Solomon Islands and Cook Islands faced each other today – 17th March – in a World Cup qualifier. It was the return of the Cook Islands team to official matches after 7 years. For all the circumstances involving the two teams the Solomon Islands were the favorites for the match and they had to showContinue reading “Solomon Islands beat Cook Islands in the opening game of the World Cup qualifiers”
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Cook Islands return to international football after seven years
After seven long years the Cook Islands senior national team is back on the field for the World Cup qualifiers to be held in Qatar. It will be the first time that the national team from the small Pacific archipelago will play outside Oceania. In Qatar, Cook Islands will have the return of five playersContinue reading “Cook Islands return to international football after seven years”
Wellington Olympic’s Ben Mata set to play for Cook Islands
The first round of OFC qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup was initially set to be contested by four nations. However, American Samoa and Samoa withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemics, while Tonga dropped out of the tournament following a volcanic disaster that caused severe flooding across the country. With this, Cook Islands automatically qualifiedContinue reading “Wellington Olympic’s Ben Mata set to play for Cook Islands”
Cook Islands FA starts international research to find eligible players for National Teams
The Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) is looking for players who are descendants of Cook Islanders that have interest on representing Cook Islands internationally. CIFA announced the beginning of the research through an official statement on their official social media. A football player is eligible to play for Cook Islands National Teams if a Father/Mother,Continue reading “Cook Islands FA starts international research to find eligible players for National Teams”
Cook Islands: five years without competitive football
The lack of competition has been a problem for most Oceania national football teams for several years; the Cook Islands are at the top of the list when it comes to the inactivity of their men’s senior national team – without proper exposure, football can not develop anywhere. The last time Cook Islands national teamContinue reading “Cook Islands: five years without competitive football”
Maro Bonsu-Maro: Cook Islands national team is still a possibility
Cook Islands football continues to strive for development in football; counting on various players currently based in New Zealand – such as Harlem Simiona and Ishaq Nazeem who repersent the men’s national team – the 17,000 people self-governing island country hopes for better results in the sport. The Cook Islands are well known because ofContinue reading “Maro Bonsu-Maro: Cook Islands national team is still a possibility”
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