Rising star from Tahiti joins Toulouse FC from France

🇫🇷 Français Another football player from Tahiti is ready to play in France as Vahuariki Tufaunui joins the U-19 team of Toulouse FC from France. Tufaunui is one of the most promising players from Oceania when it comes to women’s football. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder was playing for AS Tefana before joining her new club.Continue reading “Rising star from Tahiti joins Toulouse FC from France”

Tahiti: Sandro Tau wins Ligue 1 VINI Golden Boot

🇫🇷 Français The 2019-20 Tahitian football season was called off in May due to COVID-19 pandemics and the Ligue 1 VINI title was awarded to AS Pirae that was on top when the tournament stopped in March. After some months, the trophy was finally delivered to AS Pirae. It was AS Pirae’s ninth title inContinue reading “Tahiti: Sandro Tau wins Ligue 1 VINI Golden Boot”

Opportunité Européenne pour l’international Tahitien Teaonui Tehau

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English L’internationale Tahitienne et attaquante de l’AS Venus Teaonui Tehau est sur le point de réaliser quelque chose de rare pour les footballeurs océaniens: une opportunité de jouer professionnellement en Europe. Le joueur est le meilleur buteur de l’équipe nationale Tahitienne, ainsi que le capitaine de l’équipe nationale et de son équipe, l’AS Venus.Continue reading “Opportunité Européenne pour l’international Tahitien Teaonui Tehau”

Roonui Tehau: une nouvelle Star du Football dans la famille

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English La famille Tehau est, il est vrai, l’une des familles les plus connues dans le domaine du football océanique. Lorenzo Tehau, Alvin Tehau, Jonathan Tehau et Teaonui Tehau ont vécu l’un des moments les plus importants de leur histoire du football lors de la Coupe des Confédérations 2013 – où Tahiti a affrontéContinue reading “Roonui Tehau: une nouvelle Star du Football dans la famille”

Tahiti: Beach Soccer tournament to begin on Wednesday

Good news for Tahitian Beach Soccer. The OPT Beach Soccer Tour 2020 Group is confirmed and it is going to be contested from June 24 to August 1. The tournament will be contested in three categories: Elite (Men), Fun (Men) and Women’s. Both men’s tournaments are going to have ten teams while women’s tournament willContinue reading “Tahiti: Beach Soccer tournament to begin on Wednesday”

Terai Bremond: pursuing a professional career as a footballer in Europe

Terai Bremond is one of the most talented footballers from Tahiti. The 19-year-old defensive midfielder is playing for Toulouse youth teams since 2017 and he was part of Tahitian squad that played FIFA U-20 World Cup last year. The 2019-20 season was not so good for Bremond and Toulouse. The Tahitian player got injured (pubalgia)Continue reading “Terai Bremond: pursuing a professional career as a footballer in Europe”

Tahiti: 2020-21 season set to begin in September

🇫🇷 Français After cancelling 2019-20 football season due to COVID-19 pandemics, Tahitian Football Federation (FTF) already has a proposed schedule for 2020-21 season. According to Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) the next season of Tahitian football must begin in September. The biggest novelty is that the Ligue 1 VINI – the top-tier of local football –Continue reading “Tahiti: 2020-21 season set to begin in September”

French Cup: 2020-21 edition scheduled; Two teams from Oceania set to play the tournament

🇫🇷 Français French Football Federation (FFF) announced the schedule of 2020-21 French Cup. The tournament will count on hundreds of teams including two clubs from Oceania – one from New Caledonia and one from Tahiti. Every single year the champions of New Caledonian Cup and Tahitian Cup represent their respective territories in the French Cup.Continue reading “French Cup: 2020-21 edition scheduled; Two teams from Oceania set to play the tournament”

Samuel Garcia: the leader of Tahiti National Team

🇫🇷 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”

Tahitian football’s best ever moment

🇫🇷 Français Football can create very emotional moments, memories that will live for eternity. In a sport where the best team does not always win, it is really possible to dream – you can achieve results that are theoretically impossible. That is what the 2012 OFC Nations Cup held in Solomon Islands can teach us:Continue reading “Tahitian football’s best ever moment”