International Friendly: New Caledonia beats Tahiti at Stade Pater

🇫🇷 Français On Monday, 21st March, the New Caledonia national football team took on their Pacific Island neighbors, the Tahiti national team, in a friendly match held at Stade Pater, Pirae in Tahiti. The match was closely contested, with both teams showing their skills and determination to win. Both sides are looking forward to theContinue reading “International Friendly: New Caledonia beats Tahiti at Stade Pater”

AS Pirae and AS Dragon fight for a place in the next round of the OFC Champions League

🇫🇷 Français This Saturday – 17th February – AS Pirae and AS Dragon meet for the first time at the Stade Pater in Papeete – at 8 pm local time, the capital of French Polynesia to see who will get a spot among the eight qualifiers for the next round of the OFC Champions League.Continue reading “AS Pirae and AS Dragon fight for a place in the next round of the OFC Champions League”

Tahiti: a great football generation to come

🇫🇷 Français The year 2013 was special for Tahiti and for the people of French Polynesia, the Tahiti team came to Brazil to compete at the FIFA Confederations Cup. For that, Toa Aito made history by winning the 2012 OFC Nations Cup by surpassing Solomon Islands’ hosts at the semifinal and beating rivals New CaledoniaContinue reading “Tahiti: a great football generation to come”

OFC U-17 Championship: Titouan Guillemant’s class performance awards Tahiti third-place finish

The hosts could not support the technical superiority of the Tama Ura: Tahiti displayed excellent football especially in the second half to surpass Fiji and get the third-place finish at the OFC U-17 Championship after an emphatic 3-0 win; Tahit’s top-scorer in the tournament Titouan Guillemant was particularly impressive participating in all three goals ofContinue reading “OFC U-17 Championship: Titouan Guillemant’s class performance awards Tahiti third-place finish”

Tahiti: 23 year-old AS Tefana player dies

🇫🇷Français The start of 2023 has not been good news off the field for Oceania football, after the news of the death of the New Caledonian left back Ruben Kutran, one more tragic news come from Tahiti: the death of Tefana’s midfielder Kaena Onuu. The news was reported by the local media; Keana Onuu wasContinue reading “Tahiti: 23 year-old AS Tefana player dies”

Solomon Islands and Tahiti to battle for first place at Group A of WCQ

After both Vanuatu and Cook Islands were forced out of the OFC World Cup Qualifiers due a COVID-19 outbreak in their squads, Solomon Islands and Tahiti – the remaining teams that composes the Group A of the qualyfing tournament – were awarded the spots directly to the semifinal stage. The 2-0 win of Solomon IslandsContinue reading “Solomon Islands and Tahiti to battle for first place at Group A of WCQ”

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”

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”

Brazil and Oceania: a Football connection

🇧🇷 Português Brazil is the place where football happens; Brazilians call their country “the home of football” – and that could really be true. Five times in history, Brazil has won the most important football tournament in the world, the FIFA World Cup. The same country that produced players such as Pelé, Zico, Ronaldo andContinue reading “Brazil and Oceania: a Football connection”