Anthony Likiliki keeps his path as a footballer. The 20-year-old player from Tonga moved away from his homeland last year and since then he is playing for Christchurch United FC in the Mainland Premier League. Better known as Kina, he had his first contact with New Zealand when he was eightContinue reading “Kina Likiliki: I am still keen on representing Tonga”
Keone Kapisi: I am working back to where I was
In the past few years the number of Samoan descendants representing Samoa National Team is increasing. Most of them are from Australia, New Zealand or United States and they have been helping the Oceanian nation to move forward internationally. One of these players comes from Hawai’i (USA) and represented the country in the 2016 OFCContinue reading “Keone Kapisi: I am working back to where I was”
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